Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 229 new confirmed cases and 38 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 20 additional confirmed deaths and 3 new probable deaths. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 143,787, probable cases to 4,536, confirmed deaths to 3,203, and 197 probable deaths. Two new cases were […]
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From the School District of Oconee County: Students returned to instruction in Oconee County on Monday, August 24th with approximately 78% returning to school buildings. In preparation for that return, SDOC developed protocols for tracking and notification of positive cases. This information is available on the district website, […]
Read moreIf you wish to vote in the November election, the registration deadline of Sunday, October 4 is fast approaching. You can check your current registration status online at scVOTES.gov. To vote this year, you must register by the Sunday deadline. That includes people who will be 18 on or before election day and have not registered; moved to a new […]
Read moreA young man killed in a Sunday night incident on I-26 in Spartanburg County had ties to Oconee County. State troopers say the victim was Chris Campbell, 33 years old, husband of Emily Alysse Porter of Tamassee. They say an eastbound white SUV hit Campbell and then left the scene. Campbell was a navy veteran and served in Operation Enduring […]
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Starting today Duke Energy customers in South Carolina will see a drop in their electric power rates. The company says it’s part of an annual adjustment of the actual cost of fuel used to generate electricity at the power plants. A typical residential customer in South Carolina using 1,000 kilowatt-hours each month should notice a decrease of $6.81 – or […]
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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 197 new confirmed cases and 53 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 21 additional confirmed deaths and 1 new probable death. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 143,623, probable cases to 4,319, confirmed deaths to 3,186, and 192 probable deaths. One confirmed and one […]
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After 13 years of faithful and dedicated service to the Seneca Police Department, Lieutenant Brian Sheriff has retired. He served as the department’s events coordinator, with accident reconstruction and was over vehicle services. Before coming to SPD, he served many years with South Carolina Highway Patrol. “Brian wore many hats and worked closely with other city departments as well, he […]
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A standoff ended Wednesday night after a man who was being served a search warrant opened fire on police, officials say. Central Police Officers were serving warrants at the Heatherwood Apartments on Regency Drive for a 24-year-old suspect in relation to an ongoing investigation. The landlord was in the process of letting them into the apartment, and the officers identified […]
Read moreAt around 4:00 pm Wednesday the South Carolina Highway Patrol was called to investigate a fatal two vehicle crash on US 123 near US 178 about a half mile west of Liberty in Pickens County. Master Trooper Gary Miller with the Highway Patrol has more… The coroner’s office in Pickens County identified the victim as Christopher James O’Neal, age 29, […]
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Anderson County received a Duke Energy Foundation Nature Grant Program, which awards South Carolina organizations funding for environmental projects, wildlife conservation efforts, and environmental educational programs. Anderson County is one of 11 awardees (and the only county or municipal entity) to receive the 2020 Duke Nature Grant program. Anderson County was awarded a $50,000 grant that will support the installation […]
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