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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in regards to an armed robbery that occurred last Saturday evening at a Utica Mill Hill convenience store. The Sheriff’s Office is also seeking the public’s help in identifying three male subjects in relation to the armed robbery. A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division was dispatched to J […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has formally filed charges against two suspects, a male and a female; in a continuing death investigation after a body was discovered yesterday at Wigington Pass. 40 year old Samantha Denise Larson and 59 year old Steven Cecil Wilson, both of Durham Brown Road, were booked into the Oconee County Detention Center last night on […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is continuing a death investigation today after a body was discovered yesterday in the area of Wigington Pass in Mountain Rest. The Sheriff’s Office is also announcing this morning that two subjects, a male and female, have been placed in custody and their names will be released later on today after formal charges have been […]

Gov. McMaster is experiencing mild symptoms, isolating with the First Lady at home COLUMBIA, S.C. – After undergoing routine testing due to coming into close contact with the COVID-19 virus, Governor Henry McMaster was notified late Monday evening that he has tested positive for the virus. First Lady Peggy McMaster remains asymptomatic, while the governor is experiencing mild symptoms with […]

RECYCLE CENTER HOLIDAY SCHEDULE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23rd: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. CHRISTMAS EVE: 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. CHRISTMAS DAY: CLOSED DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS: CLOSED NEW YEAR’S EVE: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. NEW YEAR’S DAY: CLOSED

COLUMBIA, S.C. – After taking a precautionary, routine test on Thursday afternoon, First Lady Peggy McMaster was notified Friday morning that she has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Governor Henry McMaster was also tested yesterday and the results were negative. The First Lady is not experiencing any symptoms at this time. Following Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and S.C. […]

A low key ceremony will be conducted Monday, January 4 to administer the oath of office to a new Oconee County clerk of court. Lisa Burton replaces the retiring Beverly Whitfield. After taking the oath as administered by Judge Macaulay, Burton will officially take office the next day, Tuesday, January 5.

A boil water advisory for certain customers of Pioneer Rural Water has been lifted. It means that customers no longer need to boil their water for drinking or cooking in the following district areas: Stone Pond subdivision, Calm Oak Drive, Deer Knoll Way, and Serria Way. According to the Friday night announcement from the Pioneer Rural Water District, system pressure […]

An Oconee County man was ordered to prison for seven years after pleading guilty to unlawful neglect of a child. Ronald Glenn Christen was arrested in 2019 after a one-year old child, Rhyder Peay, was discovered dead October 1, 2019 at 374 Bright Eyes Drive, Westminster. The sentence handed down in General Sessions Court requires Christen to be placed on […]