Category: News

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man late last week on multiple charges of criminal sexual conduct with a minor. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details. “68-year-old Jaimie Sabio Obregon of 124 Morgan Lane in Seneca was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center on for charges of criminal sexual conduct with a […]

Thomas J. Holloman III is the new Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Office in Charlotte. He reported to this position in June 2014. He is one of 25 Special Agents in Charge across the country, each responsible for a particular field office. Holloman was the Assistant Special Agent in Charge in the Atlanta Field […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help locating a suspect from Seneca wanted in a series of burglaries and larcenies along and on Doyle Drive in Seneca that occurred in June. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details. “20-year-old Michael Andrew Poole, Jr. of 2438 Owens Road is wanted by deputies regarding three […]

A community based group assisting the City of Seneca in authenticating the area’s African-American history being collected for the future Bertha Lee Strickland Museum is compiling archives through personal stories, photos and news articles. Strickland Cultural Museum Preservation Group coordinator Shelby Henderson explains. “We are creating an archive where we are gathering information from all the local African-American community and […]

Even though South Carolina’s 211 service has been around for five years in Oconee County, some residents are still unsure how the one-stop resource for finding assistance in the local community actually works. LaShauna Harrison, Chief Operating Officer for the United Way of Oconee County explains how this database of service providers operates. “United Way Worldwide came up with a […]

The City of Clemson has been experiencing taste and odor issues from its drinking water during the past month. The change in the water taste is from a blue-green algae that is present in Lake Hartwell. It has an earthy taste and smell that can be unpleasant at high enough levels. The issues were created in Lake Hartwell by the […]

Two interim dean appointments were announced Thursday by Clemson University President James Clements, both effective July 1. As announced in April, Larry Allen is stepping down as dean of the College of Health, Education and Human Development to return to the faculty at the end of the month. Brett Wright, chairman of the parks, recreation and tourism department, will serve […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help regarding a shoplifting that occurred last Friday morning at the Walmart in Seneca. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details. “An Oconee County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to 1636 Sandifer Boulevard last Friday afternoon, June 13 in regards to a shoplifting that occurred around 7:52am that […]

The Athens County Prosecutor’s Office in Athens County, Ohio is asking for the assistance of the South Carolina public to find Timothy Alan Horvath who is wanted as a material witness in crimes involving a narcotics trafficking ring in Ohio. Horvath is described as being 39-year-old, 5’ 11’’, 170 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last known […]

An Anderson man has been arrested on child pornography charges as part of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force of the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office. Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Kenny Allen Swaney. According to Wilson’s office, the task force received a referral from investigators at the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office that images depicting children […]