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Authorities say a woman pulled out a gun after a fender bender and an argument near the carpool line of an elementary school, reports The Associated Press. Anderson County Sheriff’s deputies say 31-year-old Tenisha Kallenbach was charged with displaying a firearm in a public building and ordered to stay away from her child’s school. Kallenbach and another woman had a […]

Motorists should still watch out for roaming deer. The South Carolina Department of Public Safety reported approximately 2,400 deer-vehicle collisions in 2016. By following some common sense rules for driving defensively in deer country will make the trip safer, says Greg Lucas, Outreach Coordinator for the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for the Upstate. “This is what biologist […]

In three municipal elections across Oconee County, it was a mixed bag for incumbents. One incumbent lost in each election; Salem, Walhalla, and Westminster. Long-time Walhalla elected leader Lamar Bailes trailed the four-man race for three council seats. The Walhalla council winners were Roberts, Burrell, and Owens. Dennis Owens appeared to have gained the third seat by a three-vote margin […]

This week’s meeting of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority broke up without any action taken on whether the JRSA will appeal a judge’s decision denying a declaratory judgment and an injunction to stop construction of the Pioneer water plant. Officially, the JRSA’s part in the failed legal challenge by Seneca, Westminster, and Oconee County was that of an intervener. […]

Lt. Governor Kevin Bryant will ride in the Seneca Christmas Parade on the night of Nov. 27. The former state senator from Anderson County is in his first term as lieutenant governor and is seeking the Republican nomination to run for governor next year.

United States Attorney Beth Drake states that 31-year-old Cristobal Guevara Castelan of Atlanta, Georgia, pled guilty in federal court in Anderson. Castelan pled guilty to committing fraud in connection with the use of identification information. United States District Judge Timothy Cain, of Anderson, accepted the plea and will impose a sentence after he has reviewed the presentence report, which will […]

Sources say “Project Omega” translates to the potential for a new printing plant in Oconee County, and county leaders have signified their interest in assisting. Last night County Council amended its agenda and gave 4-0 approval to a memorandum of understanding to direct economic incentives to the project that include the availability of 22 acres in the Information and Technology […]

Now near the halfway mark in construction, the newest water treatment plant in Oconee County is about “to go vertical,” in the estimation of Terry Pruitt, general manager of the Pioneer Rural Water District. It’s an indication that, for the first time, what’s being built next to the Golden Corner Commerce Park will become visible from nearby SC 59. In […]

Gun shots rang out from a vehicle yesterday on W. Halfway Branch Road between Seneca and Walhalla. And a 22-year old man was in jail today. Authorities say Angel Silva-Mendez has been charged with attempted murder. Anger at another man’s kissing a girl, according to sheriff’s officers, was the apparent motive for four shots fired from a black truck. The […]

MAPAL, Inc., a global leader and innovator in the tooling industry, is expanding its existing Greenville County operations. The $4 million capital investment is expected to create 16 new jobs. A subsidiary of the German-based MAPAL Group, MAPAL, Inc. has had a presence in the United States for more than 40 years with locations in Fountain Inn, S.C. and Port […]