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An investigation into a reported sexual assault in May of this year has led to the arrest of a West Union man on a charge of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor – 2nd Degree. 21 year old Joe Douglas Eugene Rogers, of Doc Sanders Road, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 3:21pm Thursday. Rogers was released […]

On Wednesday, June 2nd the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority’s outside attorney and consultant have a meeting set to explain to its members a DHEC consent order addressing the overflows and other deficiencies within the sewer system, according to OJRSA Board Chair Scott Moulder… Meeting the regulatory requirements of the EPA, which is predicted to take a number of years […]

Acting on a tip Thursday morning, a deputy and investigators from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office located a Central, SC man, who had outstanding arrest warrants, and placed him into custody. 37 year old Jerrico Roshean Fruster of Revista Drive was transported from an address on Seneca River Road and booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 12:18pm Thursday. […]

Two-Cent Gas Tax Increase Effective July 1, 2021 The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) announced its new 2021-2022 paving program, which will result in nearly 1,000 more miles of the state’s roads being rehabilitated and resurfaced during the coming two years. The Transportation Commission approved the plan during its May 20, 2021 meeting. The paving program will be funded […]

After having received no pay increase in the last year, The City of Seneca’s workforce is in line for five percent pay raises in the new budgets, which received tentative approval at a special called meeting Thursday evening by the city council. But, if all the recommendations for the budget that were presented go through, it’ll mean the rate increases […]

A Seneca man, who was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center last week on charges related to multiple sexual assaults, has been charged additionally with the sexual assault of two additional victims in arrest warrants obtained Wednesday. 27 year old Trey Jerell Frasier of Greenleaf Court was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 9:00 am on May […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Townville man Wednesday on a charge of Trafficking in Methamphetamine. An arrest warrant, obtained by a Narcotics Agent, states that 32 year-old Mitchell Montrell Weston distributed between 100 and 200 grams of Methamphetamine during the summer of 2020 in Oconee County. A controlled buy was made by a confidential informant working at the […]

The South Carolina State Grand Jury has issued indictments of 26 people for their alleged participation in a drug trafficking conspiracy primarily involving heroin and methamphetamine that brought the drugs into Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Sheriff Mike Crenshaw, along with State Attorney General Alan Wilson and Attorney Craig Waters, made the announcement Thursday afternoon. Waters said wiretaps are […]

An investigation by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office into the theft of $2,400 worth of fragrances from the Seneca area Ulta location on May 13th has led investigators to seek the public’s help in identifying an individual in relation to the case. A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division responded last Thursday afternoon to the business location on Clemson Boulevard […]