Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The Pickens County Coroner’s Office said that the victim of the Friday drowning in the Seneca River has been identified as Joshua Corey Savage, 28. Coroner Kandy Kelley said that Mr. Savage was from Dorchester, SC and had been staying in Seneca. She added that he was walking on the train trestle from Seneca to Central and jumped off the trestle into […]
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Special Weather Statement Issued February 15 At 5:27pm Est By Nws Greenville-Spartanburg …Strong Thunderstorms With Intense Lightning Will Impact Northeastern Franklin…Northeastern Elbert…Hart…Laurens… Southeastern Greenville…Anderson…Abbeville…Pickens… Southeastern Oconee And Northwestern Greenwood Counties Until 600 Pm Est… At 527 Pm Est, Doppler Radar Indicated Strong Thunderstorms With Intense Lightning Along A Line Extending From 9 Miles Northwest Of Hartwell To 7 Miles South […]
Read moreDon’t forget that today is Presidents’ Day, and local city and county government offices, including Oconee County government, Seneca and Light and Water and Seneca’s City Hall, are closed. The exception today is at the Oconee County Elections and Voter Registration Office in Walhalla. They will be open from noon until 5 pm for the start of qualifying for candidates […]
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AnMed Health’s Spiritual Care Department is partnering with First Presbyterian Church of Anderson to place luminaries on the sidewalk in front of the Medical Center on Tues, Feb. 16, at 5:30 p.m. to encourage hope and healing. “A night to hope and heal” will serve to remember those who are fighting COVID-19 and those who have passed away, as well. […]
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Oconee Rural Fire fighters were called to the Lakeside Lodge at Hartwell Village late last night. According to officials, at about 11:30 pm the fire was reported in one of the rooms at the lodge. No one was hurt in the fire, the cause of which is under investigation.
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A fatal Valentine’s Night crash is under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Master Trooper Brandon Bolt said it happened just before 8:00 pm on Dobbins Bridge Road and involved only one vehicle… The Anderson County Coroner’s Office said that it appeared as if the driver had been drinking, and lost control of the vehicle, ran off the road […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigations into a series of unsolved cases, which include missing persons’ cases, including two investigations regarding women reported missing over two years ago. “Late last year, the Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division regarding four missing persons cases,” says Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw. “Three of those […]
Read moreAccording to arrest records from the Oconee County Detention Center, Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 46 year-old Mickey Byron McAdams on charges related to a stolen vehicle. He is being held on $10,000 bond. In an unrelated incident, jail records show that 55 year-old Horace Dale Jones was arrested by deputies on charges of 3rd degree assault and battery and domestic violence. […]
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The Dire Straits wanted their money for nothing, but in the real world that’s just not how it works. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office said that they were recently made aware of a sweepstakes scam, that claimed to be from Publisher’s Clearing House, in which a check was actually sent to the victim with instructions to mail in a cashier’s […]
Read moreThe Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) confirmed that a skunk found near Pine Grove Road and Outz Road in Townville, SC has tested positive for rabies. There are no known human exposures reported at this time. One dog was exposed and will be quarantined as required in the South Carolina Rabies Control Act. The skunk was submitted to DHEC’s laboratory for testing on […]
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