Stay Off the Roads Unless Absolutely Necessary, Say Emergency Officials

Lots of white snow and black ice is all around Seneca and Oconee County today after Winter Storm Izzy froze over the Golden Corner this weekend. Oconee County Dispatch reports that hazardous driving conditions remain, especially in the vicinity of fallen trees and power lines, which are prevalent around the area. Oconee County Emergency Services Director Scott Krein says that, […]

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Utility Providers Work Through Winter Storm to Restore Power

This weekend’s winter storm left thousands of area residents in the cold and dark with numerous power outages reported. Early this morning, Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative had 782 customers in Pickens County and 2,219 customers in Oconee County who were without power. Duke Energy reported 2,385 without power in Oconee County, 1,322 in Pickens County and 202 in Anderson County. […]

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DHEC Updates Teacher Quarantine Guidance to Align with Healthcare Workers

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced it was updating its official guidance for the quarantining of teachers and other school staff who have been exposed to COVID-19 but who show no symptoms of the virus, when the school is in a crisis staffing condition. School teachers and staff who are not maximally (up to […]

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Several Arrests Over The Weekend

According to arrest records from the Oconee County Detention Center, on Friday Oconee County Deputies arrested 33 year-old Jimmy Ray O’Kelley. He was wanted on twenty-two outstanding magistrates bench warrants. He remains in jail pending judicial proceedings. Also on Friday, Seneca Police arrested 34 year-old Lennel Lamar Holden, who was wanted on a bench warrant and picked up a new […]

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Duke Energy crews to begin damage assessment, power restoration once winter storm moves through Carolinas

·        More than 11,000 response workers staged, ready to begin multi-day power outage repairs as soon as weather conditions safely permit.  ·         Storm expected to cause additional large-scale power outages today, into early Monday.  ·         Hazardous weather, dangerous road conditions will slow repairs, impede company’s ability to estimate power restoration times.   CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A winter storm continues to move through the […]

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