Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
UPDATE: ON AUGUST 1st, THE OCONEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAID THAT CRYSTAL HAS BEEN LOCATED AND IS SAFE. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in locating a missing Salem woman. 45 year old Crystal Wilson Rogers was reported missing, on Monday afternoon of this week, by a family member to the Oconee County Sheriff’s […]
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Coming up on Saturday, August 6 at 10am, the Oconee County Veterans Council will hold their annual ceremony honoring local Purple Heart recipients at the Oconee County Courthouse. The ceremony will be brief and last only about twenty minutes. The Council wants to recognize as many combat wounded veterans as possible, and are hopeful the turn out in large numbers. […]
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DHEC Director Dr. Brannon Traxler provided an update yesterday afternoon regarding the resurgence of COVID-19 and the recommended guidelines the state health agency is providing so you can better protect yourself and your child as last minute vacations wind down and residents prepare for the start of the new school year…
Read moreSouth Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 17-state coalition suing the Biden administration over proposed rules that would violate the Second Amendment. The attorneys general filed a complaint today against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Acting Director of ATF. The coalition joined Morehouse Enterprises, Gun Owners of America, and Gun […]
Read moreAttorney General Alan Wilson joined 21 other attorneys general in a lawsuit filed Tuesday against the Biden administration’s new guidance on sex discrimination for schools and programs that receive federal nutritional assistance. The lawsuit names the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and was filed in the Eastern District of Tennessee. On May 5, 2022, the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Services […]
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More details today from Clemson City Engineer Nathan Hinkle about last week’s chemical spill near downtown. He said that the company responsible, identified in reports as Buford, Georgia-based Phoenix General Contracting, will be issued a citation for illicit discharge…
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Governor Invests $25 Million in Workforce Scholarships for the Future On Tuesday, Governor Henry McMaster announced an additional $25 million investment into Workforce Scholarships for the Future, a program that provides scholarships to cover the cost of tuition and required fees at any of South Carolina’s 16 technical colleges for any adult or recent high school graduate to pursue an industry credential or associate […]
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A variance and a special exception to Oconee’s zoning regulations were approved last night by the county board of appeals without opposition. Duke Energy-owned land at 100 Bad Creek Road will be the site of the county’s tallest communications tower. Duke intends to use the it’s optic and microwave networks for communications, however there is potential for improved cell service […]
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Travis Keith Heard is in the Anderson County Detention Center after his arrest on Sunday. Sheriff’s Deputies said they served an arrest warrant at his home and while there, they said they found a gun, methamphetamine and a backpack with almost 190 grams of fentanyl. He is charged with drug trafficking.
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Anderson County Sheriff’s Deputies are searching for Roger Vaughn, Jr, who they said was last seen on July 24 in the area of Jonathans Joy Circle driving a 2005 gold Buick LeSabre. Deputies said he left to go fishing at Lake Harwell. Anyone with any information is asked to call the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office at 864-260-4440.
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