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Oconee County is revising its budget for the new government year. The county council approved some financial changes last night. The county administrator, Amanda Brock, explained them in a meeting with three council members. She said they moved some tax money for specific purposes without raising property taxes. She also said they did not affect public safety, which is the […]

A Deputy from the Uniform Patrol Bureau of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, while on routine patrol early this morning along Highway 123, observed a South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper attempt to initiate a traffic stop on a motorcycle being operated by an adult male. The driver of the motorcycle did not pull over and drove past The Deputy as […]

A 20-year-old West Union man died Tuesday morning at the scene of a motorcycle collision. This incident occurred at approximately 12:30 am on East Main Street near South Hampton Street in Westminster. The deceased is identified as Nevan Matthew Hopkins. The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office’s Accident Investigation Team is investigating this collision. The Coroner’s Office was informed the motorcycle was […]

The board of trustees and the district administrators met at Seneca High School for their August meetings. The school’s principal, Dylan Hudson, welcomed them and praised the achievements of the FFA chapter, which received a governor’s citation and qualified for the national convention in Indiana…

Oconee school leaders have seen steady enrollments of 10 thousand students for 60 years, despite the county’s population growing by 50%. Many new residents in the Golden Corner are older and do not have children in school. Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland reported the latest enrollment number as 10,185… He also gave a positive back-to-school report to the school trustees, praising […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) confirmed that a skunk found near N. 5th Street and Wilbur Street in Easley, S.C. has tested positive for rabies. No people are known to have been exposed at this time. A familiar stray cat that was never vaccinated for rabies was exposed and will be euthanized […]

A head-on collision involving a school bus occurred in Seneca on Monday morning, officials reported. The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. near the Days Inn on North Radio Station Road. The bus driver and monitor were reportedly the only occupants of the bus, which belonged to the School District of Oconee County. They did not suffer any injuries. The cause […]

A DUI driver hit a church bus head-on, injuring at least 18 people, the South Carolina Highway Patrol said Monday. The driver, Joel Ajqui Cristobal will face three felony DUI charges when he leaves the hospital, Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway said. The crash happened Sunday night on Old Williamston Road. The bus had 19 people from the Labor of the Field […]

The West Union Town Council has a vision for a park on Main Street that will benefit the community. Mayor Linda Oliver held a workshop meeting Monday morning to discuss the plans for the park at 1210 W. Main Street. Councilwoman Dixie Meeks said they hope to get a grant for a park that will have a gazebo, a walking […]

A Walhalla family has a strong presence in the November election. Two sons of Councilman Grant Keehn, Micah and Jacob, are running for three full-term council seats. Their sister, Abigail, is running for a vacant council seat against Kenny Johns. Sherri Campbell, a former paralegal and a “Save Walhalla” supporter, is running for mayor. Lynn McClain, a Main Street businesswoman, […]