Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office announces an additional arrest in the seventeenth “Operation Infinity” drug sweep round-up that began on Aug. 31, 2017. The Sheriff’s Office teamed up with law enforcement partners from the Salem and Walhalla Police Departments. In all, 23 individuals were being sought on a variety of drug charges involving methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, crack cocaine, cocaine, prescription […]
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In an effort to increase awareness of the litter issue in the county, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is releasing its March 2018 Litter Control Numbers, explains Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “For the month of March, approximately 3,080 pounds of litter was picked up in our county by inmates at the Oconee County Detention Center. An approximate total of […]
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The second annual Great Oconee Cleanup, a partnership of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, the Oconee Economic Alliance, the Keep Oconee Beautiful Association, the School District of Oconee County and Oconee County Solid Waste, is set for Saturday, April 21, from 8:30am until noon. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt tells more. “The litter pickup area for […]
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The next Walhalla City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 17. The meeting from 5:30 – 6:30pm takes place in Walhalla City Hall at 206 North Church Street. Council meetings are open to the public.
Read moreU.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Wednesday, April 4, made this statement on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Fifty years ago today, an assassin tried to silence the powerful message of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He failed. Dr. King’s life and teachings will survive throughout the ages. As long […]
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A meeting takes place tonight, April 5, in Walhalla on wildfire awareness. It starts at 6:30pm in the conference room of the Walhalla Fire Department on North Broad Street. At the meeting, representatives of the South Carolina Forestry Commission and the U.S. Forest Service will relay important information about the city’s burning law, wildfire prevention around the home, and prescribed […]
Read moreThe Pickens County Sheriff’s Office has charged three boys with damaging the split rail fencing along the Doodle Trail that runs from the City of Easley to the City of Pickens. The damages occurred over a series of incidents throughout the month of March. On the afternoon of Wednesday, April 4, Austin Daniel Burnett of Easley and Marc Anthony Brayboy […]
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Over 20 people have applied to be the next Seneca City Administrator. On June 30, Greg Dietterick will retire after 20 years as Seneca City Administrator. Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander is optimistic about those applying to replace him. “The search has been going good. We had several people apply and we have started the interview process. I feel like sometime […]
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A “Flower Power” drive is now underway at the Oconee Humane Society. The animal shelter is gathering flowering plants to put in the ground or in pots this Saturday, April 7, to help brighten the day of pets, volunteers, and customers. The community can donate to the drive at the shelter on Sandifer Boulevard in Seneca.
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On Tuesday, April 10, the Oconee County Council holds two public hearings. The first is for “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF AN EXTENSION AGREEMENT BETWEEN OCONEE COUNTY AND PROJECT BREMEN, AMENDING THE FEE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO, DATED AS OF AUGUST 1, 2013, BY AN EXTENSION OF THE INVESTMENT PERIOD THEREOF BY FIVE YEARS, AND INCLUDING AMENDING […]
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