Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Starting next week, those flying into the Oconee County Regional Airport will instead land on a runway at the Anderson County airport. Oconee Regional Airport Operations Supervisor Judson Minyard said that as of 8:00am Monday, September 12th, the runway, including all taxiways and grass, will be closed for at least two months… The improvements are thanks to a $6.9 million […]
Read moreSeneca wins again! Out of thirty cities selected as finalists nationwide for Pet Safe’s 2022 Bark For Your Park Campaign, Seneca was one of the top four vote getters who will receive $25,000 toward the construction of a new dog park. Nine other cities will get $5,000 each for their projects…
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Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw held a press conference this morning in Walhalla. A break in a cold case has led to the sheriff’s office filing charges of murder and kidnapping against 56 year-old Kevin Wayne Maler in connection with the May 2019 death of 32 year-old Kevin Kyle Craig… Sheriff Crenshaw said that Maler would be brought back to […]
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Outdoor plans were dampened this long Labor Day weekend after rain and storms swept through the Upstate. Overnight, a tree took out a group of power lines in Westminster near Simpson and Bow Streets, and another line came down in Fair Play along Highway 11 near Lakeside Landscaping, not to mention reports of flooding around the area. Back in Westminster, […]
Read moreA man wanted by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office for eight arrest warrants related to four separate property crimes near Westminster has been captured. According to reports, 25 year old Kenneth Charles Goss led Stephens County, GA Sheriff’s Deputies on a chase that ended Monday morning in Oconee County. Goss is in custody at the Oconee County Detention Center and […]
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According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, a late night shooting left two dead and two hurt. Harwell Police and the GBI were called to the incident around 2:15 a.m. Monday morning in the parking lot of Jack’s Bar & Grille on Anderson Highway 29. Hart County Coroner Mike Adams identified the victims as 39-year-old Roberius Thornton of Hartwell, Georgia, […]
Read moreThe Anderson County Sheriff’s Office is searching for Tony Boseman, who was last seen in the Boseman Road area at around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, wearing camo pants, a green shirt, black shoes and a LA baseball cap. Tony Boseman, who who suffers from dementia and type two diabetes, is the uncle of the late “Black Panther” actor, Chadwick Boseman. […]
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In an effort to protect more South Carolinians at higher risk of exposure from monkeypox (MPX) and help end its spread in our state, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is expanding the criteria for those eligible to get vaccinated against MPX. Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 6, the eligibility list will include: Men who have sex with […]
Read moreOn Sept. 1, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially approved and recommended the first updated COVID-19 booster vaccinations to better protect against the Omicron variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. The Omicron variant of the virus has been the dominant strain in the United States since late 2021. […]
Read moreThe 2022 South Carolina Prescribed Fire Council Annual Meeting will be held Sept. 7-8 in the Clemson area. “This will be our 19th year since the S.C. Prescribed Fire Council began, and our meetings have over the years increasingly attracted a broader audience, which is one of our main aims,” said Johnny Stowe, S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) Heritage […]
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