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Anderson County Sheriff’s Deputies are asking for the public to assist with the location of a missing and endangered woman, Tia Sharee Alston, 43, of Piedmont. Alston, last spoke to family members on Saturday, September 25, 2021. She was last seen at a motel on Highway 153 in Piedmont that same day. She may be in an altered mental state […]

An early morning fire is under investigation, reported around 3:40am today. Reports stated that fire burned a trailer and a car inside a Walhalla mobile home park on Marv’s Drive near West South Broad Street and Highlands Highway. No injuries were reported, and the Oconee Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation.

According to arrest records from the Oconee County Detention Center, on Wednesday Westminster Police charged 32 year-old Justin Reid Cobb with first degree burglary. His bond was set at $30,000 and he remains in custody at the Oconee County Detention Center. Also on Wednesday, Seneca Police charged 36 year-old Miranda Leigh Fricks with third degree domestic violence, and they also […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (September 29, 2021) – To help ensure voters are prepared for Municipal Election Day (November 2nd), the State Election Commission wants to remind everyone of the upcoming voter registration deadlines and urge those already registered to update their information. YOU MUST BE REGISTERED BY THE DEADLINE – OCTOBER 3rd – TO VOTE ON MUNICIPAL ELECTION DAY. Anyone not currently […]

A third Clemson United for Racial Equality meeting is set for tonight at the Littlejohn Community Center on Old Greenville Highway. The community engagement dialogue will tackle such topics as police matters, affordable housing and education. The meeting will last from 6:30pm until 8:00pm. Seating is limited and social distancing is encouraged for those in attendance.

Federal District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday on the state’s one-year budget provision aimed at preventing school districts from mandating masks for students and staff.  In the order, Judge Lewis ruled that SC Budget Proviso 1.108 discriminates against students with disabilities and violates the Americans with Disabilities Act and additional federal laws.  This decision allows […]

Seneca City Council held a special called meeting last night in chambers at City Hall. Mayor Dan Alexander joins us now with a recap of that meeting… City Administrator Scott Moulder reported to the mayor and council last night that a city program designed to assist start-up businesses is being discontinued, but not before five grants were approved, including assistance […]

(Walhalla, SC)————————————–An investigation into a burglary and larceny that occurred in the Seneca area on August 24th has led to the arrest of an Oconee County woman on multiple outstanding arrest warrants. 45 year old Crystal Graham Bernard was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 9:57am Monday. At this time, Bernard remains in custody on a combined $44,250.00 […]

Blood donations in the Upstate, and around the country, have been down over the summer months: a normal trend, exacerbated by a surge of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Blood Connection needs to collect more than 800 units of blood a day to sustain the needs of Upstate hospitals. So far in September, that goal was only met on three days. […]

City of Westminster Mayor Brian Ramey that City Hall there is closed for the remainder of the week after an employee of the city tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday morning…