Tag: Featured

A local school teacher in Walhalla, Sarah Carpenter, recently introduced the idea of a community garden to the mayor and council there, and she told them that she has found a location across from the swimming pool on West Main Street to serve as a place for people to try out their green thumbs, and to make the produce grown […]

DHEC announced 1,088 new confirmed cases and 58 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 11 additional confirmed deaths and 3 new probable death. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 186,528, probable cases to 11,372, confirmed deaths to 3,884, and 272 probable deaths. There were 48 new cases and one death in Anderson County; 43 new […]

The Oconee Chamber of Commerce no longer has an executive director. The position was eliminated this week by the board of directors due to budget concerns and the limitations placed on the position due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. JoAnn Johnson, who has held the title for the last eleven months, said that going forward, chamber-member relations will be handled by […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man over this past weekend on a charge of Trafficking in Methamphetamine – 3rd or Subsequent Offense. 62 year old Thomas Richard Cannon of Honea Drive was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 6:30 am last Saturday. Cannon was also charged with Simple Possession of Marijuana. A deputy from the […]

A Tuesday afternoon crash on SC 81 at SC 86 about eight miles south of Anderson is under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Master Trooper Brandon Bolt said it happened about 4:30 pm and left one person dead…

Authorities in Anderson County said that an arrest has been made in connection to a car-jacking and shooting incident that happened along I-85 near mile marker 32 around 5:00 am on the morning of October 21. Warrants have been obtained by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office charging 18 year-old Jahlir D. Johnson with attempted murder, armed robbery and possession of […]

In support of Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette’s “Grab A Bag SC 2020” cleanup program, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) plans to deploy employees across the state to pick up roadside litter on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. SCDOT’s “Fall Cleanup” will include hundreds of employees, from headquarters to the county offices, joining together to help pick up litter. Motorists […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man late last week on a Trafficking in Cocaine – 3rd or Subsequent Offense charge after a traffic stop in Seneca. 33 year old Darren Bernard Gibson of Linda Drive was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 2:01am Friday. At this time, Gibson remains in custody at the Oconee County […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man and Walhalla woman late last week on multiple charges related to a West Union area burglary investigation. 38 year old James Harold Ramey of Chambers Hill Drive was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 3:45pm Friday. Ramey has been charged with First Degree Burglary, Possession of a Firearm by […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Anderson man over the weekend and has charged him with being a Fugitive from Justice. 29 year old Justin Cole Turner of Victor Circle was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 4:15 am Saturday. According to the arrest warrant obtained by a deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division, Turner is accused […]