Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Jenni Clay, Literacy Coach at Westminster Elementary School, will not be sitting on the beach over spring break. Instead, she is traveling to Romania. She will make the trip with a group of five other educators, three current and two retired School District of Oconee County (SDOC) employees, on a trip sponsored by Trinity Baptist Church. While there, they will […]
Read moreThe first two retail stores have been announced for Hartwell Village near Clemson. Oconee Economic Alliance executive director Richard Blackwell expects Casto, the national real estate company involved with the project, to announce even more stores soon. “The cat got out of the bag a little bit that Ulta Salon, Cosmetics and Fragrance of Illinois and Marshall’s of Massachusetts are […]
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Tuesday afternoon, Seneca High School was named a Palmetto’s Finest for the 2016-17 school year. This was the second year in a row that the school was selected as a finalist, making the award even more special, said SHS principal Cliff Roberts. “This is ten years in the making. Ten years ago we were not a Palmetto’s Finest School and […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office announces that the E-911/Communications Center has launched the Smart911 service and the service is available for residents to go online and register. Smart911 is a service that allows residents to create a free safety profile for their household that includes any information they want 9-1-1 and first responders to have in the event of an […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office seeks the public’s help solving three separate shoplifting cases in which TVs were taken from the Seneca Walmart in February. The Sheriff’s Office is also seeking the public’s help in identifying an individual in relation to all three shoplifting cases. A deputy spoke with an employee of the store on Sandifer Boulevard, in regards to […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in its investigation into a recent larceny that occurred at a Highway 123 convenience store. The Sheriff’s Office is also seeking the public’s help in identifying an individual in relation to the larceny. A deputy responded to the 7-Eleven convenience store on Highway 123 at Old Clemson Highway on Feb. […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office seeks the public’s help locating a Seneca area man wanted on three outstanding drug warrants. On Wednesday, agents from the Narcotics Division of the Sheriff’s Office along with members of the Sheriff’s Office SWAT team, the Criminal Investigations Division and the Uniform Patrol Division executed a search warrant at an address on Evatt Road just […]
Read moreOconee County firefighters battled a mill fire Wednesday evening that is believed to have started by lightning. According to the Corinth-Shiloh Fire Department, firefighters from several county stations were dispatched to a mill fire at Newry Mill in Seneca and around 10:30pm the fire was extinguished. Fire officials says the fire was contained to an elevator shaft at the rear […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office offers the following report to the citizens of the county concerning crime and law enforcement activities for 2016. Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw includes the following accomplishments that were realized by the dedicated men and women at the Sheriff’s Office working in partnership with the citizens of Oconee County and other law enforcement agencies. The […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Westminster man on multiple charges related to a shooting that occurred early Saturday morning. In a press release issued Saturday, Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw released information regarding two shootings that occurred Saturday in Oconee County, including one that involved a Sheriff’s Office Deputy that is currently being investigated by the South […]
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