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Crimestoppers of Oconee County, Inc. announces that they have recently partnered with the Texas-based company, Anderson Software, to provide a more seamless and efficient way for students and community members to offer information to help solve and prevent crimes or other serious or life threatening matters. Anderson Software leads the industry with its latest secure and anonymous tip acquisition and […]
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Hundreds of people attend 94.1 The Lake’s Home, Health and Life Expo on Thursday, Oct. 19, at the Shaver Recreation Center in Seneca. The event offered residents the opportunity to learn more about the local business community. 94.1 The Lake General Manager Brandon Kessler was very pleased with the event and thanks everyone who took part in it. “We were […]
Read moreThe tri-county area of Upstate South Carolina experienced gains in employment last month, according to the latest figures from the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce. In Oconee County, the unemployment rate decreased from 4.5% in August to 3.9% in September. Pickens County saw the unemployment rate decrease from 4.4% in August to 3.7% in September. Anderson County’s jobless […]
Read moreOctober was designated National Farm to School Month by Congress in 2010 as a time to celebrate the importance of farm to school programs, which improve child nutrition, educate children on where food comes from and support the local economy. In South Carolina, Farm to School is part of South Carolina Farm to Institution, which is a joint effort of […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man and woman Thursday, Oct. 19, on five counts each of unlawful neglect of a child charges. 45-year-old Chad Ledford Edwards and 36-year-old Misty Dawn Edwards were booked into the Oconee County Detention Center. Arrest warrants list both Edwards’ subjects as residing on Arintha Drive in Westminster while the Detention Center also […]
Read moreBennett Equipment and Supply celebrated their grand opening on Thursday, Oct. 19. Owner, Eddie Bennett was surrounded by staff, friends and Oconee Chamber of Commerce members as he cut the ribbon to his new store in Oconee County located at 101 Stribling Road in Westminster. Bennett Equipment and Supply Oconee will serve the western Upstate area and the north eastern […]
Read moreMore than 100 anglers in 60 boats from 47 different states and nine foreign countries are competing in the 2017 B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on Lake Hartwell. The three-day event runs through Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Green Pond Landing and Event Center in Anderson County. The tournament is open to the public to come watch the launch at 7:30am and […]
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The City of Walhalla is ready to celebrate the 39th Oktoberfest, which marks the city’s founding by German immigrants. Now through Sunday afternoon, Main Street will be closed from Katherine Street to Spring Street. In addition, parking spaces on the south side of Main Street from College Street to Katherine Street are blocked for booth spaces. Oktoberfest takes place along […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office announces an additional arrest in the seventeenth “Operation Infinity” drug sweep round-up that began on Aug. 31. The Sheriff’s Office teamed up with law enforcement partners from the Salem and Walhalla Police Departments on this latest drug sweep round-up. In all, 23 individuals were being sought on a variety of drug charges involving methamphetamine, marijuana, […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is committed to solving every crime that occurs in the Golden Corner of South Carolina. The public is being asked to help solve nine unsolved cases, explains Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “If you go to our website at www.oconeelaw.com and this is something we did over four years ago. I […]
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