Category: News

Following the implementation of a new computer system yesterday, October 1, the South Carolina Forestry Commission has introduced minor procedural changes for citizens notifying the agency of planned prescribed burns, featuring a slightly different order for burn plan requests and a new formatting style for assigned notification numbers. While state law still requires individuals conducting wildlife, forestry, and agricultural burns […]

The South Carolina Department of Transportation is accepting public comments through October 28, 2026, on a proposed project to replace the S-222 (Riggins Bridge Road) bridge over Twelve Mile Creek in Pickens County with a new three-span structure and modernized roadway approaches; further details and feedback options are available on the project website at projectportal.scdot.gov/S-222twelvemilecreek.

Oconee County has announced a slight delay in the availability of annual property tax bills, having been granted a 30-day extension by the South Carolina Department of Revenue pursuant to South Carolina Code of Laws § 12-2-60. Tax notices are anticipated to be available online by October 10, 2026, and mailed to taxpayers on or by October 20, 2026.

On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at approximately 4:53am, the Pickens County Coroner’s Office responded to a fatal house fire at 200 Le Ann Dr., Easley, where 58-year-old Lisa Mayer Gilstrap of Easley was pronounced dead. A man and an 11-year-old girl were injured in the fire, officials said, and were taken to an area hospital.. The cause and manner of […]

On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at approximately 2:30 PM, the Anderson County Coroner’s Office and Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting on Port Royal Road resulting from a domestic dispute, where 44-year-old Adger Luther Stamey of Anderson was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds, with the manner of death ruled a homicide and the investigation ongoing.

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed the Monday arrest of 29-year-old Kayla Marie Moore of Greenville, who is charged with second-degree burglary and grand larceny of a 2010 Lexus following an investigation that began when a deputy responded to a welfare check and a suspicious vehicle parked behind a barn on Rock Springs Drive. According to jail records, she […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a second suspect, 33-year-old Korin Jamell Moffett of Houston, Texas, charging him with grand larceny, breaking into a motor vehicle, and criminal conspiracy following a June 20 investigation where approximately $22,000 intended for construction payroll was stolen from a box truck on Fairway Lane in Chickasaw Point. Investigators believe the victim was targeted […]

AnMed has announced plans to build a new healthcare campus and 24/7 emergency center on a 44-acre site along Clemson Boulevard near Interstate 85 Exit 19, set to open in 2028 to serve the growing Pendleton and Anderson County area. This follows other recent health system expansions, including the 2025 opening of AnMed Piedmont near I-85 Exit 35, the upcoming […]

Seneca High School is hosting its Homecoming Parade today, Thursday, October 1, 2026, downtown at 5:30 PM, with lineup beginning at 4:00 PM on Main Street. The parade route will proceed down Main Street to Ram Cat Alley, turn left onto Fairplay, and continue down Railroad Street to circle the loop around Norton-Thompson Park prior to Jazz on the Alley. […]

The Town of Pendleton has announced temporary road closures and expected delays for two upcoming events: the Pendleton High School Homecoming Parade on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, with road closures beginning at 5:00 PM and the parade starting at 6:00 PM; and the Fall Harvest Festival running Saturday, October 10, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with road closures beginning […]