Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Seneca Fire Chief Richie Caudill said no one was hurt after a camper caught fire yesterday afternoon and spread to a nearby home, but was contained to the home’s attic and quickly extinguished…
Read moreOn Monday, according to jail records, Oconee County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 46 year-old Peggy Beatrice Sullivan of Westminster on multiple counts of breach of trust and defrauding the state lottery. Sullivan was identified by a Stop-A-Minit loss prevention officer as a terminated employee at the store’s Highway 11 location south of Westminster. Investigators said they used camera surveillance footage from […]
Read moreSeptember to Honor Childhood Cancer, Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Those who donate with The Blood Connection, the non-profit community blood center, are directly impacting the lives of people in this community; people like children battling cancer, or a neighbor suffering from Sickle Cell Disease. Those people rely on community blood donors every day to ensure lifesaving blood products needed for […]
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Property code violations are alleged against two Townville properties. An injunction filed with the Oconee Common Pleas Court alleged that owners of two Timberlake One Circle residences have allowed accumulations of inoperable motor vehicles, rubbish, appliances, and garbage. The legal complaints indicate property visits by two County Code Enforcement Officers since 2019.
Read moreThe theme this year for Westminster’s annual South Carolina Apple Festival golf cart parade is “Proud To Be An American.” Those who’d like to be part of the parade riding in a golf cart are requested to decorate their golf carts in red, white, and blue. Not permitted, however, according to Westminster Senior Outreach will be political signs or advertisements. […]
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SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell Lake Office will open three of its larger Georgia recreation areas for archery and small game hunting during the regular 2022-2023 hunting season, and some South Carolina areas, too. Georgia areas include: 1.) Hartwell Dam Quarry Area, Hart Co., Ga. (410 acres) – restricted to archery equipment only during deer and turkey seasons. Permit is required. […]
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The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office is trying to identify the person who allegedly robbed a 7-Eleven convenience store on Highway 81 North Friday night. The suspect, a white male in his 20s or 30s wearing a red T-shirt, black cap and white shorts, left in a 2000s model white Ford Mustang with black wheels. Anyone with information is asked to […]
Read moreDetermined to “make their Daddy proud and continue his legacy”, the family of the late Westminster Councilman Yousef Mefleh announced on social media over the weekend that they will reopen Yousef’s Kitchen on Tuesday morning and resume business as normal as can be expected. Mr. Mefleh passed away on August 20th from a cardiac related event. In the social media […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man last Friday on a charge of Criminal Solicitation of a Minor. 43 year old Shane Adam Burdette was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center on August 26th at around 4:17pm. At this time, Burdette remains in jail on a $50,000 surety bond. The Sheriff’s Office investigation began last Friday morning […]
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Master Trooper Brian Lee with the South Carolina Highway Patrol said that one person was injured and another died after a crash around 7:20 p.m. Friday on US-29 near Hickory Forest Drive in Anderson County. The accident involved a Polaris side-by-side ATV and a Dodge Dakota pickup truck. Master Trooper Lee with more… The Anderson County Coroner has identified the […]
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