Fatal Motorcycle Accident in Anderson Sunday Morning
A fatal motorcycle accident happened Sunday morning at about 8:00 am on Sherwood Drive near Shady Lane in Anderson County. South Carolina Highway Patrol Corporal Matt Southern has more…
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Toddler Rescued from Pool Over the Weekend
A 3 year old was pulled from a swimming pool at a location on Our Road in the Rocky Knoll Community near Walhalla Saturday afternoon. Reports stated that CPR was performed on the child, and added that the youngster was taken to an out of county hospital. No word on the child’s condition today. Walhalla Fire Fighters were among the […]
Read moreLocal Man Re-Sentenced After Appealing to Higher Court
A man convicted of voluntary manslaughter five years ago and sent to prison for 15 years was re-sentenced on Wednesday to ten years, meaning that Shane Adam Burdette of Westminster will get out of prison sooner. Burdette admitted in court on Wednesday that a pellet from a shotgun caused the fatal blow to James Evan Tyner, which, Burdette said, was […]
Read moreNews of Interest: CAT Bus Changes Red-Central Route; Seneca Naval Man Serving Aboard USS Germantown; Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting Tonight in Seneca
The Red-Central Route of the Clemson Area Transit will be rerouted due to pipeline work at Cochran and Lindsey Roads in Clemson. The new path will take the CAT bus to Old Central Road to Clemson Street, then right onto Calhoun Street and back onto it’s regular route. Lt. Cmdr. Jason Sluder of Seneca is serving in the Navy aboard […]
Read moreOconee County Recycling Centers Now Accepting Glass
Oconee County Recycling Centers are now accepting glass for recycling. Glass products should be cleaned and lids removed prior to arrival at the Recycling Centers. This will help to prevent contamination and load rejections and reduce the need for staff to handle said products. The Recycling Centers will continue to accept regular household garbage, cardboard, scrap metal, mixed paper, aluminum […]
Read moreDHEC COVID-19 Numbers Update
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 1,850 new confirmed cases and five new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, no additional confirmed deaths and five new probable deaths. There are currently 1,560 hospital beds occupied by patients who have either tested positive or are under investigation for COVID-19, and 206 of those patients are […]
Read moreFatal Overnight Crash in Anderson County
A fatal collision in Anderson County happened on Hwy 28 near Hayes Road at around midnight last night. Corporal Matt Southern with the South Carolina Highway Patrol has the latest…
Read moreGov. McMaster: “School districts should consider selecting the date of Sept. 8, Tuesday 2020 to reopen schools”
Gov. Henry McMaster is recommending schools in South Carolina do not reopen until after Labor Day to give additional time for COVID-19 cases to decrease , but he is adamant that districts need to give parents the option to send their children back to the classroom. “We must do it safely, must do it carefully, but we must do it,” […]
Read moreFatal Traffic Accident in Westminster
A 73 year-old Seneca woman died Wednesday afternoon from injuries sustained in a two vehicle head-on collision. This collision was reported to Oconee 911 Communications at 12:37 pm. This incident occurred on West Oak Highway (SC 24) near Westminster. Rachel Ann Barker, 73, of Seneca was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:07 pm. The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating. Master […]
Read moreGraham on Passing of General Spears
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on the passing of former Adjutant General for South Carolina Stanhope S. Spears. “I was saddened to learn that my good friend and our state’s former Adjutant General Stan Spears died. “General Spears was a great military leader for the South Carolina National Guard. He made a real difference […]
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