Category: News

Today, May 1, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hartwell Lake Office opens campgrounds and day use areas for the 2017 recreation season. Oconee Point Campground in Oconee County opens May 1, through Sept. 30. The campground is conveniently located only minutes away from Clemson and Townville, with a total of 70 sites (all waterfront). All sites are equipped with […]

Expect delays this morning along I-85 Southbound as an accident at mile marker 3 in Oconee County is blocking traffic. The South Carolina Highway Patrol reports one person injured in the crash that occurred around 5:35am. Troopers say a camper overturned in the multi-vehicle collision.

A free National Day of Prayer family concert featuring a number of local artists will be held Thursday, May 4, from 6:30-8:30pm, at Seneca Baptist Church, which is located at 1080 South Oak Street. Music under the direction of Julie Bellotte, features Agents of Change Praise and Worship Band, soloist Janna Laney, Ford and Jean Grant, Stephen Williams of the […]

A Seneca man is back in South Carolina, now facing additional charges to that of those related to a shooting at Blue Ridge Field. The Seneca Police Department reports Israel Tamahjea Glenn was extradited from Alabama on Wednesday without incident and served with warrants for one count of assault and battery in the first degree and two counts of pointing […]

Starting today, May 1, Walhalla firefighters will test and flush more than 200 hydrants in and around the city. This maintenance activity helps to reveal problems and ensures the hydrants produce the needed water to fight fires. The tests are also a requirement of the Insurance Service Office whose ratings influence private property insurance rates. A drawback of the testing; […]

The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office has received several calls from the public concerning information that has been posted on social media regarding a “Pickens County Serial Killer” that is on the loose. The post goes in detail about the man being wanted for multiple murders and that residents should turn to “Channel 28 News at 11” for more information. The […]

Table Rock Mountain Park Rangers found the body of a man who was reported missing over the weekend. The Pickens County Coroner’s Office reports that two men were hiking on Mill Creek Pass Trail, which was made inaccessible by last year’s wildfires. One of the men stopped to rest and the other man kept walking along the trail. After a […]

The 10th Circuit Solicitor’s Office reports that Tabitha Roberts, Brandon Davis, and Wesley Malmister each pled guilty on April 25, 2017 to two counts of voluntary manslaughter and one count of attempted armed robbery for an incident that took place in January of 2016. Justin Ray Williams, the intended victim of the armed robbery, and Casey Waddell, one of the […]

Three people have pled guilty in an Anderson K-9 case. The 10th Circuit Solicitor’s Office announces that Sergio Montez Martin, Shirlandria Shaqua Dixon, and Martevious Shamon Craig pled guilty in Anderson General Sessions Court before the Honorable Donald Hocker. Martin pled guilty to failure to stop for a blue light and possession of a weapon by certain persons unlawful and […]

This past Saturday, Earth Day, April 22nd, over 200 individuals turned out and picked up a five mile area along Highway 123 in Oconee County to make the first Great Oconee Clean Up a success. “I want to personally thank everyone who came out Saturday to help make this first Great Oconee Clean Up so successful,” says Oconee County Sheriff […]