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A manhunt at the South Carolina-Georgia border has landed two people in jail. Sister station WSGC reports a man, described only as a shirtless white male with tattoos, was taken into custody at approximately 8:30pm Sunday evening by authorities in Elbert County, Georgia. Another suspect, a female, was also arrested because of the events on Sunday. According to the Elbert […]

A Clemson University Sorority joins a young Seneca boy’s fight against cancer. Sunday night, members from the Tri-Delta sorority held a balloon release for 21-month-old Lachlan Tannery, who is battling a rare form of leukemia. The event helped raise money and awareness in hopes of finding Lachlan a bone marrow match. The Tannery family will be living near MUSC in […]

On Saturday, the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity at Clemson University issued a statement that the group has found no evidence of hazing in the death of 19-year-old freshman Tucker Hipps, whose body was found last Monday. He was reported missing following an early morning run with fraternity members. The fraternity said it has completed the first phase of its internal […]

The South Carolina Highway Patrol says an Easley woman died early Sunday morning in a crash on Highway 123 in Pickens County. It happened around 6:35am, south of the City of Liberty. Troopers report that the vehicle ran off the road, the driver over-corrected and struck the guardrail in the median. The Pickens County Coroner’s Office identified the woman as […]

A sign of the fall season can now be seen in downtown Seneca. “You see the cornstalks going on the light poles; you know the season is here.” Seneca Events Coordinator Riley Johnson thanks the crew with Seneca Light and Water for decorating the downtown streets. “Tony Mize and his staff went out and put up the cornstalks, getting all […]

The City of Seneca looks to extend its boundary by 34 acres through annexing a city owned building and related properties. The city’s Facilities Corporation recently voted unanimously to pursue the annexation of the Seneca Rail Site industrial building and connected property, explains Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander. “The Facilities Corporation made a recommendation to annex the city owned property into […]

An investigation into the discovery of drug paraphernalia in a child’s bedroom earlier this week has led to multiple charges against two Westminster men in a separate investigation, explains Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “Agents from the Narcotics Unit of the Sheriff’s Office responded to an address on Blackjack Road late Monday morning due to the […]

Approximately 74,000 Oconee County tax bills will be sent via U.S. mail in two weeks. A delay in receiving a revised assessment covering Duke Energy, the county’s largest taxpayer, accounts for a two-week delay in mailing the 2014 bills, according to Oconee County Auditor Ken Nix. The bills hit the mail on Oct. 9 and 10 and are payable to […]

Thursday the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office began the seventh “Operation Infinity” drug sweep round up. The Sheriff’s Office began the operation with a meeting at the Law Enforcement Center at 8:30am that also included officers from the Seneca, Walhalla and Westminster Police Departments. “Operation Infinity” is a reference to the ongoing commitment of the Sheriff’s Office to combat the drug […]

Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw releases his second statement this week into the death investigation of Clemson University Student Tucker Hipps. “We are continuing with the investigation into the death of Tucker Hipps. Deputies worked late into the night on Wednesday following up on witness statements,” said Sheriff Crenshaw. So far, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has interviewed 50 individuals, […]