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2014 has been a deadly year for law enforcement nationwide, according to preliminary figures released by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. It found 126 law enforcement fatalities, up 24% over last year, with firearms-related deaths (50) spiking 56%. Fund Chairman Craig Floyd looks at police officer deaths and injuries. “One police officer is killed somewhere in America every […]

Cole Stoudt threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as the Clemson Tigers beat the Oklahoma Sooners 40-6 in the Russell Athletic Bowl on Monday. With the win, the Tigers improve to 10-3 and reach double-digit victories for the fourth consecutive season.

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Easley man early Sunday morning on weapons charges, explains Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “21-year-old Tyler Joseph Crutchfield of 104 Wallace Drive was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 2:55am. Deputies were dispatched just before 1am on Dec. 28 to an address on Owens Road in Seneca […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man late Sunday afternoon on drug conspiracy charges. 47-year-old Howard Eugene Johnson was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center. Around Nov. 12, Narcotics Agents began an investigation into the purchase of Pseudoephedrine by Johnson beyond the legal limit. Pseudoephedrine is a common ingredient in the making of methamphetamine and only 9 […]

Authorities say a 25-year-old Anderson woman was fatally shot while hunting with friends in Florence County, two weeks after getting engaged. The Florence County Coroner’s Office says Samantha Moore was shot about 6:30pm Saturday and died at a hospital. The state Department of Natural Resources says that Moore was among a half-dozen people hunting on property in Lake City. As […]

The log home of Patricia and Randy Travis located at 301 Lazy Street, Anderson, South Carolina has been added to the quilt trail by the addition of a Nine Patch quilt family heirloom. The Nine Patch quilt block is one of several kinds of patchwork quilts. Some of the earliest blocks consisted of blocks made up of 4 squares of […]

It’s now illegal to text and drive in South Carolina. If you get caught texting while driving in South Carolina you will now get fined. Lance Corporal David Jones of the SC Highway patrol says the law went into effect in the middle of the year, but there was a six month grace period for motorists to become familiar with […]

Instead of letting your Christmas tree take up space in a landfill this year, state natural resources officials suggest giving it a second life by putting it to good use for fish or wildlife. In rural areas, discarded Christmas trees can be put to good use as erosion control or as brush piles to provide resting and escape cover for […]

Greenville Health System is requesting that children under the age of 18 refrain from visiting hospitalized patients because of the level of flu and respiratory illnesses now in the Upstate. GHS is also requesting that anyone with signs of the flu, respiratory illness or cold temporarily refrain from visiting hospitalized patients. Hospital officials say the measure will help protect patients […]

Oconee County earned the nickname “The Golden Corner” because of its scenic beauty. Tourists come from across the country to see the waterfalls, hike the mountains and swim in the lakes. The Keep Oconee Beautiful Association says let’s keep it that way, by securing trash before driving to the manned convenience centers this holiday season. “Christmas packages like people who […]