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Deputies with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man this week on two outstanding drug warrants related to an “Operation Infinity” drug sweep from this spring. The two warrants charge 40-year-old Sheldon LaShane Williams with distributing a quantity of crack cocaine to an undercover operative of the Sheriff’s Office on two separate occasions, Dec. 16, 2014 and Jan. […]

United States Attorney Bill Nettles announces that 53-year-old Jeffrey Scott Green and 52-year-old Lisa Flaugher-Green, both of Easley, were sentenced in federal court in Greenville, for a conspiracy to defraud. Senior United States District Judge Henry M. Herlong, Jr., of Greenville sentenced Jeffrey Scott Green to 30 months in prison and Lisa Flaugher-Green to 27 months in prison. Evidence presented […]

The month of October has been designated as “National Disability Employment Awareness Month” to increase the public’s awareness of the contributions and skills of American workers with disabilities. Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander, who also works for the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department serving Oconee and Pickens counties, recently signed a proclamation. “As Mayor of the City of Seneca, I do […]

According to the Keowee Fire Department, landline phone service is currently down in the Keowee Key area. It appears that internet service is affected as well. According to Brandon Shirley of the Keowee Fire Department, if you call 911 from a cell phone, make sure you provide detailed information concerning your location, including letting dispatchers know that you live inside […]

The Nov. 3 election for the City of Walhalla Mayor and Council race is drawing near. The Walhalla Area Chamber of Commerce invites the community to participate in its Candidate Forum, explains executive director Vanessa Penton. “Our Candidate Forum is on Oct. 27 at 6:30pm in the Walhalla Civic Auditorium. Members of the community can submit questions for the candidates […]

The Oconee County Council needs more data before amending the county noise ordinance. The decibel levels, reported Tuesday night by Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw, are not conclusive. One of the areas officers measured noise was the beer tent at last weekend’s Oktoberfest on Sertoma Field in Walhalla.

South Carolina’s unemployment rate is at its lowest level in more than seven years. The figure dropped to 5.7% in September from 6% in August. According to the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce, the last time the unemployment rate was that low was February 2008. The state’s jobless rate is down 1.1% since May, declining each of the past […]

A Walhalla Police Officer has been fired after a man says he was assaulted while handcuffed. On Tuesday, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division announced that 25-year-old Zachary Covington stands charged with third-degree assault and battery in connection with an altercation on Sunday. SLED agents say Covington hit 27-year-old Matthew Lowell three times in the head at a Walhalla apartment […]

An Easley man died from injuries sustained in a crash on Farrs Bridge Road in Pickens County. The Pickens County Coroner’s Office reports that 37-year-old Phillip Bragg died at the scene. Troopers report he was wearing a seatbelt. The crash happened on Farrs Bridge Road between Alex Drive and Country Trail just after 5:30pm Tuesday.

Over 300 anglers took to the water Wednesday morning on Lake Hartwell for the 2015 Ram American Fishing Tour National Championship. These anglers are vying for one of two new Dodge Ram truck packages and one of three Triton Boat/ Mercury Outboard boat packages. The event is open to the public.