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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that a missing Tamassee teenager has been located safe in the state of Georgia and has been returned to her family, according to investigators. The Sheriff’s Office issued a release on Thursday evening, August 12th and reported that 16 year old Ashlyn Bailey Miller had left her home earlier that afternoon. Ashlyn’s information […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is providing guidance today on a question pertaining to the recently signed Open Carry with Training Act. Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw has received inquiries from some business owners regarding the legality of allowing patrons to carry firearms concealed while prohibiting the open carry of firearms inside of the business. The Open Carry with Training […]

Pickens County School District officials announced today that starting Monday, face-to-face instruction will return for all students not enrolled in virtual options. The district intends to monitor conditions closely and update protocols every three weeks into the 2021-22 year.

Company investing up to $68 million in new solar project Cypress Creek Renewables (Cypress Creek), a leading solar and storage energy company, today announced plans to grow operations in South Carolina with a new solar project in Anderson County. The company has taken the first steps to invest up to $68 million in a 50-megawatt (MW) solar facility in the county, […]

The School District of Oconee County honored sixteen students, six of whom were in attendance,  at its annual summer graduation ceremony held Monday, August 16th at Walhalla High School.   Dr. Michael Thorsland welcomed the graduates and families, sharing how proud he was of all the students had accomplished to reach the important milestone of high school graduation. Students were […]

Anderson County has been awarded $265,170 in federal CDBG funds via the SC Commerce Department.  These funds are part of a special COVID response initiative offered by the federal government for public service initiatives.  This program was competitive in nature and not part of any entitlement or direct appropriation to the county. Funding is intended to assist with community support […]

Former Oconee County Sheriff and Vietnam War Veteran James Singleton was honored yesterday in the Oconee County Courtroom of his son Danny. Ronny Hall, along with wife Linda, represent Quilts of Valor for Oconee and Pickens Counties, which offers a special thank you to veterans in the form of red, white and blue handmade quilts. Hall said that he believes […]

According to arrest records from Seneca Police and the Oconee County Detention Center show that, on Thursday, Andrew Ballenger Johns, age 26 of West Union, was booked into jail on a charge of voyeurism. An arrest warrant issued by Judge Susan Harris alleged that Johns “knowingly video recorded the victim, a 26-year old female, without her knowledge or consent while […]

Employees collected school supplies for SDOC schools The School District of Oconee County would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the employees of Duke Energy’s Oconee Nuclear Station for their generous support of our schools with a recent virtual school supply drive.  Hosted by the Women in Nuclear organization,  employees donated more than 4,000 pencils, 110 containers of Lysol […]