Category: News

Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw is notifying citizens that Law Enforcement Publications will be at the Sheriff’s Office this week to make phone calls to sell ads for the 2014 Oconee County Sheriff’s Office calendar. The Sheriff would like to notify especially the business community that this is a legitimate company should their business receive a phone call. No individual […]

Oconee County, in conjunction with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, will be hosting a training program in Arson Investigation throughout the week of August 11th-16th.  The training will focus on investigative techniques, fire behavior, case studies and report/scene documentation. Investigators and firefighters are concerned with the cause of fires for two primary reasons; prevention of future loss and prosecution […]

Oconee County officials are asking the communities to help determine the cause of a residential structure fire at 352 Timberlake One Drive last Friday.  Oconee County Fire Chief Charlie King reports that after several days of joint investigation between the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Services, they are unable to rule out the possibility of the fire being intentionally […]

Firefighters battled for more than an hour to put out a fire at 405 Evergreen Trail in the Salem area Saturday afternoon.  Oconee County Fire Chief Charlie King reports that at 1:55pm, dispatchers received a call with the caller stating she felt her house had been struck by lightning and was filling with smoke. Firefighters arrived within ten minutes to find […]

A man required medical treatment Saturday when he felt ill during a deep-water dive in Lake Jocassee.  Oconee County Fire Chief Charlie King reports that the man was part of an outing led by commercial divers. The man became ill while diving to a depth of over 300 feet.  Responders and paramedics treated the man on scene until he could […]

The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce has named Jillian Lusk as its new Executive Director, starting August 19, 2013.  An experienced Chamber executive from St. Petersburg, FL, Lusk is married to Brock Lusk, an Oconee County native and Major in the Air Force. Lusk was a member of the leadership team at the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce, where […]

Tri-County Technical College’s Corporate & Community Education Division will hold a Job Fair and Training Expo for Anderson, Oconee and Pickens county residents Tuesday, August 13.  It will be held 9am to noon at the Pendleton Campus in the Industrial & Business Development Center.  Participants will be given the opportunity to meet and interview with area employers and/or find out […]

The City of Seneca is now spotlighting local businesses making an impact in our community.  A new feature on the city’s website at www.seneca.sc.us shines the light on a business in the city, explains Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander.  “We want to recognize local businesses and let people know about where their business is and what they do.  Our goal is […]

Seats are still available for the Alive At 25 classes, which will be held September 7, October 5, November 2, or December 7 at the Hamilton Career Center. This survival course developed by the National Safety Council is designed to deal with inexperience and casual attitudes participants have about driving which can cause violations, collisions, injury or death. Trained law enforcement officers in […]

Clemson University President James F. Barker and 164 other university presidents and chancellors are calling on leaders in Washington, D.C. to increase investment in research and education and close the “innovation deficit.” In an open letter to President Barack Obama and Congress, the presidents and chancellors wrote that closing the widening gap between needed and actual investments in research and education, the […]