Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
South Carolina Supreme Court agreed this week with a lower court ruling in the case of a man convicted in Pickens County of murder in Clemson. The state’s case against Jaron Lamont Gibbs made its way to the state supreme court on a writ from the state Court of Appeals and earlier an appeal from Pickens County circuit court. Although […]
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DHEC confirmed that: a skunk found near Spring Meadow Court and Fire Tower Road in Piedmont, S.C., has tested positive for rabies. No people are known to have been exposed at this time. One dog was exposed and will be quarantined as required in the South Carolina Rabies Control Act. The skunk from Anderson County was submitted to DHEC’s laboratory […]
Read moreSeneca City Council will hold a Public Hearing on the 2023 Comprehensive Plan on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at 6pm in Council Chambers at City Hall. The regular scheduled monthly council meeting will follow, and will include a second and final reading on the City’s Comprehensive Plan. First item on the agenda for their meeting, however, is a special proclamation […]
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Anderson County Emergency Management is changing how they approach people with special needs in a life-threatening emergency. The Special Needs Registry gives first responder details about a person, and their condition, at their fingertips before ever responding to an emergency. Register yourself or someone you know with special needs by simply inputting their address, their disability and a few details […]
Read moreAcording to jail records, on Thursday Oconee County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 29 year-old Simeon Jacob Nix on two counts each of abandonment of animals and ill treatment – torture – of animals. He remains in custody at the Oconee County Detention Center pending bond.
Read moreOn Monday, January 9, the Mullins Ford Boat Ramp, located on Mullins Ford Landing Road near Westminster, will temporarily close to the public for site improvements, including the installation of a new drainage pipe and the addition of a new launch area that will add 106’ to the launch prep area. Weather permitting, the construction is expected to take approximately […]
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Beginning Friday and continuing through the 27th of the month, King Asphalt will go to work on Goddard Avenue, from Wells Highway to Shiloh Road. Goddard Avenue will be a work zone, which means motorists will need to slow down and expect delays. Be aware that personnel and equipment will be operating close to travel lanes.
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Oconee County’s state “C” Fund Committee has approved monies to pave three roads and repair sections of 10 other roads. ore than $5.7 million of state “C” Fund money was allocated in November by the committee to re-surface Knox Road, Bayshore Drive, and Poplar Springs Road, as well as apply full-depth patching for 10 other county roads, including secondary-1, Old […]
Read moreOn Wednesday, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Robert Noah Rose Jr., 52, of Iva, S.C., on six charges connected to the attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Mount Pleasant Police Department made the arrest. Investigators with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, also a member of […]
Read moreAnderson Police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened around 11:40am Wednesday. Police said they found 23 year-old Jeremiah Lohr of Abbeville dead on Highway 29 near Plantation Road, and that it appeared he had been walking along Highway 29 when he was shot multiple times. They added that a gray or silver SUV was seen leaving the area at […]
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