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 Tomorrow, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) will visit Nephron Pharmaceuticals in West Columbia to discuss how South Carolina and the United States need to strengthen our domestic medical supply chain instead of relying on imports from nations like China.   Graham will soon introduce legislation in the Senate to spur manufacturing in the United States by creating domestic procurement […]

Oconee County Deputies arrested 20 year-old Brysan Danyelle Mullinax of West Union on Monday and charged her with attempted escape, resisting arrest and breach of peace. When deputies arrived at the West Main Street residence, the reports states that they could hear from outside a commotion inside the home. The report goes on to allege that Mullinax locked herself in […]

A Pickens County man is in jail in Greenville after a fatal hit and run that happened on US 123 near Bryson Street. South Carolina Highway Patrol Master Trooper Brandon Bolt with details…

South Carolina State Senator Thomas Alexander has introduced a bill – The Firefighter Cancer Health Care Benefit Plan. A recurring $3.5 to $4 million annual state expense is outlined in the bill. If approved by both the State House and Senate, the monies would cover premiums for both full time and volunteer fire fighters in South Carolina. Alexander, who represents […]

Governor McMaster has signed into law legislation passed Tuesday by the General Assembly that authorizes any registered South Carolina voter to cast an absentee ballot in any election in June of this year. The provision expires on July 1, and does not apply to any elections after that date. That means that nearly 53,000 Oconee County residents are eligible to […]

A parade at Prisma Health’s Lila Doyle Nursing Facility in Seneca is set to happen this Friday afternoon from 2:00 until 4:00 pm and will feature fire trucks, law enforcement and EMS vehicles making a loop in front of the building and through an adjacent parking lot. Friends and family of Lila Doyle residents, who will be seated at six […]

For the first time in 20 years, AAA will not issue a Memorial Day travel forecast, as the accuracy of the economic data used to create the forecast has been undermined by COVID-19. The annual forecast – which estimates the number of people traveling over the holiday weekend – will return next year. Anecdotal reports suggest fewer people will hit […]

Fair Play Firefighters assisted Anderson County Fire as part of a mutual aid agreement late last night. Reports state that a residential fire close to Townville at Old Dobbins Bridge Road near I-85 happened sometime around midnight. No injuries were associated with the incident, cause of which is under investigation.