Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office announces additional arrests in the eighteenth “Operation Infinity” drug sweep round-up that began Monday morning. The Sheriff’s Office teamed up with law enforcement partners from the Seneca, Walhalla and Westminster Police Departments. In all, 21 individuals are being sought on a variety of drug charges involving distribution of methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin, crack cocaine and prescription […]
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The Clemson City Council will hold a Work Session on Monday, Jan. 29. According to the agenda, the council will receive draft of proposed revisions to Land Development Regulations with a brief overview of changes from existing version and discuss possible expansion of the Rental Housing Program. The 6pm meeting is open to the public and takes place in the […]
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The Oconee Economic Alliance (OEA) is celebrating another award. Oconee County has been ranked as the number one micropolitan in the state of South Carolina, tells OEA Executive Director Richard Blackwell. “In the 2018 POLICOM Strength Ranking, Oconee County was ranked the number one micropolitan in the state of South Carolina. A micropolitan is described as a quasi-rural area with […]
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Have lunch and learn about Oconee County’s Sesquicentennial today at the Oconee Heritage Center (OHC), tells Assistant Curator and Education Specialist Jennifer Moss. “At 12:30pm, we will hosts a Lunch and Learn about Oconee County’s history. We will explore the vast history of Oconee County over the past 150 years, featuring historic photos and videos from the museum collection.” This […]
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This week, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), a long time champion of school choice and member of the Senate Education Committee, introduced a resolution declaring this week National School Choice Week. Scott said, “No matter where a child lives, the end goal remains the same: to equip our students with a quality education that propels them to a better future. […]
Read moreU.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) made this statement following a bipartisan immigration meeting with his Senate colleagues on Wednesday, Jan. 24. “I am extremely pleased with the number of senators, from both sides of the aisle, who accepted my invitation to meet in the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) room. The purpose of this meeting is to find a process […]
Read moreLitigation that has been pending for three years in the Oconee Common Pleas Court ended Wednesday with the dismissal of lawsuits. The case of Community First Bank against John Michael Powell has been voluntarily dismissed with prejudice as has the case of third-party plaintiff Powell versus third-party defendant Richard Burleson. In addition, voluntary dismissals without prejudice have been taken in […]
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Around 2:10pm on Saturday, Jan. 20, deputies from the Uniform Patrol Division responded to the Oconee County Detention Center for a female inmate who had been found unresponsive by Detention Officers working in the jail. The inmate was being held alone in a single occupancy holding cell when she was discovered by Detention Officers. When deputies arrived, paramedics were already […]
Read moreAn inmate has died following being found unresponsive in a holding cell of the Oconee County Detention Center. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis announces that 26-year-old Nathlee Nicole Wright of Gastonia, NC, died Wednesday morning at Greenville Memorial Hospital. On Jan. 12, she was arrested and booked into the Oconee County Detention Center. On Saturday, Jan. 20, shortly after 2pm, […]
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Three members of the Seneca City Council will soon comprise a new committee focused on recreation, says Mayor Dan Alexander. “There’s several things we would like to do in recreation but we need to make sure we have a pathway, which way we are going, what we want to do, listen to what the input from the public is, what […]
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