Category: News

If you have a Sears dehumidifier, check it, because there is a recall for 2003 through 2005 models. Consumer Product Safety Commission spokesman Carl Purvis gives some of the basics on the recall, which is going out for the second time.  “Sears is re-announcing a recall that they had on Kenmore dehumidifiers and these Kenmore brand dehumidifiers were manufactured by […]

DHEC is offering a free Blitz Clinic at the Shaver Complex in Seneca on August 13th from 9am until 4pm to administer the Tdap vaccine.    Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, all students entering seventh grade must receive or have already received a dose of Tdap vaccine on or after their seventh birthday to protect them from pertussis, also known as whooping cough.  […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has ended their search for a woman reported missing this week after not being heard from for three and a half weeks, explains Jimmy Watt, Public Information Officer for the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office.  “44-year-old Rudi Samya Murphy of 266 Alexander Road in Salem was reported missing by her daughter, who filed a report with […]

The identity of the man who died Monday afternoon on the Chattooga River has been released.  Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis identified the man as 64-year-old Ralph Neal Head of Madison, Georgia.  A post mortem examination concluded that he died as a result of freshwater drowning.  His manner of death is classified as accidental.  Head was canoeing on the river […]

A former Anderson elementary school teacher has pled to child pornography charges.  United States Attorney Bill Nettles announces that 47-year-old Joey Thomas Carter pled guilty in federal court in Anderson, to conspiracy to defraud the United States.  United States District Judge Timothy M. Cain accepted the plea and will impose sentence after he has reviewed a report from the U.S. […]

An Upstate carjacker has pled guilty and will receive the maximum sentence the law allows.  Tenth Judicial Circuit Solicitor Chrissy Adams announces that Frankie Hugh Brooks, Jr. pled guilty in Anderson County General Sessions Court to multiple charges. The Honorable Lawton McIntosh sentenced him to the maximum on each of the following charges: 20 years for carjacking; 5 years each […]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces that motorists in the Palmetto State set a record-breaking 91.7% safety belt usage rate making 2013 the second consecutive year the rate rose above 90%.  The figures are from a recent survey by the University of South Carolina. It was based on traffic counts conducted in 16 counties and focused on drivers […]

The latest unsolved case to be profiled by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is that of Jimmy Whitfield, who was reported missing over 26 years ago.  Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt gives details.  “The late winter of 1987 was the last time that Jimmy Whitfield was seen by his family and friends.  That was over 26 […]

Dr. Ronnie L. Booth, president of Tri-County Technical College, will deliver the College’s summer commencement address on Friday, August 2, at 6pm at the Anderson Civic Center. Approximately 344 students will receive degrees, diplomas and/or certificates.  In addition to families and guests of the graduates, alumni and other friends of the College are invited to attend the ceremony. Dr. Booth […]

The Board of Trustees for the School District of Oconee County held its regular meeting Monday night.  With more than a month before the start of the new school year, the Board heard a report from Superintendent Dr. Mike Lucas on progress being made this summer in anticipation of the new year.  “The summer is really an important time for […]