Body found in search for Missing OC Man

A body has been recovered in the search for a missing Oconee County man.  Oconee County Fire Chief Charlie King said that a body was recovered from Lake Jocassee around 2:20pm Saturday afternoon.  Rescue crews from Oconee and Pickens counties responded to Devils Fork State Park at Lake Jocassee late Saturday morning to search for a man. Chief King said that […]

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Suspect arrested after attack outside Bi-Lo in Anderson

An Anderson  man has been arrested after an assault outside of a Bi-Lo grocery store in Anderson County Saturday night.  52-year-old Clifton Bernard Staley was arrested and charged with robbery by use of force. The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office reports that Staley used force to take a woman’s purse as she exited the store.  A K-9 unit found him in a wooded area […]

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Anderson Man charged in Copper Thefts from Cellular Buildings

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said an Anderson man has been charged with multiple offenses related to burglaries at cellular buildings.  32-year-old Jonathan Moore stands charged with burglary, grand larceny and injury to real property. According to arrest warrants, Moore broke into a T-Mobile building on March 25, where he stole $11,000 worth of copper wire and caused over $15,000 […]

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Seneca Elementary Principal resigns after arrest

A Seneca Elementary School Principal has been arrested.  The Seneca Police Department reports the arrest of Blue Ridge Elementary School Principal Idasa Cobb.  She stands charged with the misdemeanor offense of “failure of certain persons to report child abuse or neglect.” Cobb was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center yesterday afternoon.  The School District of Oconee County released the […]

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15.5% of Young People Out of Work in March

Generation Opportunity, a national, non-partisan youth advocacy organization, is releasing its Millennial Jobs Report for March 2014. The data is non-seasonally adjusted (NSA) and is specific to 18-29 year olds. The effective (U-6) unemployment rate for 18-29 year olds, which adjusts for labor force participation by including those who have given up looking for work, is 15.5%. The (U-3) unemployment rate for 18-29 […]

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MADD applauds SC House for passing Emma’s Law

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) applauds the South Carolina House for passage of Emma’s Law on Thursday with a vote of 104 to zero. Emma’s Law, named after six year-old Emma Longstreet who was killed by a drunk driver on January 1, 2012, will now move to the Senate as there have been some changes made by the House. “We are encouraged by the […]

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OC Special Election certified

The Oconee County Election Commission certified the votes cast in this week’s special primary for Seat 3 on the County Council at a meeting Thursday. A handful of votes were added to each candidate’s total, but the outcome remains unchanged. It means that Andy Inabinet is now the official winner of Tuesday’s primary. Three votes were added to Inabinet’s tally, […]

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Woman arrested on Child Cruelty Charges

A Westminster woman is behind bars after a 10-day investigation into a case of cruelty to children.  The Westminster Police Department reports the arrest of 34-year-old Rebecca Lynn Rogers on two counts of cruelty to children, one count for each of the children under her care.  A police investigation was initiated on March 21 at Butler and Johnson Streets in […]

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United Way of OC asking residents to take Survey

Seven United Ways in the Upstate of South Carolina, including the United Way of Oconee County, are launching a new effort to help maximize the early learning potential of young children. Born Learning Upstate SC is a public engagement campaign that aims to help parents, caregivers and communities provide young children with quality learning opportunities. The campaign is built around research […]

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