In jail fight, inmate loses part of ear

Sheriff Mike Crenshaw confirmed this morning that in a fight between two Oconee jail inmates this week one of them bit off a small part of the ear of the other inmate. However, no charges resulted from the altercation. About fights in the jail, Crenshaw said, “Our staff strives to classify inmates when they come in and place them in […]

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Three hurt in accident near West Union

Responders say the injuries to three people in the accident this morning near West Union did not appear serious, though the three were sent to the hospital to be checked.  The crash of a pickup truck and a contract mail truck in the vicinity of the Poplar Springs overhead bridge created a temporary detour for Walhalla-bound traffic on SC 28.  […]

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Special adoption proceedings held Monday

Chief Justice Donald Beatty authorized special adoption proceedings on Monday, and a Family Court judge from Anderson, Edgar Long, was among six jurists statewide who allowed 80 children to be adopted into 60 families.  In 2018-19, more than 1,600 adoption cases were filed across the state. Beatty said, “We at the Judicial Branch are pleased to play a role in […]

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Public schools are important partner of the YMCA

The Oconee School District is an important corporate partner of the Foothills YMCA under construction on the grounds of the Oconee Memorial Hospital. The public schools have made a 20-year commitment to the YMCA amounting to $3 million. The first payment, $150 thousand, was sent and received last summer. And Gloria Moore, the financial officer for the public schools, says […]

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West Union area accident

Word has reached 101.7/WGOG of an accident involving a large truck and a second vehicle near SC 28 and the Poplar Springs Road overhead bridge. The accident is believed to have tied up traffic on the West Union turn off in front of the Foothills Nursing facility.

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Autopsy today on man found at fire scene

An autopsy is planned today on the body of an adult Caucasian male who fire fighters found at the grisly scene yesterday on Lonsdale Street in the Utica Community.  That autopsy is to assist the coroner and others as they determine the identity of the man, his age, as well as the circumstances that led to the fire and his […]

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Unknown male fatality at fire scene

Authorities say the body of an unknown male was found today at a fire scene in the Utica Community near Seneca. Coroner Karl Addis says the victim in the house fire at 6 Lonsdale Street is presumed to have been a homeless individual. The Oconee Sheriff’s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division are investigating.

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