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Oconee County saw a victory in their fight against littering during the countywide volunteer effort on Earth Day. The Great Oconee Cleanup aimed to eradicate the issue of careless littering along the county’s roadways. Great progress was made in the Salem area where volunteers filled 15 bags along three miles of Salem roads. Foothills Trail volunteers also participated by filling […]

The Oconee Humane Society is getting ready for its annual Aircraft for Animals Fly-In on Saturday, May 13th from 10am until 2pm at the Oconee Regional Airport. The event combines their love of pets, airplanes, and automobiles. Visitors will get to see a variety of vintage aircraft and classic show cars, and can even vote for their favorite car in […]

A fatal car accident occurred on Sunday at around 12 noon on South Highway 11 near Fair Play. Corporal Tyler Tidwell with the South Carolina Highway Patrol has more… The deceased has been identified by the Oconee County Coroner’s Office as 76 year-old Judy Cravens of Seneca.

On April 22nd, 2023, shortly after 10 PM the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a shooting incident at 105 Sheriff Road in Central, South Carolina. When deputies arrived, they found a 22-year old male subject lying in front of the residence with an apparent gunshot wound to the chest. The victim was transported to Greenville Memorial Hospital where […]

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In 2022, the South Carolina General Assembly passed a Criminal Justice Reform Bill, which was signed by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster. As part of the Legislation, the age at which a woman or man could be hired as a Detention Officer was dropped from 21 years of age to 18 years of age. The change in state law has […]

A 37-year-old man from Walhalla, William David Gunn, was arrested Tuesday morning on charges of first-degree burglary, malicious injury to personal property, resisting arrest, and possession of implements capable of being used in a crime. He remains in the Oconee County Detention Center on a $87,125.00 surety bond. Deputies were called to a burglary in progress on Johnson Drive in […]

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Joshua Adam Kamb, 27, of Easley, S.C., and Marcus Anthony Peters, 22, of Belton, S.C., on 20 total charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office and Anderson County Sheriff’s Office made the […]

Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that the remains of a 2015 murder victim may have been found in Oconee County. Coroner Karl Addis confirmed the skeletal remains of a male were found in a shallow grave late Wednesday morning off of Hiawassee Drive near Seneca. A post mortem exam is scheduled for Friday to determine the cause of death, which […]

A Westminster man remains in jail today after he was denied bond on Kidnapping and Criminal Sexual Conduct – First Degree charges. 45 year old Charles Lee Hightower was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon at his home on Manor Court and booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 5:25pm. A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Bureau responded to Oconee […]