Tag: News

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a case of theft that occurred over the weekend. A restaurant’s trailer, located along Highway 29 North, was reportedly stolen on either November 17 or November 18. The sheriff’s office is urging anyone with information about the theft to contact them at 864-260-4400 or submit an anonymous tip online.

DHEC offers tips for limiting food waste, donating to food banks, and handling food safely.  COLUMBIA, S.C. — No holiday is more associated with food and leftovers than Thanksgiving. In advance of the upcoming holiday, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) encourages South Carolinians to help reduce the amount of food that gets discarded this holiday. […]

In our continuing efforts to educate and inform our citizens, and to prevent them from becoming victims of scams, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is releasing their November 2023 Scams Update. Deputies were informed today of a scam in which the victim received a call from someone named “Sgt. Dale Evans” who claimed to be with the Oconee County Sheriff’s […]

AAA projects 55.4 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving holiday travel period*. This year’s Thanksgiving forecast is an increase of 2.3% over last year and marks the third-highest Thanksgiving forecast since AAA began tracking holiday travel in 2000. The top two years were 2005 and 2019, respectively. Most Thanksgiving travelers will drive to […]

Effective Saturday, 18 Nov. 2023, the closures to Burrells’s Ford Campground and Foothills Trail will be lifted and those areas will be available for public use. The approximately 990-acres Mill Mountain Fire is 100-percent contained. Fire crews will continue to mop-up and secure the fire’s edge over the next few days. The Mill Mountain Fire was first detected on November […]

The Clemson City Council will discuss a proposal to expand its excessive noise law tonight. The police chief requested the change to address the loud sounds that sometimes occur near the university. The new rule would prohibit any sound over 90 decibels that can be heard more than 100 feet away from the source, for more than 1 minute continuously […]

A deputy sheriff from Oconee County, Corporal Lucas Watts, was shot following a car chase. He is currently in stable but critical condition at PRISMA Greenville Memorial Hospital. In response to this incident, the community has organized two prayer vigils today. The first one is at 3 pm at the Earles Grove Baptist Church on SC Highway 59, Seneca. The […]

Investigators with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office have obtained warrants against  50-year-old Gregory Wayne Maxwell in connection with Thursday’s officer involved shooting in Oconee County. Warrants against Maxwell have been obtained which include five counts of Attempted Murder, and Possession of a Weapon during the Commission of a Violent Crime after Greenville County Investigators found that he shot an Oconee […]

Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw says that the Sheriff’s Office Deputy who was shot in the officer involved shooting yesterday afternoon is in stable but critical condition today. “I have spoken with the family and with their permission, we are releasing the name and the condition of the Deputy who was shot yesterday,” says Sheriff Crenshaw. “He is Corporal Lucas […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. – In recognition of National Injury Prevention Day on Nov. 18, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is joining local and national organizations to bring awareness to the importance of preventing both intentional and unintentional injuries. Injuries and violence are the leading cause of death among people aged 1-44. DHEC’s Division of Injury and […]