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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced that all South Carolinians aged 16 and older will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning March 31, and can begin scheduling their appointments as of next Wednesday. “Our priority with the vaccine has been to save the lives of those […]

The South Carolina Highway Patrol are leading an investigation into an accident near Seneca that happened on Saturday afternoon around 4:15 pm on Wells Highway near Cross Creek. Investigators said that a 2015 Camaro, driven by Seneca resident Chad Campbell, took evasive action to avoid a flagger and forklift in the median, but hit a fire hydrant and a guy […]

On Friday, South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) agents arrested an Oconee County woman and charged her with three counts of forgery and four counts of delivering false documents. According to the DOR, April Lynn White, 37, of Fair Play, delivered W-2 forms from 2017 through 2019, which showed more state tax payments withheld from her pay than actually were […]

Anderson County Deputies with help from the Highway Patrol are investigating a deadly hit and run they said happened Saturday night on Highway 24 near Airport Road not long after 10:00 pm. The Coroner’s Office said that Josephine Nunn, age 19 of Townville, died as a result of the crash. Investigators said that her vehicle was hit by another, which […]

A recent issue regarding violations being issued to users of the Stumphouse Mountain Bike Park who access the park on the gated gravel road off Ross Mountain Road has caused the City of Walhalla’s officials to consult with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. And, according to the DNR, it’s a violation to use wheeled devices in a heritage […]

Director Vickie Thompson at the Rosa Clark Clinic in Seneca said that they recently received over a million dollars in federal funding and it is going to allow them to expand their services as soon as this week. She also tells us how residents in need of their services can become patients at Rosa Clark…

Pendleton police said that multiple shots were fired from a vehicle toward a Greenville Street residence on Friday night not long before 10:00 pm. They said no one was hurt, but added that a child was in one of the rooms that was hit by bullets. The identity of the suspect and their motive is currently a mystery, police said.

The Oconee County Courthouse remains closed today after more than half of the staff reported being exposed to COVID-19 and some testing positive for the virus last week. County Administrator Amanda Brock said that the courthouse was closed, immediately decontaminated, but filings are only available via the drive thru. Currently, plans are to reopen the courthouse on Thursday, April 1st. […]

On Wednesday, Walhalla PD said their K9 Unit conducted a lawful traffic stop on N. Church St. K9 Kimber was deployed on the vehicle which led to the discovery of Heroin and a large enough quantity of Methamphetamine to be considered for trafficking purposes. The driver was arrested and charged with Possession of Heroin and Trafficking Methamphetamine.

Anderson, South Carolina—- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Michael Lambert Seabrooke, 37, formerly of Barnwell, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of explosive devices and two counts of malicious damage and attempt to damage by means of explosive materials. Evidence presented in court established that on July 7, […]