Category: News

A brush fire Thursday afternoon in Pickens County destroyed three outbuildings.  The fire on Dogwood Ridge Road in Easley was reported to firefighters around 4:30pm.  Three outbuildings were destroyed, but no other property was damaged.  Crews from the Dacusville Fire Department and the Pickens City Fire Department suppressed the fire in about an hour and a half with the help […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Mountain Rest man with attempted murder in relation to an incident that occurred earlier this week.  Besides the attempted murder charge, 29-year-old Matthew Thomas Moore has also been charged with possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, explains Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “According […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested and charged a Seneca area man with criminal sexual conduct with a minor after an incident that occurred over this past weekend, explains Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt.  “40-year-old Thomas Lamar Cobb, Jr. of 36 Gammell Street in Seneca was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 2:07pm […]

Additional charges have been filed against an Anderson County man who was arrested over the weekend during a license checkpoint. 38-year-old Jack Daniel Glenn was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center Saturday evening after being arrested on charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of a controlled substance as the result of a checkpoint on Coneross Creek Road.  Glenn […]

Now that spring has arrived and temperatures are starting to warm, more people will be looking for fun outdoor activities.  The School District of Oconee County encourages seniors to get a Gold Card and enjoy spring sports at middle and high schools, explains Oconee County Schools Assistant Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland.  “That is a great thing for our seniors in […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster woman this week on burglary and larceny charges.  Booked into the Oconee County Detention Center on the charges was 20-year-old Christina Collins. According to warrants, she stands charged with one count of petit larceny, one count of grand larceny and one count of second-degree burglary. The victim told investigators that various technology […]

Roper Mountain Science Center, a facility of Greenville County Schools, announces that the following School District of Oconee County teachers have been selected to attend the Science P.L.U.S. Institute during the summer of 2014.  From Northside Elementary Laura Land, Eddie Chavis from Seneca Middle, from Tamassee-Salem Middle and High Patricia Childress, Sandy Whiteford from Walhalla Middle and Lisa Curry and […]

An Anderson man caught a near record-breaking flathead catfish in a local river on Wednesday.  The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources reports that Danny Aderhold reeled in the catfish weighing over 79 pounds, 9.6 ounces while fishing in the Cooper River.  Although his catch is technically the state’s largest, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources said it must beat the […]

Today, drinking remains highly prevalent on college campuses worldwide. A new study looked at how effective a web-based screening and intervention program was for reducing unhealthy alcohol use among college students on a national scale. “This study was done amongst a sample of students who exhibited fairly moderate to heavy drinking.” Dr. Nicholas Horton from Amherst College and co-authors used […]

Non-profit organizations that serve senior citizens in both Oconee and Anderson counties have jobs to offer.  Those jobs will be showcased during an event on April 2 in Anderson hosted by SENIOR Solutions. The open positions available cover many of the non-profit organizations and all involve close work with senior citizens.  They include drivers, home care aides, adult day care […]