Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
A former school bus driver for Oconee County Schools was indicted by a grand jury this week. 74 year-old Windell Sutton Powell, Jr., of Seneca was fired from the district in May after he was charged with one count each of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor – 2nd Degree and Criminal Solicitation of a Minor as well as two […]
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Seneca City Council met last night and Police Chief Casey Bowling, the Mayor and Council presented a Life Saving Award to three city officers for going above and beyond in the line of duty. Chief Bowling said that, while on patrol last month, SSgt. Michael Durham, and Officers Casey Elrod and Tim McCall found a man in a wooded area […]
Read moreAnderson Police said they found 32 year-old Channing Chester dead around 2:20am Tuesday morning from multiple gunshot wounds. Police said he was located in the area of Fall Street and Cleveland Avenue. No suspect has been arrested yet, and anyone with any information is asked to call Anderson Police.
Read moreSeneca Police Chief Casey Bowling said that detectives from his department recently arrested three suspects in a rash of car break-ins that were reported in the city over several weeks between June and July. Chief Bowling said the thefts involved more than two dozen victims, with an estimated $15,000 worth of property stolen. He added that it was mostly items […]
Read moreAn early Tuesday morning break-in of a residence near Westminster has led to a charge of First Degree Burglary against a Walhalla man. 26 year old Hugo Mateo Severo-Bautista of Keowee Street was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 4:29am Tuesday. Severo-Bautista has also been charged with one count of Petit Larceny. Deputies from the Uniform Patrol Bureau […]
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A 38 year-old Westminster man died Tuesday night, August 9, 2022 at Greenville Memorial Hospital from injuries sustained in a motorcycle collision which occurred Thursday night (August 4, 2022). Jason Mauldin, age 38, died at 9:16 pm from a head injury. This collision occurred at approximately 10 pm Thursday night on Ramsey Creek Road near Westminster. The South Carolina Highway […]
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A 71 year-old Watkinsville, Georgia man died Sunday afternoon in the emergency department at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Jon Franklin Deans, 71, was swimming in Lake Keowee toward the poplar island “The Rock” at Fall Creek when he went underwater. Oconee 911 Communications was initially notified at 2:35 pm of a reported drowning. Mr. Deans was recovered from the lake by […]
Read moreWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster today spoke in a press conference on the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act and the FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago. On Inflation Reduction Act: Ø GRAHAM: “This bill is a nightmare for South Carolina. It’s a nightmare for the American economy…The bottom line is that this bill raises taxes and creates […]
Read more29 year old Tyler Brooks Smith was arrested by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office yesterday and his wife, Amy Denise Brooks, was arrested today. Each were charged with neglect in connection with the July 14th shooting incident at a West Union home wherein a 7 year old child was severely injured. Both were given a $10,000 personal recognizance bond after […]
Read moreThe Betty B. Watkins Seed Library has officially been restocked with seeds for fall planting. These seeds include turnips, lettuce, collards, spinach, and more. Residents of Oconee County can pick up free seeds during operating hours at the permanent collections at the Westminster Library in Westminster or at the Oconee History Museum in Walhalla. To help reach more people, the […]
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