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The Pendleton Town Council is holding a special meeting today at 9am in the Pendleton Town Hall, featuring executive sessions to conduct town administrator interviews and receive legal advice concerning Civil Action No. 2026-CP-04-00160, followed by action items regarding a draft Bailey Bill and a resolution authorizing an application for Anderson County Transportation Committee C-Fund assistance for municipal roadway improvements.

The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office issued an advisory opinion on West Union’s recent annexations for a proposed 400-home PulteGroup development, stating that while municipalities can annex railroad property that meets statutory requirements and previously annexed rail lines can establish contiguity, the office cannot resolve factual disputes or determine legality, noting that under the 100% annexation method used, challenges are […]

South Carolina is part of a 41-state multistate settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) providing $694 million in total cash and debt relief resolving allegations that the auto finance company originated unaffordable loans and failed to prevent dealer product “packing.” South Carolina will receive $261,728.66 for the state, along with an estimated $1.3 million in consumer restitution (averaging about $1,400 […]

Starting January 1, the town of Pendleton will no longer offer curbside recycling and cardboard pickup for residential and commercial sanitation customers. Since the service was provided at no direct cost, sanitation fees will remain unchanged, and residents and businesses are encouraged to utilize the Anderson County Recycling Center located at 600 E. Queen Street.

Ten contestants from Oconee’s high schools are entered in the 44th annual Miss Oktoberfest pageant, taking place this Sunday afternoon at 4:00 PM at Walhalla Middle School, where this year’s winner will succeed 2025 queen Brooke Wylie. The event also features a Little Miss Oktoberfest pageant, and tickets are available at the door for $10 cash. The contestants competing for […]

According to Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis, a 69-year-old Westminster man, identified as Ivan Arnold Brooks, died at the scene from blunt force trauma injuries following a two-vehicle collision near Walhalla on Thursday morning at approximately 8:45 AM. The incident remains under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol, who has details of the crash…

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested 19-year-old Annalisse Rebecca Griffin of Seneca as the second suspect in a Townville-area property crime investigation stemming from a September 2 burglary on Woolbright Circle, where firearms and a debit card-linked Xbox were stolen. Griffin, held on a $20,000 surety bond, faces charges of being an accessory before and after the fact to a […]

Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore’s office is investigating the homicide of 33-year-old Athomas Raqueen Lewis of Anderson, who died from multiple stab wounds following a verbal altercation that escalated on N Hammett Street on Wednesday night. Emergency responders arrived shortly before 11:00 PM after a 911 call reporting the stabbing, treated the victim at the scene, and transported him to […]

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office arrested 58-year-old Tammy Jean Hutchinson and charged her with felony ill-treatment of animals after surveillance footage captured her throwing her barking small dog hard toward a concrete sidewalk outside a South Mechanic Street store on September 9. Following the incident, employees asked Hutchinson to leave while the frightened dog ran away, though it was later […]