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Tonight’s School District of Oconee County Board of Trustees meeting will honor the Walhalla High School girls’ basketball state champions and introduce the Sheriff’s Office’s new K-9 officer. The agenda also includes the first reading of the proposed $139 million fiscal year 2025-26 budget, an update on the Centigix security system and other safety measures, and a final vote on […]

A Friday evening crash around 7:20pm on Six and Twenty Road near the Five Forks Road intersection in Anderson County proved fatal. Master Trooper William Bennett has details… The Anderson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 38-year-old Amanda Susanne Feltman of Pendleton. Officials added that she wasn’t wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, partnering with the Fair-Oak Youth Center, will host its next free Community Meal on Tuesday, April 29th, from 5 pm to 8 pm at the Fair-Oak Youth Center (150 School House Road, Westminster), featuring a taco menu and offering an opportunity for the Oakway community to connect with deputies, furthering the Sheriff’s Office’s ongoing efforts […]

The Oconee County Council will convene on Tuesday, April 15, at 6:00 PM, for a meeting that includes routine approvals in a consent agenda, a proclamation recognizing the Golden Corner Food Pantry’s 40th anniversary, an EMS update, a public comment session, and council member remarks. The agenda also features public hearings and readings for several ordinances concerning fee-in-lieu of tax […]

Harpers Plaza was the setting on Saturday as friends, family, and community members gathered to honor the late Dr. Alphonzo Gaines, a beloved councilman and educator, with the dedication of a playground in his memory. The ceremony featured heartfelt remarks from Mayor Pro Tem Ronnie O’Kelley, Councilman Ernest Riley, Mayor Dan Alexander, and Dr. Gaines’ daughter and son, celebrating his […]

On Friday, April 11, while attempting to serve an arrest warrant on James Franklin Marchbanks at a Central residence, Pickens County Sheriff’s deputies and the U.S. Marshal Fugitive Task Force were met with gunfire from the suspect, who struck several law enforcement vehicles. A twelve-hour standoff ensued, involving the PCSO SWAT team and tactical units from multiple agencies, during which […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 23-year-old Caleb Aguirre of Walhalla and charged him with Murder and Possession of a Weapon during Commission of a Violent Crime following the discovery of 24-year-old Brandon Alvarado-Gaspar deceased from multiple gunshot wounds inside a Snead Road residence early Sunday morning. Deputies responded to a 5:30 am call, and the subsequent investigation led […]

Over the last month, the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Special Operation Unit and Community Action Team concluded several undercover drug investigations throughout Pickens County. These investigations led to sixteen (16) defendants being arrested on thirty-three (33) separate charges. The Pickens County Detention Center has received and processed fifteen (15) of these defendants. The last suspect is currently detained at another […]

Oconee County’s newest tax authority, the Corinth-Shiloh special tax district, has approved its first budget, a $1.2 million projection. This budget, agreed upon by the commission board, paves the way for the volunteer fire station to begin hiring full-time personnel once tax revenues are collected during the county’s upcoming fiscal year (July 2025 – June 2026). According to Chairman Dr. […]

The public is invited to attend the dedication and naming ceremony for the Harper’s Plaza playground at 222 E. North 1st Street this Saturday at 11 a.m. City Administrator Scott Moulder and Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander have announced that the playground will be named in honor of Dr. Alfonso Gaines, a longtime local educator and late Seneca City Council Member…