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Six people have died in structure fires in South Carolina since midnight. The most critical device in every home and business to ensure your safety is a working smoke detector. Smoke alarms save lives. However, many homes do not have smoke alarms; others have smoke alarms that don’t work. Your Oconee County Fire Service is committed to ensuring that every […]

Last week, a resident reported to the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office that they had received a phone call that showed the Sheriff’s name and his phone number on the caller I.D. This was a computer generated call that offered the business a sales pitch to get business leads. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office believes this a technique that many scammers […]

The Walhalla Kiwanis Club announces the winners of this year’s Shining Lights Contest. First place in the small residential category went to Tom and Patsy Lamas at 101 Tall Window Drive in Seneca and second place to Debbie James at 421 East Main Street in West Union. First place in large residential went to Ned and Judy Edwards at 408 […]

A Pickens County grandmother has been arrested after the death of an infant. The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office reports that 43-year-old Angela Denise Brewer stands charged with homicide by child abuse. Investigators were called to a home on Swiss Entrance in Pickens on Oct. 17 after a 911 call that a child was not breathing. The 14-month-old boy was taken […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office seeks the public’s help solving four reported burglaries that have occurred in the South Cove area of the county. The first burglary was reported early Friday afternoon, Dec. 12, at an address in the 100 block of South Cove Road. The homeowner believes that the burglary and larceny occurred sometime between Nov. 21 and Dec. […]

At a surprise ceremony on Thursday, Seneca High School Principal Cliff Roberts was named the South Carolina High School Principal of the Year. Oconee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland praised Roberts for his educational leadership in the community. “Over the last couple of years, we’ve really seen the whole Seneca area, from its elementary schools, the middle school and […]

Higher travel is anticipated this holiday season as gas prices continue to fall across the country. According to GasBuddy.com, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $2.28 in South Carolina, which is down 14-cents since last week. The national average is $2.47. Experts predict even lower prices as we near the end of the year.

Seneca High School Principal Cliff Roberts is the South Carolina High School Principal of the Year. The announcement came Thursday afternoon in a surprise ceremony, explains Roberts. “It was a great surprise; they did a wonderful job, Mrs. Leroy and some of the folks of keeping it a secret. I think she worked with Dr. Thorsland, Mr. Hanvey and some […]

A Pickens County jury convicted a Central man of criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the first degree. Judge Clifton Newman sentenced 51-year-old Vernon Glen Evans to 30-years. The judge stipulated that he must serve 25 and half years before becoming eligible for parole. According to an announcement by 13th Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins, Evans used his friendship of […]

A Wednesday night accident took the life of a 61-year-old Easley man. Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley said William Herman Anderson died Thursday morning from blunt force trauma to his torso and thigh. The single vehicle accident occurred around 9:30pm Wednesday night on SC-93 near Easley. Troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol say the driver went off the side […]