Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Mahlon Meredith, an Oconee resident, was awarded $75,000 in damages as compensation for an accident that happened in 2016 between him and a Pickens County Sheriff’s Deputy at a Walhalla intersection. The suit was brought against Pickens County, and the verdict was awarded by a jury in the Oconee Common Pleas Court, who took only four hours to rule in […]
Read moreSeneca Police arrested a man wanted by the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday. According to jail records, 27 year-old Dorian Jamal Smith also picked up a new charge of possession of schedule I & II drugs. He remains in custody at the Oconee County Detention Center pending bond and judicial proceedings. Also on Wednesday, Oconee Sheriff’s Deputies arrested and […]
Read moreArrest records from the Oconee County Detention Center show that Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 38 year-old Michael Chad Roach Wednesday and charged him with Second Degree Burglary and Malicious Damage to Property. He remains in jail pending bond. Also on Wednesday, bond was set at $5,000 for Nicolas Gabrale Connally, age 20, who was charged by Walhalla Police with Second Degree […]
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Prisma Health Virtual Visits, which launched earlier this month, will now be free to those who who might need care for potential COVID-19. Prisma Health physicians urge patients to use the free virtual visit option to help ensure they are properly screened while also limiting risk of additional exposure to their communities and health care workers.To learn more, go online […]
Read moreA spokesman for Clemson University says an individual who was in self-quarantine for the possibility of COVID-19, has tested negative for the virus. There are no plans at this time to close the university. Officials with the City of Seneca want said that the Race for the Green event on Saturday has been postponed and a new date will be […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is issuing a release today regarding safe driving practices for the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day weekend. “Even though St. Patrick’s Day is next Tuesday, there will be many who will be celebrating this weekend,” says Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw. “Many will be celebrating at parties […]
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The recent near-record rainfalls in the Savannah River basin have accomplished more than topping off the reservoirs – they also loosened walkways, caused trees to collapse into the water and generally increased the number of hazards in local waters including Lake Thurmond, Lake Russell and Lake Hartwell. Park rangers at Thurmond Lake also reported that some concrete picnic tables, normally […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested two Spartanburg County men Tuesday on drug and weapons charges. 19 year old Randy Deshaun Landrum of Lauren Hope Lane in Moore and 18 year old Joshua Wayne Moore of Bellweather Drive in Duncan were each charged with one count of Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute, Possession of a Stolen Weapon and […]
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Mary McCormac was unanimously approved by the West Union Town Council last night to be the town’s new attorney. McCormac is also the attorney for the City of Clemson and the Town of Iva. Instead of being paid a rate based on the number of hours worked, West Union, at McCormac’s request, will compensate their new attorney with $500 per […]
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AAA reports that the coronavirus outbreak has caused gas prices to fall. Thanks to an oversupply of oil and growing fears about the impact of COVID-19 on the economy, gas can be found around the region for $2 per gallon of regular or less. The national gas price average is cheaper on the week and month by five cents, and […]
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