Category: News

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has filed an additional charge against 43-year-old Timothy Scott Blackwell, who barricaded himself inside his home Sunday after law enforcement responded to a domestic call.  Oconee County Sheriff’s Office public information officer Jimmy Watt gives details.  “The additional charge, according to warrants, is possession of a firearm or ammunition by a person convicted of a […]

Continuous rain, rising rivers, and saturated ground have made flood prone areas in the Upstate vulnerable.  Storms are forecast in the Upstate for much of the week, so Oconee County Emergency Management director Scott Krein is warning residents about potential floods. “Our lakes and rivers are full and if streams run on roads that can be dangerous.  Any time the […]

The national average price for a gallon of gas remained pretty much the same over the past three weeks. Trilby Lundberg, publisher of the Lundberg Survey of gas prices, says you should expect to pay a bit more over the next few weeks though.  “I do think that the trend ex-crude is for a bit more at the pump because […]

Much of the Upstate is under a flash flood watch, and severe thunderstorms are expected this afternoon.  A line of showers and a few embedded thunderstorms is moving across north central Georgia and the storms are expected to track east across northeast Georgia and the Upstate of South Carolina during the early to mid-afternoon. As the line of storms moves […]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces three people were killed on state roads and highways from Friday, June 7, at 6pm until Sunday, June 9, at midnight.  As of June 9, 291 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 373 highway deaths in this same time period in 2012.  Locally, Oconee County reports one highway fatality in 2013 […]

Clemson University’s Women in Science and Engineering Program, as known as WISE, has received the 2013 National Engineers Week Foundation and Women in Engineering Programs and Advocate Networks’ Introduce a Girl to Engineering Award. The award honors organizations for outstanding outreach efforts as a part of National Engineers Week and Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day in February. WISE encourages […]

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on the nomination of Samantha Power to serve as United States Ambassador to the United Nations. “Samantha Power is a solid choice to serve as United States Ambassador to the United Nations.  She has the background, intellect, and toughness to fill this important diplomatic post at a time of great […]

While the attention of many turn this time of the year to vacations and family fun, the attention of many thieves and robbers turn to homes unoccupied while families are out of town.  The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office wants to pass along some information that will help homeowners protect their homes and property while they are away. There are many […]

Sister station WLHR in Lavonia reports tragedy on Hartwell Lake over the weekend as a man drowned on the Georgia side of the lake. According to Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement officer Craig Fulgum, it happened Saturday evening at the Old Reed Creek Boat Ramp off Sara John Road in Hartwell. Fulgum said the victim has been identified as 54-year-old […]

Sunday evening, deputies with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man near Walhalla who barricaded himself inside his home.   43-year-old Timothy Scott Blackwell of Fairfield Road was taken into custody without incident around 8:41pm Sunday evening. According to investigators, deputies responded to the home on Fairfield Road near Pickens Highway around 2:50pm in regards to a domestic call.  Once […]