Category: Update

Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Westminster Man on Multiple Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor Charges

From the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office: (Walhalla, SC) ————————————-A Westminster man remains in jail today after his arrest Monday on 25 counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor – First Degree. 31-year-old Jeremy Hugh Sluder, of Morton Drive, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 9:58am yesterday. Sluder was denied bond during a bond hearing and […]

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Westminster Murder Suspect Arrested in Gainesville, GA

William Barney Drummond, 43, wanted for murder in a fatal hit-and-run Monday in southern Oconee County, was arrested without incident today in Gainesville, GA. Gainesville Police took Drummond into custody, discovering a firearm on him, and transported him to the Hall County Jail for extradition. Investigators noted he had changed his appearance. Drummond is charged with the death of 34-year-old […]

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Duke Energy crews to begin damage assessment, power restoration once winter storm moves through Carolinas

·        More than 11,000 response workers staged, ready to begin multi-day power outage repairs as soon as weather conditions safely permit.  ·         Storm expected to cause additional large-scale power outages today, into early Monday.  ·         Hazardous weather, dangerous road conditions will slow repairs, impede company’s ability to estimate power restoration times.   CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A winter storm continues to move through the […]

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