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After a much heralded career at the University of New Mexico, where star player James Erkenbeck (San Diego, Cal.) competed in the US Am Publinks and Palmer Cup and was named a member of the All-Nicklaus Team, Erkenbeck did what very few golfers have ever done on the NGA Tour Pro Series over the years, and that was post a […]

Gas prices went up again across the nation, but experts say they are likely to peak soon.  The national average increased more than 2 cents in the last week to $3.65 per gallon, 13 cents higher than a month ago and 16 cents higher than a year ago.  GasBuddy.com reports that while the national average has risen for twelve straight […]

The South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy will award State Rep. B.R. Skelton the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his promotion of the health and well-being of South Carolina teens during the SC Campaign’s annual Legislative Day at the South Carolina Statehouse. The SC Campaign will also recognize State Sen. Thomas Alexander and State Rep. Jenny Horne as […]

Oconee Medical Center EMS has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Silver Award to recognize its commitment and success in implementing specific quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who suffer a severe heart attack known as a STEMI (ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction). “We are pleased to be recognized for our dedication and achievements in emergency medical care […]

Residents of Oconee County now have multiple options when choosing an internet service provider with the county’s fiber optic network. Six providers are now authorized on the fiber optic network, dubbed FOCUS, which stands for Fiber Optics Creating Unified Solutions. The project, which is aimed to provide the county with high-speed internet, was created as a public-private partnership between the […]

The state’s Judicial Merit Selection Commission has deemed attorney Scott Sprouse of Walhalla qualified to move into Seat 2 as the Tenth Circuit Judge, serving Oconee and Anderson counties. The commission yesterday gave Sprouse a unanimous vote as it nominated him to run in a May 28 election by the state legislature. He will go into that election unopposed to […]

Seneca Police Chief John Covington asked the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division to investigate four suspected cases of illegal voting. Chief Covington says the cases turned up after the Seneca City Council elections in March.  Chief Covington received complaints from both city officials and the county voter registration commission regarding the possibility that up to four people illegally voted in […]

A waitress had to be airlifted to the hospital after a Monday morning fire at the Bootland Diner in Oconee County. The restaurant is located next to the convenience store at the Mobile Station at Exit 4 on I85. Dozens of firefighters from Oconee and Anderson counties were deployed to the scene around 11am, when people inside the restaurant called […]

An Anderson County 17-year-old sits behind bars for allegedly shooting a man he was trying to rob as the victim fled.  Deputies with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office report that a 911 call was made to dispatch after 10:50pm on April 21 about gunshots in the Newport Commons area on Simpson Road. According to the incident report, two suspects approached […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting an event to raise money for a scholarship fund in honor of an Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Deputy who passed away over 4 years ago, explains Captain Jeff Underwood.  “Deputy Bill Schuck passed away in the line of duty in the early morning house of February 7, 2010 after being pinned between […]