SCHP “100 Deadly Days of Summer” Safety Campaign

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) and law enforcement partners statewide have kicked off their annual 100 Deadly Days of Summer’ high visibility statewide safety belt enforcement, public information and education campaign, and it begins this Memorial Day weekend, and ends Labor Day. In an effort to curb fatalities, South Carolina Highway Patrol, State Transport Police, and local […]

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School Bus Accident in Westminster

UPDATE – Statement from the School District of Oconee County: An SDOC bus that serves West-Oak High School was involved in a minor accident this morning. There were no injuries to the driver or any of the five students who were on the bus at the time of the accident.  The students were transported to school on another bus.  Parents […]

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Fatal Boat Crash on Lake Hartwell

A man died and two people were injured following a boat crash Sunday afternoon in Lake Hartwell. Hart County Sheriff’s Deputies said they received a call about two boats crashed into each other near Carter’s Ferry Boat Ramp of Lake Hartwell around 1:50 p.m. Georgia DNR officials said that the man who died was in a boat by himself at […]

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Man Arrested in Pickens County Found Near School with Drugs and a Hatchet, Said Police

Hagood Elementary in Pickens County was placed on lockdown yesterday after a suspicious person lurking in some woods behind the playground was reportedly spotted by a student. Pickens City Police said that 24 year-old Dalton Lee Brooks was arrested and found to be in possession of methamphetamine, marijuana and a hatchet. He remains in custody at the Pickens County Detention […]

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Seneca Police Charge Man with Weapons Violations, Meth Distribution; OCSO Charges Another with Meth Manufacturing

According to jail records, on Wednesday Seneca Police arrested 31 year-old Adam Heith Clontz of Seneca and charged him with two counts of unlawful possession or sale of a handgun, as well as carrying a concealed weapon, financial transaction card fraud, and manufacturing or distributing methamphetamine. Clontz was also served two general sessions bench warrants. He remains in custody at […]

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A Third Charge of Attempted Murder Filed in Pickens County in Less Than a Week

Pickens County Sheriff’s Deputies have charged a man with attempted murder. According to jail records, Timothy Wayne Seawright is in custody at the Pickens County Detention Center and is charged with attempted murder, pointing firearm at another person, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and aggravated breach of peace. This is the third case in less than a […]

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