Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
An approximately thirty second video that began on TikTok has made it’s way to other social media platforms, and appears to paint School District of Oconee County superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland in a negative light. Dr. Thorsland issued the following statement this morning: Last week I attended a follow-up faculty meeting at one of our elementary schools. A very short, […]
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Clemson Police are investigating a homicide. Officers responded around 1:00am Saturday to the Village Green Apartment Complex and found a man that had been shot to death. Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley identified the victim as Gerard Traver Ouellette, age 24 of 1108 Tiger Blvd, Apt 149 in Clemson. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Anyone with information is asked […]
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At approximately 10:11 am this morning (Saturday, 2/19), deputies of the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office responded to 1215 Holly Bush Road, Easley, South Carolina. Upon arrival, they discovered an adult male and an adult female that were deceased at the residence. Detectives are reporting that there does not appear to be any indicators of foul play at this time. The […]
Read more(Walhalla, SC)—————–A Methamphetamine lab and a pill press have been seized today during the execution of a search warrant by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office. Narcotics Agents and deputies from the Special Operations Bureau executed the search warrant around 10:45am Friday at 4725 Toccoa Highway, which is near Jenkins Bridge Road. The search warrant was obtained due to purchase of […]
Read moreSeneca Fire Chief Richie Caudill said that about four acres of a grassy field burned this afternoon around 2:00pm in the area of West South 4th Street behind a convenience store at the intersection with Wells Highway… Chief Caudill said the fire was quickly extinguished and no structures were damaged, nor was anyone hurt. He added that the Forestry Service […]
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — With the accuracy, convenience, and widespread availability of rapid at-home tests, and a significant decrease in demand for drive-through PCR testing, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is today announcing a shift in its COVID-19 testing strategy toward at-home rapid antigen tests across South Carolina beginning March 1. A prime driver of these changes is […]
Read moreAll Offices of the City of Seneca will be closed February 21st in honor of President’s Day. In Walhalla, City Hall will be closed on Monday, and trash normally collected on Mondays in Walhalla will be picked up on Tuesday next week. Oconee County Government offices, including all branches of the Oconee County Public Library, will also be closed on […]
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From the School District of Oconee County: Due to broken water lines in the area, Tamassee-Salem Elementary School was dismissed at 9:45am this morning. Buses began leaving the school shortly after 9:45am. Please call the school if you have questions about student pick-up.
Read moreDeputies with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a convenience store burglary. They said two people were caught on video surveillance breaking into the Stop-N-Go on Hwy 24 in Anderson around 2:30am on the morning of Tuesday, February 8th. Investigators said a hole in the side of the building from another recent burglary that had been patched was how […]
Read moreWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) will lead a bipartisan Congressional Delegation to attend this weekend’s Munich Security Conference (MSC). The MSC is widely considered the world’s leading forum for international security policy. The conference is a “marketplace of ideas” where initiatives and solutions are developed and opinions are exchanged. It also provides a […]
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