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The US Forest Service said the Andrew Pickens Ranger District is conducting a 220 acre burn in Devil’s Fork State Park. Objectives are fuel reduction, wildlife management, and habitat restoration. Smoke will be visible from surrounding areas of the park and should be tracking towards Sapphire NC. Impacts should be minimal and of short duration.

Repairs to a bridge are creating a detour for thru traffic on the Clearmont Road near Westminster.  Local traffic may enter, but part of Clearmont Road from Mountain Road to W. North Avenue, Westminster is closed.  According to the DOT, repairs are underway to the Clearmont Road bridge over Colonel’s Fork Creek.

The Anderson County Council has entered into a partnership with Rebuild Upstate, a nonprofit organization serving Upstate South Carolina, to assist with repairs to qualified owner-occupied housing units in our community. “This initiative is part of our comprehensive effort to promote neighborhood stabilization” said Anderson County Council Chair Tommy Dunn. “Through this program, we will be able to help lower […]

Oconee Joint Regional Sewer is hoping for approval of an application today during a state agency meeting in Columbia. The board of the Rural Infrastructure Authority will consider funding applications today, one of which is the JRSA’s request for monies to meet a contractor’s bid for Sewer South Phase Two. OJRSA Director Chris Eleazer… Meanwhile, the County Council’s ears may […]

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office and SLED Agents are searching for an escaped inmate. James Holley Cobb was a trustee at the Anderson County Detention Center who walked off the premises during the performance of his maintenance duties at the facility on Wednesday night. Staff members at the detention center said they noticed Cobb was missing just after their routine […]

A wrongful death lawsuit that alleges a suspect “posed no risk to officers or the public” and claims city police officers did not receive sufficient training for use of force has been filed against the City of Clemson on behalf of Gregory Metz. In February of 2021, Clemson Police responded to Circle K on College Avenue to investigate a reportedly […]

Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis said 62-year-old Ronnie Lee Cobb of Seneca died Wednesday night shortly after 7 pm from a gunshot injury. The shooting occurred outside his East South Second Street apartment, and he died from a gunshot wound to the chest.  Seneca Police and the Coroner’s Office are investigating. Chief Casey Bowling with more… 61-year-old William David Morgan […]

The US Forest Service is conducting a 210-acre prescribed burn on Pine Mountain in Oconee’s Andrew Pickens Forest today. Smoke may be visible at times on Hwy. 76 and moving toward Walhalla. This is a Threatened and Endangered species burn priority as well as fuels reduction around an FAA VOR tower.