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The couple accused of a carjacking in Pickens County were arrested on Thursday. The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office reports that Jonathan Charles Bridges and Billi Joe Garrett stand charged with carjacking. Bridges told the victim that they needed a ride because Garrett was pregnant. The victim drove the couple to Waverly Drive in Pickens County. Deputies say that is where […]

The three suspects wanted in connection to the K-9 shooting and carjacking in Anderson County are behind bars. Anderson County Sheriff John Skipper reports that deputies captured the first suspect, 23-year-old Sergio Martin, Wednesday. The second suspect, 22-year-old David Fitzgerald Morris, Jr., was arrested during a traffic stop on Shockley Ferry Road in Anderson while the third suspect, 18-year-old Martavious […]

Landline phone and internet service is restored in the Keowee Key area. According to the Keowee Fire Department, service was disrupted Tuesday morning but is now working properly. It is unclear what caused the outage but representatives with AT&T fixed the problem sooner than anticipated.

The public is being asked for help by the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office identifying a man and a woman that stole a vehicle Wednesday morning after threatening the driver with a knife and forcing the owner to surrender the car. At approximately 8:30am, the owner of a gold, 2005 Mazda 3, was approached by a male and female outside a […]

The case of a fatal accidental shooting near Clemson was resolved Wednesday with two guilty pleas and a sentence in the Oconee General Sessions Court. Octavis Jamal Robinson pleaded guilty to attempted armed robbery and involuntary manslaughter. The judge sentenced him to prison for 10 years. He was arrested by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office in February 2014 after a […]

The Seneca Planning Department now offers residents a chance to see into the future as it presents the 2014-2024 Comprehensive Plan Draft, explains Seneca City Planner Jason Streetman. “It is the update to the plan, every so many years it needs to be updated and it is time to do that now. Really, it is just as it says a […]

The farming community of Oconee County comes together in November to celebrate another year of local agriculture. Eddie Martin of the Oconee Soil and Water Conservation District says the county’s agriculture interests are returning to the Fellowship Hall of the South Union Baptist Church for this year’s “Celebration of Agriculture” banquet. The event takes place on Nov. 12.

Keowee Elementary School recently awarded three students for their entries in this year’s Anti-Bullying Poster Contest sponsored by A Call to Action. Receiving blue ribbons were fourth graders Taylin Ruhe and Reagan Smith as well as first grader James Unsworth. The theme of this year’s contest was, “The End of Bullying Begins With Me.”

Enjoy free samples, meet with over 70 local businesses and register to win door prizes at the 94.1 The Lake’s 2015 Home, Health and Life Expo. It takes place this afternoon, Oct. 22, from 4-7pm at the Shaver Recreation Complex in Seneca, explains Lake General Manager Brandon Kessler. “We are featuring wine tastings from Palmetto Spirits, we’ve got steak and […]

Help from the public is being sought in the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office search for Ronald Hendrix who went missing from his home in Taylors. Hendrix is 73-years-old and described as 5′ 10″ tall, weighing 160 lbs., bald with brown eyes. He suffers from both dementia and depression. Hendrix may be driving a 2008 silver Acura with the license plate […]