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Anderson County Council voted Tuesday to classify Duke Energy’s proposed $2.5 billion natural gas power plant as an economic development property, providing tax incentives that yield partial revenue for the county while creating 35 jobs and broader economic benefits. The facility, planned for nearly 200 acres on Highway 81 South near True Temper Road, features low-water usage and ties into […]

Luis Alfredo Romero, 37, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced to over nine years in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse material after soliciting explicit images and videos from a 13-year-old Anderson County girl via Discord over several months, knowing her age. The case emerged when the victim’s mother reported the messages to the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office; Homeland Security […]

A special meeting of the Oconee County Council is set for Friday at 3:30 p.m., with multiple items on the agenda. The bulk of the session is expected to be held in executive session, during which the council will address several matters, including a contractual issue related to personnel recruitment, a personnel matter involving the planning department, and receipt of […]

The Keowee-Toxaway River Basin, a tributary of the Savannah River Basin, has been declared in Stage 1 drought by the Keowee-Toxaway Drought Management Advisory Group. The declaration is due to rainfall totals falling more than four inches below the seasonal average. Stage 1 is the second of five drought stages under the basin’s Low Inflow Protocol. At this level, voluntary […]

Police Chief Casey Bowling confirmed one person was taken to an area hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries after an accident at Seneca’s Miracle Circle on Tuesday evening… No word on the patient’s condition today or if any charges are being filed in connection with the investigation.

On Monday, December 15, 2025, at approximately 5:45 p.m., Pickens County Coroner Andrew Wilson and Deputy Coroner Marsha Alexander of the Pickens County Coroner’s Office responded to 316 Spring Valley Road, Liberty, regarding a death associated with a structure fire. One individual found inside the burned structure was pronounced dead at the scene. The decedent’s identity will be released once […]

Deputies with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting on Bickford Circle in Pendleton shortly after 11 p.m. on Sunday, December 14, 2025, where they found a victim who had been shot multiple times; the victim was airlifted to a hospital and remains in critical condition. Investigators determined that 23-year-old Qualie Williams Sr. of Anderson argued with the […]

Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore announced that his office is investigating the death of 36-year-old Jody Calin Mason of Easley, who was found deceased in the woods off CPR Way at Welcome Road in Williamston around 9:50 a.m. on Friday, December 12, 2025; preliminary findings indicate Mason wrecked his 2004 Toyota Sequoia on Welcome Road last Tuesday night, exited the […]

The Oconee County School District Board of Trustees concluded a two-hour executive session meeting on December 15, 2025, without taking a vote to select the next superintendent, indicating that trustees will require additional time to make their decision, according to Board Chairwoman Dr. Meghan Ketterman. The three finalists for the position are Dr. Amy Edwards, Andy Smith, and Eric Williams.