Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
According to the Oconee County Board of Elections and Voter Registration, a large number of Oconee County’s registered voters are taking advantage of the ability to vote absentee. As of Tuesday morning, there were approximately 2,600 voters who had begun the process of casting their ballots for the June Primaries and Runoffs through the mail. Numerous members of the local […]
Read moreCommunity Involved 94.1 The Lake, DHEC and the South Carolina EMS Association are proud to recognize our state’s emergency medical services (EMS) professionals during National EMS Week, which is May 17-20. South Carolina has 268 EMS agencies and 11,272 emergency personnel that includes first responders, EMTs, and paramedics. In addition to responding to medical emergency calls day and night, South […]
Read moreAccording to jail records, Oconee County Deputies arrested 28 year old Aaron Scott Gunn on Tuesday and charged him with possession of meth, child endangerment, receiving stolen goods, reckless driving and numerous traffic offenses. Details surrounding his arrest have not yet been released, and Gunn remains in custody at the Oconee County Detention Center with a combined bond amount of […]
Read moreOconee County Emergency Management said a boat successfully retrieved a group of people along Lake Jocassee who were stuck on the water and could not get back. The group of paddlers got lost Tuesday night at about 7:00 pm, and crews staged along Devils Fork landing to work to find the group before storms caused rougher waters on the lake. […]
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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 126 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 6 additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 8,942 and those who have died to 391. Four of those deaths occurred in elderly individuals, and two of these deaths […]
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Gas prices in the Carolinas are inching higher as most of the region pushes towards re-opening, causing a growing number of people to hit the road. Gasoline demand is now only 30 percent lower than a year ago and even with prices expected to push more expensive this month, motorists will still see some low Memorial Day gas prices. On […]
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Submitted By: Master Deputy Jimmy Watt Public Information Officer (Walhalla, SC) — 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 May 2020 Scams Update. A citizen notified the Sheriff’s Office of a letter that a county business received. The individual […]
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Oconee Humane Society is going to be in Westminster at the Lucky Strike Restaurant, 513 E. Main St. this Thursday, May 21st, from 11:30 – 1 with free pet food for anyone needing a little help feeding their furry family members. Since mid-April, OHS has freely distributed nearly 16,000 pounds of generously donated pet food.
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office made a second arrest last Friday afternoon in a recent investigation. 39 year old Brian Keith Roach of Walhalla was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center on one count of Assault and Battery by Mob – 2nd Degree. Back on May 5th, deputies began an investigation into an incident that occurred on Sweetbriar Trail […]
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Sign up now for this Saturday’s “Race for the Green” in Seneca! Postponed from St. Patrick’s Day, you have until TUESDAY TO REGISTER!
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