Category: News

The Building Blocks quilt block has been donated to Oconee County by the Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail, working collaboratively with the County to preserve our heritage through the stories of the quilts and their makers. This quilt block is displayed inside the County Administration Building at 415 South Pine Street in Walhalla. Ellen Henderson of Landrum made the fabric Building […]

Multi-Grammy Award nominees, Jeff and Sheri Easter, and Family will make a special appearance at the Gignilliat Community Center in Seneca on April 20 at 6:30pm. The concert is a benefit event for Safe Harbor, home for victims of domestic abuse. Ticket prices are $12 per person with age 12-under admitted free. Group reserved seating is available for church or […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office will be participating in the “Zero Tolerance for Litter” campaign during the month of April.  The annual campaign is a partnership between law enforcement, Palmetto Pride, and the South Carolina Litter Control Association to bring awareness to the problem of litter in the state of South Carolina with the hopes of making the Palmetto State […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested two individuals last week on charges of trafficking methamphetamines.   The booking activity report of the Oconee County Detention Center lists 25-year-old Javier Francisco Farfan and 22-year-old Jaime Flores, both of Lawrenceville, Georgia, were pulled over by Oconee County Sheriff’s Deputies around 1:45pm on South Highway 59 near East Fairplay Boulevard.  The individuals were driving […]

An autopsy was performed Friday morning at AnMed Medical Center on the body of 40-year-old Douglas Chapman of Seneca.  Forensic pathologist, Dr. Brett Woodard, conducted this exam.  Chapman was discovered dead early Thursday morning in a wooded area in the Friendship Community of Oconee County.  His body was found in proximity of where he was seen running into the woods […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Department is seeking help in solving vandalism cases in the area.  The Sheriff’s Department says between March 4th and 29th a number of vandalism incidents were reported in the area of Bountyland Road and Poplar Springs Road, near Foothills Community Church.  Reports of damage to yards, homes and vehicles were reported in the area.  In an isolated case […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public for assistance in locating a missing Oconee County teenager.  Katherine Lidley, 16, was reported missing on February 27 around 6 am from her foster home in Westminster. Katherine, who goes by the name Katey, is 5’1″ tall, about 115 lbs with blond hair and green eyes.  The Department of Social Services […]

On Monday, Oconee Medical Center goes live on a state-of-the-art hospital information system called Paragon® that will enhance quality, safety and efficiency through the seamless sharing of information. The hospital started the final steps necessary to bring the system live at 5pm on Thursday, March 28. At that time, previous information systems were disconnected and most processes returned to paper. Staff will spend the […]

Tri-County Technical College’s Corporate and Community Education Division is reaching out to individuals interested in a career in truck driving by hosting a Job Fair and Training Expo on April 9. The event will be held from 9am to noon at Tri-County Technical College’s Anderson Campus, located at 511 Michelin Blvd. in Anderson. Participants will be given the opportunity to […]

The Clemson University debate team, in its first year of organization and competition, has won the National Educational Debate Association National Championship. The team competed against 80 students on 10 teams in the contest at Clemson University earlier this month. The Tiger debaters also won the overall team sweepstakes and several first-place individual awards at a National Educational Debate Association […]