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The holiday season is a busy time of year for solid waste and sustainability departments throughout Oconee Country. It’s generally accepted that the volume of household waste extremely increases during the holiday season in the United States. From Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, household waste increases by more than 25%. Added food waste, shopping bags, packaging, wrapping paper, bows and […]
Read moreAnderson County authorities say a woman was shot in the face at a gun range. The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office reports that a 24-year-old woman was hospitalized in serious condition. Authorities have not released her name. The shooting happened Monday afternoon at the Skip-J Range in Anderson. Deputies said that a shot fired from a different part of the range […]
Read more94.1 The Lake, WSNW invites listeners to reflect back on the many local accomplishments in the Upstate of South Carolina in 2016 on Friday during the Year in Review. Hear from local leaders on the many things that they are proud of that occurred in the past year. So tune in to a special Coffee Time on Friday, Dec. 30, […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office seeks the public’s help solving a Dec. 10, 2016 shoplifting that occurred at the Seneca Walmart. The Sheriff’s Office is also seeking the public’s help identifying an individual in relation to the shoplifting. A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division responded to the store at 1636 Sandifer Boulevard regarding a shoplifting in which a Garmin […]
Read moreEspecially at holiday time, the adage “It is better to give than to receive” is a valued sentiment that imparts a warm spirit to the giver and meets the needs of the recipient. And a school where more than 50% of the population qualify for free or reduced price meals might be excused from giving and instead be on the […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested an 18-year-old Salem teenager on charges of criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the second degree. Edward Micajah Alexander of North Little River Road was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center by a deputy from the Warrants Division. Sgt. Tim Rice, the Child/Elder abuse investigator with the Sheriff’s Office, was notified on […]
Read moreLittle kids love to explore, and when they find something new, what’s the first thing they do? Put it in their mouths. Electronic devices are getting smaller so too are their batteries. Each year in the United States, more than 2,800 kids are treated in emergency rooms after swallowing button batteries. That’s one child every three hours. Daby Snipes with […]
Read moreToday is the last day to have your gifts wrapped at the Oconee Heritage Center, tells Assistant Curator and Education Specialist Jennifer Moss. “This is one of my favorite fundraisers that we do because I love wrapping gifts and I love to get to see what people are giving, so you can bring your gifts. Today is actually the last […]
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With the Christmas and New Year’s holidays just around the corner, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is offering some safety tips as you prepare to celebrate with your family and friends. “Travel for Christmas and New Year’s is somewhat different than what you normally see over Thanksgiving,” according to Jimmy Watt, Public Information Officer for the Sheriff’s Office. “Instead of […]
Read moreAfter efforts to encourage the now-infamous “Upstate S.C. elk” to return to its home herd in North Carolina proved unsuccessful, the animal has been relocated to the S.C Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism’s Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site, where it will become a part of the “Animal Forest” exhibit there. However, it will be some time before visitors […]
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