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(Seneca, SC)———Anderson County Council has approved additional funding to expand the availability of the bus route from Anderson to Belton and Honea Path. Effective immediately, according to a release from Anderson County, the bus will depart from the Old McCants in Anderson Monday through Friday at 6:20am, 7:20am, 8:20am and 9:20am in the morning and 2:20pm, 3:20pm, 4:20pm and 5:20pm […]

(Seneca, SC)——–Westminster City Council will hold their regularly scheduled meeting tomorrow night at 6pm at the Westminster Fire Department. Among the items on the agenda will be the first reading of an ordinance as it relates to defining and regulating public nuisances emanating from private property and consideration of an Inter-local Agreement between the city, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office […]

(Seneca,  SC)———A Pickens man was killed late last week in a homicide that occurred in Greenville County. The Greenville County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased as 45 year old Michael Jason Deck.  The cause of death was ruled to be due to gunshot wounds to the head and torso. According to the Coroner’s Office, Deck received the injuries while inside […]

(Seneca, SC)———Over the weekend, Oconee County first responders were alerted to reports shortly before 3pm Saturday that a female had fallen from the Blue Hole Falls in Northern Oconee County . After being notified, crews arrived on scene and hiked into the remote location to begin treatment. According to Oconee Fire Chief Charlie King, the individual was found to have […]

(Seneca, SC)———A suspect in a homicide from the state of Florida was arrested yesterday morning in Easley, according to information released by the US Marshals service. Based upon an investigation into a fatal shooting, law enforcement officials in Palm Beach County, FL identified 24 year old Erick Lopez as a suspect in the shooting death of Arturo Arriga, who was […]

(Seneca, SC)——-The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Walhalla woman on a charge of Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon after an incident that occurred at a business on the Highway 123 by-pass near Seneca yesterday evening.  According to Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw, the E-911 Communications Center received a 911 call around 8:05pm regarding an incident at the Burger […]

(Seneca, SC)—The Oconee Humane Society, in partnership with Petco, will hold a special event tomorrow to share information about fostering a dog or cat, puppy or kitten. The event will take place from 10am until 2pm at the Petco location in Hartwell Village on the Highway 123 by-pass near Clemson.  According to a press release, short and long term fosters […]

(Seneca, SC)——–The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office conducted their latest Operation Infinity drug sweep round-up yesterday which led to the arrests of nine individuals with one additional subject that was charged currently in jail in Stephens County, GA.  Many of the charges against the ten subjects involve Distribution of Methamphetamine. Two of the subjects have been charged with Trafficking in Methamphetamine. […]

(Seneca, SC)———————-The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office and Crimestoppers of Oconee County, Inc. are seeking the public’s help in identifying and locating an individual in relation to multiple fraud crimes.  According to the press release from the Sheriff’s Office, an unidentified individual used a credit card that did not belong to him at the Verizon Wireless location on June 15th for […]