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On Sunday, April 14, at approximately 12:35 am, a motor vehicle accident occurred on Old Stone Church Rd. near Ridgecrest Dr., Clemson. The victim, identified by the Pickens County Coroner’s Office as 20-year-old Caroline Deer of 954 Cottingham Dr., Mt. Pleasant, SC, was ejected from the vehicle when it veered off the road and overturned. Pickens County EMS and Clemson […]

A tragic accident occurred Friday night around 9:30 PM near Seneca, which involved a pedestrian and a tow truck operator from Townville. The deceased was identified as 32-year-old Geena Elizabeth Ferguson, a resident of Fair Play, by Oconee County Coroner Karl Addi. sThe incident took place approximately one mile from the city limits. State troopers investigating the incident reported that […]

ANDERSON, SC – This weekend, the Association of Collegiate Anglers will host its third event of the 2023-24 season on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series. The Hartwell Slam will be contested at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, SC on April 13-14, 2024.  500 of the top collegiate anglers are set to compete in this no-entry-fee, nationally televised, double points […]

Deputies with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office said that Robert Keith Abernathy, 31 from Westminster, is currently in jail on a $52,125 bond following his arrest for drug trafficking. He was detained at the Oconee County Detention Center after deputies responded to a shoplifting report at a Dollar General store. During the investigation, deputies reported Abernathy was found to have […]

Washington, D.C. — Following the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) releasing a list of federally licensed firearms dealers (FFLs) to gun control groups and the media in violation of the Tiahrt Amendment, Congressman Duncan led the House in exerting oversight on the rogue ATF. The Tiahrt Amendment prohibits the release of information stored in the Firearms Tracing System […]

WASHINGTON – Today, 43 Republican Senators sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) calling on the Senate to fulfill its constitutional duty by holding a trial to consider the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.  The Senators wrote, “Our brave men and women at Customs and Border Protection have worked tirelessly to make our nation […]

According to the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, Ernest Wayne Hippensteal, 45, from Westminster, is in jail pending a bond hearing following his arrest for drug trafficking and exposing a child to drugs. The arrest occurred Wednesday during a traffic stop in the Earles Grove Community. Hippensteal was driving a white Ford F-250 with a minor as a passenger when he […]

The Oconee Memorial Hospital (OMH) Foundation has launched a $4.2 million campaign to expand cancer care in Oconee County. The expansion, funded by the community and Prisma Health, will nearly double the size of Prisma Health’s Cancer Institute in Seneca. The announcement was made at OMH Foundation’s Annual Pass the Purse event. The project, costing $12 million in total, is […]

A car seat safety event is part of the Unity in the Community event in Central on Saturday. Various organizations, including the Pickens County Coroner’s Office, Central Fire-Rescue, and Prisma Health, will participate. Certified technicians will inspect child car seats and booster seats for correct installation and usage. The event aims to address the statistic that over half of child […]

Christopher Matthew Belin, 33, from Mercer, PA, is in jail, accused of assaulting and nearly choking a woman unconscious. He faces charges of second-degree domestic violence and public disorderly conduct. Held since his arrest Monday by Seneca Police at Oconee County Detention Center on a $25,257.50 bond, he would be monitored electronically if released. The victim reported the incident from […]