Gov. Henry McMaster Lifts Restrictions on Attractions Effective Friday, May 22 Governor Also Lifts Restrictions on Youth and Adult Recreational Sports Effective May 30

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster today announced that attraction facilities will be permitted to open throughout South Carolina beginning Friday, May 22nd. The governor’s announcement comes after AccelerateSC has been meeting for nearly a month to determine the safest ways to reinvigorate the state’s economy. The “Response” component of AccelerateSC has established exhaustive safety guidelines for businesses that have been allowed to […]

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SCDOT Restricts Interstate Lane Closures to help Holiday Travelers

From South Carolina Dept. Of Transportation To help holiday travelers, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) prohibits lane closures on interstate highways for non-emergency highway work during the Memorial Day Weekend holiday travel period. These restrictions will be in place from 6 a.m. on Friday, May 22, until 6 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26. With continued progress due to […]

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DHEC’s COVID-19 Numbers Update

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 137 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 8 additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 9,056 and those who have died to 399. Six of those deaths occurred in elderly individuals, and two of these deaths occurred […]

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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Warns Citizens of Potential Scam Involving Pharmacy Delivery Service

Submitted By: Master Deputy Jimmy Watt Public Information Officer The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is issuing an advisory today regarding a potential scam involving a pharmacy delivery service. Late yesterday afternoon, a deputy spoke with a citizen who said that she received a call on her phone from a woman who claimed to be from a pharmacy delivery company. The […]

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National EMS Week Recognizes State’s Paramedics

Community Involved 94.1 The Lake, DHEC and the South Carolina EMS Association are proud to recognize our state’s emergency medical services (EMS) professionals during National EMS Week, which is May 17-20. South Carolina has 268 EMS agencies and 11,272 emergency personnel that includes first responders, EMTs, and paramedics. In addition to responding to medical emergency calls day and night, South […]

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Man Charged with Possession of Meth, Child Endangerment, Other Offenses

According to jail records, Oconee County Deputies arrested 28 year old Aaron Scott Gunn on Tuesday and charged him with possession of meth, child endangerment, receiving stolen goods, reckless driving and numerous traffic offenses. Details surrounding his arrest have not yet been released, and Gunn remains in custody at the Oconee County Detention Center with a combined bond amount of […]

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Group Lost on Lake Jocassee

Oconee County Emergency Management said a boat successfully retrieved a group of people along Lake Jocassee who were stuck on the water and could not get back. The group of paddlers got lost Tuesday night at about 7:00 pm, and crews staged along Devils Fork landing to work to find the group before storms caused rougher waters on the lake. […]

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