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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is providing weekday morning updates for COVID-19 mobile testing events and permanent testing sites at the regional level. For August 21-23, COVID-19 testing opportunities in the Upstate (Anderson, Abbeville, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, and Union counties) include the sites below. The information is subject to change, […]

In our continuing efforts to educate and inform our citizens and to prevent them from becoming victims of scams, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is releasing today our August 2020 Scams Update. Deputies from the Sheriff’s Office spoke with two complainants regarding remodeling work that was done by a contractor on their respective homes. According to information provided by deputies, […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Columbia, SC man Wednesday in relation to an incident that occurred late Tuesday afternoon. 22 year old Karriem Lushon Agner, Jr. was transferred to Oconee County from the Anderson County Detention Center around 10:00 pm Wednesday night. A victim told a deputy that Agner had came to his Tollkeepers Place residence near Seneca […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 896 new confirmed cases and 26 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 42 additional confirmed deaths and one new probable death. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 108,146, probable cases to 1,174, confirmed deaths to 2,289, and 112 probable deaths. Oconee County reported 12 […]

Anderson County’s Director of Voter Registration and Elections, Katy Smith, along with members of the Anderson County Legislative Delegation, are holding a meeting this afternoon at 4:30 pm at the Anderson County Civic Center to inform the public of the details as to how the November General Election will be carried out in Anderson County. The public will have an […]