Several Arrests Over The Weekend

According to arrest records from the Oconee County Detention Center, on Friday Oconee County Deputies arrested 33 year-old Jimmy Ray O’Kelley. He was wanted on twenty-two outstanding magistrates bench warrants. He remains in jail pending judicial proceedings. Also on Friday, Seneca Police arrested 34 year-old Lennel Lamar Holden, who was wanted on a bench warrant and picked up a new […]

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Duke Energy crews to begin damage assessment, power restoration once winter storm moves through Carolinas

·        More than 11,000 response workers staged, ready to begin multi-day power outage repairs as soon as weather conditions safely permit.  ·         Storm expected to cause additional large-scale power outages today, into early Monday.  ·         Hazardous weather, dangerous road conditions will slow repairs, impede company’s ability to estimate power restoration times.   CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A winter storm continues to move through the […]

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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Stands Ready to Respond during Upcoming Winter Storm

(Walhalla, SC)————————————The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is standing ready to respond as the first winter storm of the season will descend upon the Golden Corner this weekend. “The National Weather Service has placed Oconee County under a Winter Strom Watch,” says Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw.  “Accumulations of snow and ice are in the forecast, beginning sometime Saturday night and […]

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Seneca Woman Charged with Burglary and Larceny

Update from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office: (Walhalla, SC)————————————–The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca woman Thursday evening on outstanding arrest warrants on charges of First Degree Burglary and Grand Larceny. 49 year old Christine Kimbrell Bearden of Lake Linda Road was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 10:39pm Thursday.  Bearden was arrested during a warrants service […]

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FBI Launches Elder Fraud Awareness Initiative

The FBI Columbia field office launched a new initiative this week to combat an alarming  increase in financial fraud that is affecting South Carolina’s senior residents.  Representatives from the FBI Columbia’s White-Collar Crime program have begun a  series of presentations to educate senior audiences who are most vulnerable to these  financial scams. During the presentations, FBI representatives will provide statistics  […]

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Get Ready for Sunday!

From the SC State Climate Office – Confidence continues to increase that much of South Carolina will be affected by a winter storm on Sunday. Impacts will be significant and potentially severe over a large chunk of the state, too. Take some time to review SCEMD’s Winter Weather Page and start making winter weather preparations. Right now, the storm headed our way […]

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