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A 25-year-old Fair Play woman remains in jail today, on a combined $110,000 surety bond, after her arrest yesterday on outstanding arrest warrants on charges of First-Degree Burglary and Malicious Injury to Property. Geena Elizabeth Elaine Ferguson, of N. Davis Drive, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 4:02pm Wednesday. Ferguson was taken into custody yesterday, on the […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. — From Sept. 25-29, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) will observe its Fourth Annual PrEP Awareness Week. This statewide observance aims to increase awareness among providers and the community regarding pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a pill or injectable medicine that can help significantly decrease HIV infection if someone is exposed to the virus. In partnership with the South Carolina AIDS […]

Three businesses located at the Scenic Plaza Shopping Center have signed paperwork to be annexed into the town of West Union. Mayor Linda Oliver made the announcement Wednesday evening, identifying the three as Advance Auto, Holcomb’s Office Supply and McDonald’s. Mayor Oliver recently also announced the addition of Edwards Ford to the town limits.

On Thursday, the State “C” fund committee granted Oconee County $1.4 million, the money to be used for County Road work. The money was granted on a vote of three to nothing by all three members of the committee, which receives and distributes State Highway funds to local governments, the county & it’s 5 towns & cities. It’s believed that […]

Part of Westminster’s rural and unincorporated Water Service territory is under a boil water advisory effective at 3:00 this afternoon until further notice. Diana Dieska of the Cities Utilities Department says the city lost pressure on a 6-inch water line and as a result the boil water advisory covers customers who live on North Horseshoe Bridge Road and all roads […]

A fatal collision involving two vehicles took place around 2:30 pm on Wednesday on South Highway 11, at the intersection of Mountain Road and Critter Road. The accident resulted in the death of a 41-year-old man from Seneca, who was operating a motor scooter. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis said Dustin “Dusty” Tyler Abercrombie succumbed to traumatic injuries and his […]

At their September 18th meeting, the School District of Oconee County Board of Trustees recognized two Seneca High School students, Daniel Grayden and Trevor Dawson, and Seneca area bus driver Rick Walton for their actions during a medical emergency suffered by another bus driver earlier in the month. Dr. Thorsland thanked both Daniel and Trevor for their leadership and willingness […]

The Pickens County Coroner’s Office confirmed that a person was fatally wounded in an officer-involved shooting on Tuesday night. The incident occurred near Pace Bridge Road and Pumpkintown Road around 10:00 p.m. The State Law Enforcement Division, which is investigating the shooting, has not released further details about the situation or the victim. Both the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office and […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster and the S.C. Department of Corrections informed the S.C. Supreme Court today that the department is now prepared to carry out executions by lethal injection. “Justice has been delayed for too long in South Carolina,” said Governor Henry McMaster. “This filing brings our state one step closer to being able to once again carry out the rule of law and bring […]

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office has reported the arrest of two women, Angel Bellis, 26, and Cassidy Cheek, 21, in connection with a horrific murder that occurred in August. The victim, Phillip Hughey, was reported missing from Williamston in August. Detectives later linked Jared Tierce and Jacob Barber to his death, alleging that they brutally killed Hughey with a ratchet […]