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Per new requirements by the SC Department of Education  The School District of Oconee County received notification earlier today from the SC State Department of Education that re-institutes the requirement of face masks for students and drivers** on buses. The memo states:  “Throughout the pandemic, the SCDE has updated its COVID-19 guidance as conditions have changed and as more information […]

The School District of Oconee County continues to face a steep rise in COVID-19 cases.  This rise in cases has resulted in a significant number of students being quarantined as well as the closure of many classes, sports teams, and extracurriculars. A COVID Data Dashboard  was developed to keep families and the community informed of cases and trends within the […]

On Tuesday, Easley Police arrested 35-year-old Michael Corey Jenkins on five counts of criminal solicitation of a minor. An investigation began on August 12, police said, when they received information about someone sending explicit electronic messages to underaged individuals. The School District of Pickens County confirmed that the suspect briefly worked through a staffing agency as a substitute and Adjunct […]

UPDATE from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office: (Walhalla, SC)————————————–The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man on a charge of Attempted Murder yesterday in relation to a Monday afternoon shooting incident on Mormon Church Road near Seneca. 39 year old Darrell Earl Maxwell, Jr., of Brentwood Drive, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 12:40pm Tuesday.  Maxwell […]

(Walhalla, SC)————————————–The second suspect in a recent shooting incident on Ora Road in the Holly Springs Community has been booked into the Oconee County Detention Center. 25 year old Sayphonh Miranda Aquilla Xayachack of Westminster was transported from the Bay County, FL Sheriff’s Office to the Oconee County Detention Center yesterday by deputies from the Warrants Division. The Sheriff’s Office […]

(Walhalla, SC)————————————–The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest this afternoon of a Westminster woman on a charge of Murder in relation to a Monday evening homicide near Westminster.   An arrest warrant was obtained today charging 37 year old Carrie Leigh Tyner (Radford) with Murder in the shooting death 54 year old Rodney Johnson at an address on Hobson […]

A groundbreaking ceremony was held this morning for an expansion of the emergency department at Prisma Health Oconee memorial. Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander was on hand and said he’s excited to see the growth… Other elected officials, including State Senator Thomas Alexander, and US Senator Lindsey Graham. were at today’s event. 94.1 The Lake’s News Director, Kevin D. Hollis, caught […]

A traffic stop on a vehicle Sunday morning, by a deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division on routine patrol, led to the arrest of the driver on a charge of Trafficking in Methamphetamine. 20 year old Keith Allen Alexander, Jr., of N. Little River Road, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 12:55pm yesterday. At this time, Alexander, […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an active death investigation that was reported Monday evening near Westminster. The E-911/Communications Center received a call around 6:22pm in regards to reports of shots being fired on Hobson Street. When deputies from the Uniform Patrol Division arrived on scene to begin their investigation, they discovered an adult African-American male who had sustained […]

With less than a week of qualifying left for the five municipal elections in Oconee County coming up in November, Kristi Burr with the Voter Registration and Elections Office said that many incumbents and some newcomers have already thrown their hats in the ring…