Category: News

The water management page many use to monitor reservoir levels at Hartwell Lake, Russell Lake, and Thurmond Lake is undergoing unexpected maintenance. These reservoirs are located in the upper Savannah River basin. The Savannah District Corporate Communications Office has posted an explanation on its blog, Balancing the Basin, which also contains links to alternate sites where the public can track reservoir levels. The […]

An Oconee County jury found Gregory Lee Murphy guilty on Wednesday of distribution of methamphetamines.  This was his second offense. The Honorable Alex Macaulay sentenced Murphy to 25 years suspended on the service of 90 months followed by 5 years probation. Tenth Judicial Circuit Solicitor Chrissy Adams reports that on August 8, 2012, Murphy sold methamphetamine to an undercover informant […]

The agencies involved in the search and recovery efforts for Thomas Hill of Tampa, Florida are reaching out to other organizations, agencies, companies and wild and scenic river managers across the country to get input on other options for the recovery of his body. Incident Commander Scott Loftis said they are looking at how others have handled similar situations and […]

Swiftwater rescue teams from Columbia and Lexington County, S.C., continued efforts Wednesday to find the body of Thomas Hill.  A search dog from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office also worked at the scene. “We continue to bring in teams to search for Mr. Hill’s body,” said Incident Commander Scott Loftis. “Similar to yesterday, the search dog indicated that Mr. Hill […]

A man discovered by Walhalla Police Officers during a welfare check at his home on June 18th, died early Wednesday morning.  Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis reports that 72-year-old Curtis Howard Orr of 608 West South Broad Street in Walhalla, died at 3am Wednesday morning at Oconee Medical Center.   A son and daughter-in-law have been charged with neglect as […]

Beginning next week with the start of July, the City of Seneca will be spotlighting a business inside the city limits.  Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander says this is a new way for the City to say thank you for doing business here but also to let the community know more about them.  “We are always trying to figure out ways […]

When applying for a job, it may be best to leave your social media interactions at the door. A survey by the job-hunting site CareerBuilder.com finds more hiring managers are using social media to research candidates, explains CareerBuilder.com’s Michael Erwin.  “39% of human resources professionals now say that they are using social networking sites to research candidates and that is […]

The unsolved case of Stacey Brook Holsonback is the latest cold case to be spotlighted by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office. In the winter of 1997, 19-year-old Stacey Brooke Holsonback was a student at Clemson University.  On February 20th, 1997, her body was found in Lake Hartwell just off Highway 93 near Seneca.  According to investigators, her body was found […]

As fatigue and disappointment start to set in, responders remain resolute in their efforts to return Thomas Hill home to his wife and children.  “Some people have been supporting this effort for more than a week, sometimes as many as 16 hours a day, so of course they’re tired,” said Incident Commander Scott Loftis. “But that doesn’t lessen our determination […]

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made this statement on President Obama’s decision on the Keystone XL pipeline. “Mr. President, what are you thinking? Even if we don’t build Keystone XL the Canadians have made it clear they will sell oil from the oil sands.  Some of the highest greenhouse gas emitting countries in the world, like China, are already lining […]