George Ducworth part of a speakers panel in Columbia

George Ducworth, former Anderson-Oconee Solicitor and Anderson radio personality, will be part of a lineup of speakers this week in Columbia during the annual fall training conference of the South Carolina Police Accreditation Coalition.  The coalition is a non-profit organization that supports the concept of accreditation for all public safety agencies.  Its two-day meeting this week at the Columbia Metropolitan […]

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Arson alleged inside motel room

The police say they handcuffed and removed a 37-year old guest from a motel room during a late-night arson investigation at the Best Western in Seneca.  Law enforcement records show charges of arson third degree and malicious injury to personal property against Burns Mill Road, West Union resident Kristopher Oneal Justus.  Justus was arrested Friday night.

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New drug sweep underway

Twenty-six people are the targets of a new drug sweep by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, the second such operation of the year.  The sweep started with a meeting yesterday morning at headquarters.  By 10 o’clock, ten of the 26 had been arrested or were already jailed and were to be served with new warrants. According to the sheriff’s office, the […]

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Seat 5 for Celia Myers

Walhalla’s new city administrator, Celia Boyd Myers, takes a seat (Seat #5)this afternoon as a representative from her city on the board that sets Oconee County sewer policy.  There’s to be a swearing-in ceremony, led by the attorney Larry Brandt, at the start of the 4 o’clock meeting of the board of the JRSA–the Joint Regional Sewer Authority. She fills […]

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Guy Worley

Westminster – Guy Ray Worley, 61, husband of Jamie Roach, passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023, at his residence.   Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Guy was the son of the late James Ralph Worley and Helen Patterson Worley.  Guy was a roofer for 30 years and formerly worked for Winn Dixie and Walmart.   Guy is survived […]

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