Category: News

James Bartee is back in the news.  The former Oconee County Sheriff’s candidate is suing several people he says are involved in getting him arrested on an attempted kidnapping charge.  The suit, seeking actual and punitive damages, names Nicholas Blackwell as defendant.  Bartee is accusing Blackwell of fabricating a claim that he sought to kidnap a retired judge because of […]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces three people were killed on state roads and highways from Friday, January 11, at 6pm until Sunday, January 13, at midnight. As of January 13, 22 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 35 highway deaths in this same time period in 2012.  Oconee County reports no highway fatalities in […]

The cost of filling up at the pump has gone up for the first time in a while. The average price of regular grade gasoline is now $3.32, up seven cents over three weeks according to the latest Lundberg Survey. Publisher Trilby Lundberg says this ends a good run of low priced gasoline. “The price actually crashed 58 cents between […]

Bankrate.com surveyed a thousand Americans to find out about insurance costs across the board, including auto, homeowners, and health insurance. Bankrate’s Doug Whiteman says more than a third said their rates went up. In this economy, Whiteman says if costs are rising, it is time to shop around. “There are a lot of insurance companies out there, there is a […]

By now, most people have already broken at least a few of their New Year’s resolutions, but the NFIB Small Business Legal Center has come up with a list of five resolutions every small-business owner should keep. In the next few weeks, South Carolina’s small-business owners should: Perform an Insurance Check-Up. If it has been a few years since you’ve […]

Clemson University has launched a new magazine to highlight research done by students.  Decipher will highlight research in Clemson University’s Creative Inquiry Program, which provides opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in research to tackle real-world problems. The magazine is a Creative Inquiry project itself, with the majority of the writing and design done by a team of students. The […]

Seneca Police have arrested and charged a 27-year-old man with the attempted murder of his parents.  The incident occurred Thursday night at the family residence on Shorecrest Drive.  Seneca Police Chief John Covington announces that Bradley Hayne Williams was arrested and charged with attempted murder.  Investigators determined that a disagreement turned violent in the kitchen of the home.  Police quoted […]

Deputies with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Department have made an arrest in their investigation of recent burglaries near West Union and Westminster.  The daily booking activity report from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Department lists 25-year-old Thomas Edwin Turner of Westminster charged with burglary and larceny. Three of the burglaries occurred in the Hideaway Point neighborhood near West Union.  Those thefts […]

Fire Departments in Oconee County and across the Upstate participated in training Sunday as part of a two-day series on rural water supply. The training teaches firefighters how to deliver large quantities of water to an emergency scene in a rural setting or a disaster where water systems may be inoperable. Oconee County depends on the use of tanker trucks […]

All campuses of Tri-County Technical College; Anderson, Easley, Seneca and Pendleton, will be closed Monday, January 21, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.