Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
An ecologist for the federal government recently told Duke Energy that its monitoring for dissolved oxygen concentrations in the tail waters of both the Keowee Hydro Station and the Jocassee Pumped Storage Station met water quality standards without exception. Duke Energy monitored the tail waters in August. In a letter to Duke Energy, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said their […]
Read moreJak, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office K-9 that was reported missing Thursday, Nov. 23, was located Friday morning on Chisholm Ranch Drive near South Spring Street, which is near the city limits of Walhalla. Jak appears to be in good shape and was reunited with his handler. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office thanks citizens who called to provide tips and […]
Read moreOn Wednesday night, Nov. 22, a 2 year-old Laurens County child, who also had local Anderson County connections, was presented to the emergency department at Oconee Memorial Hospital in cardiac arrest. Despite resuscitation efforts, he was pronounced dead at 7:05pm. At approximately 6pm, emergency personnel were dispatched to the CVS Pharmacy located at 210 Ingles Place in Seneca. The father […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Westminster man on charges of homicide by child abuse and child abuse inflicting great bodily injury. Booked into the Oconee County Detention Center was 25-year-old Matthew Jason Chappell of Windy Knoll Court. A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division responded to Oconee Memorial Hospital in the early evening hours on Tuesday, Nov. […]
Read moreOn June 11, 2017, 22-month-old Gwynne Ann-Marie Hess died in the pediatric intensive care unit at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Miss Hess was admitted to GMH on June 9, after sustaining a cardiac arrest event at her home. She was resuscitated by EMS personnel in the field and transported directly from the home to GMH. The initial 911 call on June […]
Read moreA Fair Play man died Wednesday night, Nov. 22, 2017, from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle collision. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis announces that 47-year-old James Ray Hall died at the scene of multiple blunt force injuries. This collision occurred near his home off Highway 59. Addis says that Hall was operating a moped when it was struck from behind […]
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Repairs continue in front of Seneca City Hall and the Police Station after a leaking pipe was discovered in the basement of both buildings. Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander gives an update on the work. “They’ve been doing lots of work there, I know a lot of people have ridden by and seen where we’ve had it blocked where you couldn’t […]
Read moreEighteen communities across South Carolina are slated to benefit from public improvement projects supported by more than $6.1 million in funds from the latest round of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. The South Carolina Department of Commerce is awarding CDBG funds to these communities, representing more than 74,820 residents, for the following projects: Town of Blackville – School Demolition […]
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The day after Thanksgiving, known as Black Friday, is one of the busiest shopping days of the year. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office recommends that you have a personal safety plan in place and consider these safety tips while you shop this weekend, tells Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “Don’t buy more than you can carry. Bring along a friend […]
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Today is the busiest travel day of the year. AAA Carolinas reports that 700,000 people in South Carolina will be traveling 50 or more miles from home, with 630,000 of those in South Carolina traveling by motor vehicle. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office offers some travel tips to help keep you and your family safe over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend, […]
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