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(Walhalla, SC)————–A Westminster man was arrested yesterday in Stephens County (GA) after an incident that began in Oconee County, SC which involved the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office will be obtaining charges related to yesterday’s pursuit in regards to violations of South Carolina law against 43 year old William Roger McGuffin.  McGuffin also has fifteen General […]

State Health Officials Encourage Schools to Implement COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is strongly encouraging schools across the state to utilize the Test to Stay (TTS) program to better ensure that healthy students can continue in-person learning. This program allows rapid tests to be performed on K-12 students who have been exposed to […]

A lawsuit was filed on behalf of a 16-year-old who was bitten by an Anderson County Sheriff’s Office K-9 before being shot five times during an August 2020 incident has been settled. Attorneys for the teenager in the case announced a $700,000 settlement in their civil suit against the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office. Agents with SLED reported that deputies were […]

Walhalla City Council met last night. During the public comments portion of their meeting, the city council heard questions and criticism from several people regarding the sudden resignation of Police Chief Sean Brinson last week. First term city council member Grant Keehn was about to respond to the public comments, however, he was cut off by Mayor Danny Edwards, who […]

Oconee County Council met last night and approved by a vote of 3-2 to use up to $300,000 of American Rescue Plan funds toward a regional greenway trail that would extend from the Clemson area, Town of Pendleton and a little more than 15 miles along Oconee County’s roadways. Council members Elliot, Cain and Davis voted in favor, while Hart […]

Please call 864-718-5133 as soon as possible to schedule an appointment. Families with children who will be 4 years old on or before September 1, 2022 are encouraged to schedule a 4K screening to determine if their child is eligible to attend an SDOC 4K program. Screening will be held on the following dates:  Thursday, March 10, 2022 Tuesday, March […]

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly hit and run. Cpl. Joe Hovis said it happened Tuesday night around 7:30PM on SC-130/Whitewater Falls Road. He joins us now with more… The Oconee County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as 91-year-old Charles Owens of Sapphire, NC, and formerly of Walhalla.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) have reintroduced bipartisan legislation to encourage the tech industry to take online child sexual exploitation seriously. The Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act (EARN IT Act) removes blanket immunity for violations of laws related to online child sexual abuse material (CSAM). “There are tens of […]

Deputies and Investigators with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office said that wanted fugitive, 33 year-old Zackery Edwin Sterling Fiskeaux, was arrested overnight by SLED Agents in Pickens County on Old Seneca Road. Fiskeaux was transported to the Oconee County Detention Center, where he remains awaiting bond and judicial proceedings. Sheriff’s Deputies said that Fiskeaux fired shots at a deputy when […]