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Westminster Police are searching for a suspect who is considered by them to be armed and dangerous. Noah “Elijah” Cleveland is wanted for two counts of attempted murder and two counts of Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime inn connection with a shooting that happened Sunday near Pritchard Street. Cleveland is described as standing 6’3″ tall, weighing about […]

“A commitment to racial equity, anti-bias education and social justice” is what local middle school teacher Kimberly Alexis Shepard called for from the School District of Oconee County’s Board of Trustees during the public comments portion of a meeting last night… There was no further comment from the board, other than their thanks to Shepard. However, that is often typical […]

Pioneer Rural Water District customers in southern Oconee and the upper part of Anderson County are about to see some changes on their water bills, according to Pioneer manager Terry Pruitt, who said the district went over budget by about $200,000. The district had little option but to buy the extra gallons water from the City of Seneca because of […]

Mayor Dan Alexander said motorists in Seneca’s downtown area need to be a little extra cautious over the next few weeks as the Department of Transportation works between Fairplay and Townville Streets replacing sidewalks and burying utilities along North 1st Street…

The Andrew Pickens Ranger District will be conducting a prescribed burn near the Whetstone Horse camp today for 395 acres. Objectives are for hazardous fuel reduction and research monitoring through Clemson University.

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office filed a murder charge yesterday against a Walhalla man as the result of an investigation into a February 11th house fire. 28 year old Christopher Edward Burrell, who has a listed address on his arrest warrant of Wolfers Hollow Road, was served his arrest warrant at the Oconee County Detention Center Wednesday. Burrell was arrested […]

According to arrest records, a judge issued a warrant for 23 year-old Damon Franklin Driver of Westminster after allegations of domestic violence were filed against him. A female victim said that back on March 2nd Driver held a box cutter to her throat, then smothered he face with a pillow and choked her at a Wells Highway residence. Driver is […]

Prisma Health will not hold any walk-in vaccinations the rest of this week, according to a statement released by Dr. Saria Saccocio, ambulatory chief medical officer and co-lead of Prisma Health’s vaccine task force. Saccocio said that a couple of factors played into their decision. First, their supply delivery was changed at the last minute on Friday to come in […]

State troopers are attempting to learn who drove a vehicle that left the scene of a fatal accident Tuesday morning around 6:45 am on I-85 northbound near the 44 mile marker in Greenville County. Trooper Brandon Bolt has more…