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The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has been called in to investigate an incident at the Oconee County Detention Center. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office reports that an inmate attempted to harm themselves Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, morning. SLED was called to avoid any conflict of interest since the Sheriff’s Office has control of the Detention Center. Detention officers […]

Job seekers in the tri-county area have until Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, to enroll in two tuition-free online career building courses that are valued at $599 each. Tri-County Technical College (TCTC) has partnered with The National Council for Continuing Education and Training (NCCET) and Growth Development Associates (GDA), who are making these tuition-free workforce development courses available for up to […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office seeks the public’s help locating two suspects in separate investigations. The Sheriff’s Office has been actively seeking 30-year-old Zackary Edwin Sterling Fiskeaux of Mountain Rest since Oct. 10. He is wanted on two outstanding arrest warrants on charges of kidnapping and domestic violence in the first degree. He also has six outstanding arrest warrants from […]

The Mega Millions jackpot was finally won on Tuesday night, and a single lucky ticket holder in South Carolina can claim a tremendous lottery jackpot, $1.537 billion or $878 million cash. The winning numbers for Tuesday, Oct. 23, are the white balls 5, 28, 62, 65 and 70, plus the gold Mega Ball 5. The history-making Mega Millions jackpot smashed […]

Oconee County Voter Registration and Elections Director Joy Scharich announces that there has been polling location changes for Fair Play, Walhalla 1 and Walhalla 2. Fair Play residents will no longer vote at the Old School building. Your voting location has been changed and you will nowvote at Fair Play Presbyterian Church, which is located at 201 Fair Play Church […]

The Foothills Area YMCA broke ground on a new 31,000 square foot facility on Memorial Drive Monday afternoon. YMCA CEO Christle Ross told the large crowd gathered for the event on the campus of Oconee Memorial Hospital that this new facility will change lives. “It’s an incredible day for the Y. Our leaders, our partners, our donors, our communities, I […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office seeks the public’s help locating a subject with two outstanding arrest warrants on charges of kidnapping and domestic violence in the first degree. 30-year-old Zackary Edwin Sterling Fiskeaux of Blueberry Hill Road in Mountain Rest also has six outstanding arrest warrants from the Westminster Police Department in relation to a separate incident that occurred on […]

A senior at Walhalla High School is the October Contract Construction Student of the Month, tells Dr. Meghan Ketterman, Director of Business Development at Contract Construction. “The October 2018 Student of the Month is a Walhalla High School student but was nominated by Mr. Jonas Crooks from the Hamilton Career Center and that is Mr. Cole Roper. So, Cole I […]