Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The Oconee County Council holds its first meeting of 2018 on Tuesday, Jan. 2. A tradition of the first meeting of the New Year is for the council to elect officers, make appointments, assign committees, and set the meeting schedule for the year. The 6pm meeting is open to the public and takes place in Council Chambers on Pine Street […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a West Columbia man Wednesday on a charge of grand larceny. Booked into the Oconee County Detention Center by a deputy from the Warrants Division after being transported from the police department in Fayetteville, North Carolina where he was being held was 44-year-old Dwayne Eigner. On the afternoon of Dec. 7, a deputy responded […]
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The outdoor warning sirens around the Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, at approximately 11:50am. The 65 sirens within 10 miles of the Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested for three-minutes to assure each siren works properly. This full-cycle siren test is performed once each quarter in cooperation with emergency officials in Oconee and Pickens […]
Read moreThis New Year’s Eve, many Americans and South Carolinians will continue the long tradition of lighting up the sky with fireworks at midnight. While the displays are visually compelling, DHEC is urging everyone to put safety first if they are participating in any firework activities. “Thousands of people are treated in emergency departments for injuries sustained from fireworks,” said Neal […]
Read moreA GoFundMe Account has been started to assist a Seneca Police Officer’s wife, who suffered a bleeding in the brain incident before Christmas. In just five days, 139 people have already raised $8,113 of the $75,000 goal to assist Kayla Durham. She and Michael, an officer with the Seneca Police Department, were married over seven months ago and spent their […]
Read moreNew health data shows widespread flu activity in South Carolina. The most recent report from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) shows there have been 5,041 influenza cases reported in the current flu season. Between Dec. 10-16, 1,495 influenza cases were reported from 41 counties, which represents all four DHEC Public Health regions in the state […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of five persons killed on state roadways during the Christmas holiday reporting period, which started Dec. 22, at 6pm and eneded Dec. 25, at midnight. As of Dec. 26, 952 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 1,011 highway deaths during the same time period in 2016. […]
Read moreThe Pickens County Sheriff’s Office warns that when cold weather approaches, many individuals mistakenly leave their cars running unattended in an effort to warm up their vehicles before facing the day; however, we may want to rethink this plan. Thieves use the blistering cold weather to their advantage by looking for puffs of warm exhaust pouring from car tailpipes, and […]
Read moreU.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) Wednesday made this statement after Nephron Pharmaceuticals, a company in West Columbia, South Carolina, announced a 5% pay raise for all employees as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act becoming law. Graham attended the celebration and congratulated Nephron on this significant announcement. “I truly enjoyed being a part of today’s celebration […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man over the Christmas holidays on multiple charges, including assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt reports, “30-year-old Cody Brandon Herring of Stoney Road was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 2:58am on Saturday, Dec. 23. Herring was also […]
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