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This week is National Telecommunicator’s Week, and Walhalla Police Chief Sean Brinson said he couldn’t do his job without the efforts of the dedicated men and women who work dispatching police, fire and EMTs to emergency calls…

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing that charges have been filed against three men in relation to two separate investigations involving the theft of catalytic converters. The names of the men are revealed below, along with their charges as well: • 30 year old Brandon Eugene Thomas of Spring Drive in Westminster. Thomas has been charged with one count […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Townville teenager Thursday on an outstanding warrant charging him with Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor – 2nd Degree. 19 year old Christopher Jacob Barrett of Sandy Shores Circle was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 12:32pm Thursday. Barrett was released from the Oconee County Detention Center yesterday on a $20,000 […]

The Greenville-Spartanburg office of the National Weather Service (NWSGSP) confirmed that an EF1 tornado passed just northwest of downtown Seneca around 5:48 p.m. Saturday. According to the statement, Seneca experienced light damage — a radio tower was partially toppled, a business lost 20% of its roof, the force of the wind flipped a car parked in front of the business […]

Anderson County Sheriff’s Deputies are asking for the public in locating Peggy Griffin Turner, 56, of Anderson. Turner has been diagnosed with a medical condition requiring prescriptions that she has not been able to take since her disappearance from a care facility in the 2300 block of S. McDuffie Street in Anderson. She was last seen at the location at […]

Anderson County Sheriff’s Deputies rescued an infant and two adults during a hostage incident early Thursday morning on Foster Street in Anderson. At approximately 1:30 a.m., Deputies were dispatched to a residence on Foster Street, where they were told a male subject in the home had a gun, had discharged it, and threatened to kill others inside the home who […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested three men Wednesday on multiple charges related to two separate investigations, one involving a stolen vehicle and one involving a vehicle break-in and theft. Their names, along with their charges, are as follows, according to the Sheriff’s Office: 30 year old Brandon Eugene Thomas of Spring Drive, Westminster, charged with one count each of […]

Update from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office: The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today the arrest of a Westminster teenager on multiple charges in relation to two separate investigations. 19 year old John Austin Dakota Pruitt of Dr. John’s Road was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 2:05am this morning. Pruitt has been charged in an investigation […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Greenville teenager Tuesday evening on an Attempted Murder charge. 18 year old Herbert Alan Price III of Buckskin Road was also charged with Possession of a Weapon during Commission of a Violent Crime, Discharging a Firearm into a Dwelling and Littering. A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division responded to an address on […]

The Andrew Pickens Ranger District will be conducting a 108 acre controlled burn today in the Brasstown area for fuels reduction, wildlife habitat and research through Clemson University. Smoke impacts should be minimal and of short duration, officials said.