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Update from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office: The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today the arrest of a Westminster teenager on multiple charges in relation to two separate investigations. 19 year old John Austin Dakota Pruitt of Dr. John’s Road was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 2:05am this morning. Pruitt has been charged in an investigation […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Greenville teenager Tuesday evening on an Attempted Murder charge. 18 year old Herbert Alan Price III of Buckskin Road was also charged with Possession of a Weapon during Commission of a Violent Crime, Discharging a Firearm into a Dwelling and Littering. A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division responded to an address on […]

The Andrew Pickens Ranger District will be conducting a 108 acre controlled burn today in the Brasstown area for fuels reduction, wildlife habitat and research through Clemson University. Smoke impacts should be minimal and of short duration, officials said.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today spoke at a press conference with South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster to discuss the negative impact H.R. 1, the For the People Act, would have on South Carolina elections.   The legislation has already passed the U.S. House of Representatives and could soon be debated in the U.S. Senate. The far-reaching legislation would erode a […]

Tri-County Technical College (TCTC) Commission approved a freeze for in-county tuition rates for the 2021-2022 academic year. This is the second year in a row that Tri-County has not raised its in-county tuition rates. Between Spring of last year and now, Tri County has disbursed around $5 million in CARES and CRRSA Acts funding, with the goal of reducing the […]

According to arrest records from the Oconee County Detention Center, Sheriff’s Deputies have charged 48 year-old Tommy Lee Ayers, Jr of Walhalla with third degree arson. He was booked into jail around 7:30 Monday morning and has been released on bond.

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man over the weekend on charges of Kidnapping and Domestic Violence – 1st Degree. 39 year old Jason Marvin Crowe was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 3:16am Saturday. Crowe was taken into custody after deputies responded to reports of a fight Friday afternoon at an address on Crowe Drive […]

A fatal collision involving a motorcycle rider without a helmet happened on Saturday evening in Pickens County, according to the Highway Patrol. Trooper Joe Hovis said it occurred on Garvin Road in Norris just after 7:00 pm…

The Blood Connection, the community blood center, is seeing historically low blood donor turnout and has extended its center hours in response to this urgent need. According to the latest TBC data, local hospitals have consumed twice as much blood as the community has donated. If this trend continues, it could cause a blood rationing event or blood shortage for […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Oconee County man on multiple charges Thursday in relation to a domestic violence investigation. 29 year old James Joseph Ungaro, Jr. was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 3:10 pm Thursday. Ungaro, Jr. was taken into custody after a traffic stop yesterday on Jennings Avenue in Seneca, which is near the […]