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Freddavion Antonio Ahmadd Cleveland, age 20, was arrested by Seneca Police on Monday on some serious charges. According to jail records from the Oconee County Detention Center, Cleveland is being held on $35,000 bond after he was charged with 3rd Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor. Details surrounding the investigation which led to his arrest have not yet been […]

A new fogging mist spray is being used to decontaminate Oconee County facilities and help further protection against COVID-19. The County Administration Building in Walhalla is being treated each night after all employees have left and the county’s volunteer fire stations get sprayed twice a week. The economical mix only takes two ounces of the germicide per gallon of water […]

The City of Seneca’s January Work Session and Special Called Council Meeting that was scheduled to be held tonight has been cancelled, according to the city’s website. Mayor Dan Alexander said that after review, the meeting wasn’t necessary…

Anderson County Deputies need your help finding a man who hasn’t been seen since January 19th at a home on Victor Circle in Anderson. Deputies said that Andrew Joseph Maney left the home in his silver, 2010 Hyundai Elantra, with SC tag 9241NN. He is described as standing 5’8″ tall weighing approximately 140 pounds. A description of what Andrew was […]

Arrest records from the Oconee County Detention Center revealed that back on Wednesday of last week, Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 18 year-old Cameron Chase Breazeale of Seneca around 1:00 pm and charged him with second degree sexual exploitation of a minor. According to the latest information from the jail, he has been released from custody on bond. Details surrounding the investigation […]

An early morning fire reported yesterday at 204 Goddard Avenue in the Utica area near Seneca destroyed a storage building, according to fire officials. They added that someone was using the storage building as a dwelling, and that the individual was lucky enough to avoid injury during the incident.  

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man Wednesday on a charge of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor – First Degree. 32 year old Ricky Lynn Lee, Jr. was booked around midnight and he remains in custody at the Detention Center pending a bond hearing. A deputy responded to Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital on Tuesday evening […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on the impeachment process proposed by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. “I completely support the process laid out by Leader McConnell regarding the upcoming impeachment trial.  I hope my Democratic colleagues will agree.  “The process being proposed is acceptable to the former President’s legal team and fair to the […]

Superintendent for the School District of Oconee County Dr. Michael Thorsland said that coronavirus within the school system doesn’t seem to be affecting any particular grade level or age group, but because of the approach that’s being implemented by the District, it might appear that lower grades seem to be more impacted by COVID-19, however, he said, that’s not the […]

SAVANNAH, GA – The Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, announced today it will reduce park operations at Hartwell Lake beginning with the 2021 recreation season due to reduced federal funding for recreation. The Corps intends to lease five Corps-operated recreation areas to local municipalities to reduce the overall operation and maintenance footprint in an effort to maintain a […]