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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man late last week on a Trafficking in Cocaine – 3rd or Subsequent Offense charge after a traffic stop in Seneca. 33 year old Darren Bernard Gibson of Linda Drive was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 2:01am Friday. At this time, Gibson remains in custody at the Oconee County […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man and Walhalla woman late last week on multiple charges related to a West Union area burglary investigation. 38 year old James Harold Ramey of Chambers Hill Drive was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 3:45pm Friday. Ramey has been charged with First Degree Burglary, Possession of a Firearm by […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Anderson man over the weekend and has charged him with being a Fugitive from Justice. 29 year old Justin Cole Turner of Victor Circle was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 4:15 am Saturday. According to the arrest warrant obtained by a deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division, Turner is accused […]

Studies from around the state and the nation show that students who participate in remote or distance learning as opposed to those who attend in person classes have lower grades, and Dr. Michael Thorsland, Superintendent for the School District of Oconee County, said he’s seeing the same thing here, and it is of concern…

Oconee Humane Society is hosting Thankful Tuesday tomorrow, November 17, from 2-4 pm at Ann Hope United Methodist Church on Goddard Avenue in Seneca. Oconee Humane volunteers will be on hand to distribute free pet food to those in need in our community while supplies last, on a first come- first served basis.

Westminster power customers should prepare for a period of six hours this weekend when service is interrupted as part of a scheduled outage. Leigh Baker, the city utilities director, made the announcement during last night’s city council meeting. The outage is scheduled to start at midnight tomorrow night and last until 5:00 am Sunday morning. It’s necessary, Baker said, to […]

At the city council meeting in Westminster last night, Council Member Danny Duncan tried to clear up any misunderstanding about his thoughts on the quality of the city’s police department… In his remarks, Duncan referred to Officer John Merck as a good example of one who has a good rapport with the public. Officer Merck was recognized as Westminster’s police […]

Columbia, South Carolina – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) announced today that his campaign has donated $1 million to the National Republican Senatorial Committee in support of the two Senate Republican candidates currently preparing for runoff elections on January 5, 2021 in Georgia.  Additionally, Senator Graham has raised over $1.1 million since Monday directly for the campaigns of Senators David Perdue and […]

South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) agents said they recently arrested an Anderson CEO and charged him with seven counts of tax evasion. James Patrick Federspiel, 76, of Anderson, is president and part owner of various companies who earned a total of $6,333,157 from VOR Enterprises, LLC; Dawn International, LLC; and Carolina Consoles, Inc. from 2013 through 2019. According to […]