Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Not a lot has changed since yesterday. We’re still on for a potential winter storm for Saturday night and Sunday, but details remain sketchy. Our storm is still centered over the Pacific Ocean west of Washington and Oregon. Oconee County Director of Emergency Services Scott Krein has more… The storm will push ashore over the next 24 hours and this […]
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SCDOT is actively preparing for winter weather conditions forecast for this weekend. Forecasts may change. However, SCDOT has initiated its winter storm operations plan to counter a “worst-case scenario” of winter weather conditions. SCDOT’s current plans include anti-icing pretreatments on priority roads and bridges beginning as early as Thursday, January 13, 2022, in areas of the state with the highest […]
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COLUMBIA, S.C. ― Representatives from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) this week presented a Community Hero award to the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) for its continued efforts to make lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines available in communities throughout the Upstate, especially in rural and underserved areas. In March 2021, DHEC partnered with VCOM to co-locate a COVID-19 vaccination clinic […]
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A crash that took place in Anderson County near Powdersville on New Year’s Eve has now proven fatal and a driver in the multi vehicle accident has now been charged in connection with the investigation. Master Trooper Gary Miller with the South Carolina Highway Patrol has more…
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During last night’s Seneca City Council meeting, pay bonuses were approved for the city’s employees. The bonuses are being made possible through funds from the American Recovery Plan for COVID-19. City Administrator Scott Moulder said that all employees of the city would be seeing those bonuses as soon as this week, and he, along with Council Member Denise Rozman, praised […]
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Three members of the Wesminster City Council are resigning. Something said during executive session during last night’s council meeting spurred the resignations of Rusty Cater and Danny Duncan, with reports that Brad Chastain plans to quit today. Now former council member Rusty Cater said he’s “had a belly full of it” and that leadership in Westminster is now in a […]
Read moreA chase in Seneca on Tuesday led to the arrest of 55 year-old Anthony Ray Peace of Lyman, SC. Seneca Police charged Peace with Failure to Stop for Blue Lights, Driving Under Suspension, Resisting Arrest, Reckless Driving and Possession of Methamphetamine. According to jail records, he is also wanted by the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office and will be turned over […]
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A strong storm system is expected to arrive from the west over the weekend, according to forecasters. Accumulations of snow, up to two inches in some parts, as well as sleet, and freezing rain will be possible late Saturday through Sunday. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service said that the winter weather impacts could be substantial, but remain highly uncertain […]
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(Walhalla, SC)—————After seventeen years, Sheriff Mike Crenshaw has brought back the DARE program to the elementary schools in Oconee County. “Drug education is a vital element in our attack on drugs. We continue to arrest drug dealers and our county now has drug treatment for those that want to help themselves,” says Sheriff Crenshaw. “As the old saying goes, an […]
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Oconee County and Duke Energy officials will test the warning sirens around the Oconee Nuclear Station. Tests are scheduled today between 11 am and 1 pm, and more than one test may be necessary. There is no public action required.
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