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The Oconee County Auditor’s Office has suspended in-person services due to Covid-19 related staffing shortages. All Auditor’s Office services are available by phone at 864-638-4158 or online at www.oconeesc.com/auditor-home.

Master Trooper Brandon Bolt with the South Carolina Highway Patrol said that a bicyclist was hit and killed Monday night around 8:40pm on Breazeale Road near Country Club Road, about one mile north of Liberty… The Pickens County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased as 43 year-old Gregory Crocker of Pickens.

South Carolina Highway Patrol responded to a deadly accident around 7:00am Monday morning on Prince Perry Road. Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway said a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle and he joins us now with more… The Pickens County Coroner’s Office said the victim, 64 year-old William Wright of Easley, was riding a motorized wheel chair when he […]

Clemson’s Board of Trustees Finance and Facilities Committee met last week and approved plans for a new alumni center and Tillman Hall renovations. Cost of the alumni center is projected at around $56 million, while the renovation work at Tillman hall is expected to cost around $11.5 million. Once the projects are approved by the state, construction could begin this […]

Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a shooting on Monday evening at the 7/11 on Highway 29 North. Deputies arrived and said that a man had sustained at least on gunshot wound. That man was taken to an area hospital for treatment. His condition is unknown right now and Anderson County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating the incident.

COLUMBIA, S.C. ― In recognition of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Feb. 7, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is offering free testing for HIV and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) at participating public health departments on Tuesday, Feb. 8. DHEC encourages South Carolinians to take advantage of this free testing opportunity so you know your health status […]

Seneca Police Chief Casey Bowling says that his department, along with several others in the city, are getting ready for their annual litter pick up event… The litter pick up event organizers will meet at 9:30 am on Thursday, March 10th at Shaver Recreation Complex in Seneca. The litter pickup will last from 10am until noon.

Westminster City Council will meet at 6:00pm tomorrow night at the Depot on East Main Street for their regularly scheduled meeting. On their agenda, the first item of new business is the formal acceptance of the recent resignation of Rusty Cater from the City Council, and the declaration of a vacant seat open for unfulfilled terms. At a meeting held […]

Spokesperson for Oconee County Schools Jennifer Dodd said in a statement that the district is seeing a significant decline in the number of cases of COVID-19 among students and staff across all schools, and as such, she said they plan to stay the course with current guidelines and procedures. Dodd issued the statement in response to DHEC’s recommendation for schools […]