Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley said an unrestrained driver died in a crash on Calhoun Memorial Highway under the South 5th Street Bridge near Easley around 8:45am Monday morning. The coroner’s office said 54 year-old Steven Glenn Holscher of Simpsonville died at the scene from blunt force trauma. Easley Police officers are investigating the crash.
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU) has arrested Chanda L. Sargent, 43 years old, of Salem, S.C. on 11 counts of Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult {43-35-0085 (D)} and one count of Financial Transaction Card Fraud {16-14-60(b)(1)(2)}. Sargent was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center on December 12, 2022. An […]
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Data show drug overdoses increase during the holiday season COLUMBIA, S.C. ― The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced today that health departments in all 46 counties are now equipped with Overdose (OD) Safety Kits to help save lives. The timing of these kits being available to the public, in limited number, coincides with the holiday […]
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The FBI released its annual Uniform Crime Reporting Program Hate Crimes Report for 2021 today, which showed a slight decrease in reported overall incidents, compared to 2020. The data derives from criminal reports from South Carolina law enforcement agencies that voluntarily submit reports under the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). Last year, 411 of 471 agencies submitted data through NIBRS. […]
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What started as an assignment from her English I Honors teacher turned into a passionate prose writing from the heart and soul of Seneca Middle School eighth grader, London Johnson. Johnson recently learned through her teacher, Mrs. Angela Lee, that her essay entered into the Patriot’s Pen essay contest had won first place at the local level. Sponsored locally by […]
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Not long before 9:00pm on Friday night, the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a suspicious person lying near the edge of the roadway in the 3900 block of Hwy. 123 near Easley. Deputies said they arrived and found a man with a gunshot wound to his lower torso. He was taken to Prisma Health Greenville Memorial where […]
Read moreA Seneca man was taken into custody Friday on two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor – Second Degree. 36 year old Joshua Edward Worley, Sr. remains in custody at the Oconee County Detention Center on a combined $40,000 surety bond. A deputy took a report on September 16th in regards to reported molestation between the victim and […]
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The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that took place at a 7/11 on Hwy 29 early Friday morning around 5:00am. Deputies said three men went into the gas station, stole a vape pen and left. A man pumping gas saw what happened and noticed the men had a gun. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the man pumping […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, has announced that nine suspects have been indicted by a State Grand Jury in the second phase of the ongoing “Operation Rocket Fuel” drug trafficking conspiracy investigation. The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office announced that 26 people had been […]
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Westminster City Council meets at 6:00pm tomorrow night at the fire department for their regular December meeting, which is open to the public. On their agenda is scheduled an executive session to discuss an offer to buy PMPA ownership of Catawba nuclear unit #2. And Seneca City Council will also meet at 6:00pm Tuesday night in Council Chambers at City […]
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