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At about 9:00pm Wednesday night, the South Carolina Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash involving a Toyota pickup truck and a mini-bike. SCHP Corporal Joe Hovis has more… The Anderson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 17 year-old Jervion Lee Mackey.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement following a meeting with fallen Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick’s mother Gladys Sicknick, his girlfriend Sandra Garza, Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn, and DC Metropolitan Police Officer Mike Fanone about the January 6th incident at the United States Capitol.  “I had a very productive and emotional meeting with Officer Sicknick’s […]

Arrest records from the Oconee County Detention Center show that on Thursday evening around 5:30pm, Sheriff’s Deputies charged 65 year-old Augustino Cusimano of West Union with two counts of third degree sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of disseminating obscenity unlawfully. At this time, he remains in custody with a total bond amount set at $25,000.

At a special called board meeting on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, the School District of Oconee County Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Mrs. Elizabeth McDonald as principal of Northside Elementary and Mrs. Liza Smith as principal of Westminster Elementary.  Dr. Thorsland said, “We are excited to welcome Liza and Elizabeth into their roles.  They both bring a wealth […]

37 year old Janice Allen of Longcreek turned herself into the Oconee County Detention Center around 2:30pm Thursday afternoon. She has been charged with 17 counts of Second Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor and 202 counts of Disseminating Harmful Material to a Minor. The Sheriff’s Office began an investigation on May 19th after a School Resource Officer received […]

The Town of Salem’s Police Chief of almost three years, Chief Brian Lusk, has tendered his resignation, according to Town officials. Officer Scott Peterson has been chosen to serve as Interim Police Chief until a permanent replacement is hired. No explanation was given for the sudden resignation of Chief Lusk.

Seneca Police are searching for the driver of a Chevy Tahoe that crashed into a road sign and overturned Tuesday morning. It happened around 8:30am on West North 1st Street, near the newspaper offices of The Journal. Police said that when they arrived on scene, the driver had already left and there was no one present.  Right now, an investigation to find […]

Early Monday morning, around 2:20am, Seneca Police conducted a traffic stop of a pick up truck on West North 1st Street at Fairplay Street. During the stop, police said they discovered an open container of alcohol in the vehicle. While doing an inventory of the vehicle officers noticed a blanket covering up items in the bed of the truck. Underneath […]

To help holiday travelers, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) prohibits lane closures on interstate highways for non-emergency highway work during the Memorial Day Weekend holiday travel period. These restrictions will be in place from 6 a.m. Friday, May 28, until 6 a.m. Tuesday, June 1. With continued progress due to SCDOT’s Strategic 10-Year Plan to rebuild South Carolina’s […]

Agents from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division are investigating an incident from Monday afternoon in which shots were exchanged between an armed man and officers from the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were attempting to conduct a welfare check as a result of an earlier domestic dispute in n Easley when an armed subject approached deputies and gunfire was […]