Easley child was the auto accident fatality

A 12-year old girl is the latest auto accident fatality in Pickens County.  The coroner, Kandy Kelley, identified Kelsi L. Merck of Easley as the passenger who died of blunt force trauma in Saturday afternoon’s accident on SC 135 in the Dacusville Community.  One other person was hospitalized from the crash off an SUV into trees of the highway.

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North Carolina charity runs afoul of South Carolina rules

A North Carolina-based charity is in hot water with South Carolina authorities over required financial reports and compliance with the solicitation of charitable funds law. Mark Hammond, South Carolina secretary of state, today announced that the state’s Administrative Law Court has held Miracle House of Hope Ministries in contempt for violating an order that forbids the organization from soliciting funds […]

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Condemned building yields surprises

A large part of a block in downtown Seneca for many years was the prideful home store of Harper’s, a regional family-run 5 and 10. But the building aside N. Depot Street between the blocks of Main and N. 1st fell into condemnation in recent times, only to be acquired by city government. Now those in government are finding surprises […]

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Deputy added to target impaired drivers

A traffic safety grant will allow the Oconee Sheriff’s Office to assign an officer to the task of targeting impaired drivers.  As part of “PACE”–Pro-Active Criminal Enforcement–Corp. Irvin Reyes will also have the duty of educating Oconeeans about traffic safety.  Each day, impaired drivers cause injury and death to innocent persons, and it’s a matter taken seriously by the Sheriff’s […]

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Extension agent position to remain in Oconee

Through the years, Clemson extension agents in Oconee County such as J-C Morgan, A-D Boggs, and others have often been the frontline between the land-grant university and the county’s agricultural community.  But, with the pending retirement of current agent Morris Warner, there’s concern within the local farming community that Warner’s job might not be re-filled.  State Senator Thomas Alexander is […]

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More court weeks question a mixed bag, says Wagner

Increasing the number of weeks of circuit criminal court in Oconee holds the promise of holding down the jail populations to manageable levels. Sheriff Crenshaw believes increasing the current 12 weeks of General Sessions Court to as many as 18 weeks would avoid the potential for overcrowding in a penal facility barely five years old. But the chief prosecutor in […]

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The state’s annual morbidity report

The diseases that cause South Carolinians significant injury, complications, and death are detailed in a report released today by the Department of Health and Environmental Control. The 2018 Morbidity Report on Reportable Conditions is meant to provide the public, along with healthcare organizations and providers, among others, important statistical information about preventable diseases and conditions. State law requires health care […]

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