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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 543 new confirmed cases and 19 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 7 additional confirmed deaths and no new probable deaths. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 111,202, probable cases to 1,349, confirmed deaths to 2,387, and 124 probable deaths. There were 14 new […]

The School District of Oconee County opened to students both face-to-face and virtually today. Approximately 75% of students returned to school buildings, with the remaining 25% taking part in SDOC@Home, a remote option for students.  Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland said, “District administrators visited all of our school sites today.  While there were certainly new routines and obvious COVID-19 precautions, it […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Athens, GA woman last Friday on multiple charges related to two separate incidents. The Sheriff’s Office is also seeking the public’s help in the search for a second subject with outstanding arrest warrants related to the two separate incidents. 33 year old Jennifer Elizabeth Beanes of Civitan Club Drive was booked into the […]

It’s back to work for the City of Seneca today as city buildings reopen following a closure due to COVID-19. On August 19th, four city employees tested positive for the virus and at least two of them had regular interaction with multiple departments of the city government on a daily basis. The city of Seneca closed all it’s facilities immediately […]

A group of people hoping to draw attention to efforts to create an Oconee Commission on African American Affairs organized a “Caravan for Change” that made it’s way through Oconee County Saturday evening. The motor pool departed from the Westminster Depot at 6:00 pm and went to Walhalla and Seneca. Organizer Betty Jo Smith said that there was a brief […]

Two emotionally charged controversies are on the agenda for a called meeting of the Westminster City Council this week. The council is scheduled to discuss re-instituting a nepotism policy and alleged threats made to a city employee by a councilman. The meeting will be 5:30 pm Tuesday in the training room of the Westminster Fire Department. If you plan to […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is providing COVID-19 testing opportunities in the Upstate. Free DHEC Mobile Testing Events will be today through August 28 (Daily), 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Anderson County Health Department, 220 McGee McGee Road, Anderson; August 25 & 26, 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Pickens County Health Department, 200 McDaniel Avenue, Pickens; and August 27 […]

Deputies in Anderson County have named a person of interest in a double homicide that happened Saturday. A man and a woman were found shot dead inside a camper on Cedar Grove Road when crews responded for a fire. The Anderson County coroner identified the victims as Billy Ray Johnson, 57, and Amy Jo Lambert, 30. On Sunday, deputies identified […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Sunday announced 663 new confirmed cases and 33 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 8 additional confirmed deaths and 4 new probable deaths. Five new Oconee County cases were reported, along with a new Oconee County death; that of an elderly person who died Saturday. In Pickens County there […]