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On Sept. 1, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially approved and recommended the first updated COVID-19 booster vaccinations to better protect against the Omicron variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. The Omicron variant of the virus has been the dominant strain in the United States since late 2021. […]

The 2022 South Carolina Prescribed Fire Council Annual Meeting will be held Sept. 7-8 in the Clemson area. “This will be our 19th year since the S.C. Prescribed Fire Council began, and our meetings have over the years increasingly attracted a broader audience, which is one of our main aims,” said Johnny Stowe, S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) Heritage […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Townville man yesterday on multiple charges, including a charge of First Degree Burglary. 29 year old Michael Anthony Youngblood was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 10:55pm Thursday. Youngblood has also been charged with one count of Malicious Injury to Property. At this time, Youngblood remains in jail. Youngblood was taken […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today that the second drug round-up of 2022 began yesterday morning. The Sheriff’s Office began the operation with a meeting and briefing at 9:00am at the Law Enforcement Center in Walhalla. The Sheriff’s Office obtained arrest warrants on 20 subjects. The arrest warrants were obtained based on controlled purchases of narcotics by undercover […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Westminster man with one count each of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor and a Sex Offender Registry Violation. 36 year old Douglas Alan Singer was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 8:30pm yesterday. At this time, Singer remains in jail on a combined $15,000 surety bond. The Sheriff’s […]

A continuing Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor investigation, by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, has led Investigators to charge a Pickens County man with additional charges. On Friday, August 26th, the Sheriff’s Office announced that 37 year old Joseph Henry Nix had been arrested and charged with one count of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor – 3rd Degree.  […]

A decision by 10th Circuit Court Judge Lawton McIntosh is anticipated by the end of next week as to whether or not Jason Mark Carter leaves the state mental health facilities for what’s called a community residential care facility. Carter was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the bludgeoning homicides of his parents, mother Debbie and stepfather Kevin […]