Six Mile man accused in tax crime

A Pickens County judge has sentenced a Six Mile man to one year in prison after he was found guilty of furnishing the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) with a false tax document. Ricardo Antonio Ramos, 27, was arrested by SCDOR agents in November 2020 and charged with one count of furnishing a false tax document and one count […]

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Ex-jail guard arrested

A former Oconee County Detention Deputy was arrested this morning on two charges related to providing Inmates at the Oconee County Detention Center with contraband. 19-year-old Tyler Christian Watson, of Central, SC, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 10:02 am on charges of Misconduct in Office and Furnishing Contraband into a Detention Facility. Watson turned himself in, […]

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“Marching Thru History” theme for Veteran’s Parade

A weeklong November celebration of veterans will start with a Veteran’s parade in Clemson.  The Clemson Area African American Museum parade theme “Marching Thru History” will focus on the contributions of African American veterans while celebrating and appreciating the service of all veterans.  The parade at 3 pm Sunday, November 5 will follow a route starting on Church Street in […]

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Runners are asked to register

A three-mile route through Walhalla will be set aside next month for runners, one of the events in this year’s Oktoberfest, marking the founding of the town by a group of Germans who trekked to the Upcountry from Charleston in the mid 19th century.  The Rotary Oktoberfest 5K will be run 9 o’clock Saturday morning, October 21.  The equivalent of […]

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Duncan in congressional energy hearings

Jeff Duncan, the South Carolina 3rd District U-S representative, delivered opening remarks to a Washington hearing titled, “Keeping the Lights On:  Enhancing Reliability and Efficiency to Power American Homes”.  In those remarks the Laurens Republican criticized the Biden administration for what he said prioritizes “the green transition” over security and reliability.  Duncan, chairs a House energy subcommittee.  He, along with […]

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Betty Lynch Buchanan Ramey

Belton, SC — Betty Lynch Buchanan Ramey, 94, passed away on September 13, 2023 at The Residences at Park Place in Seneca, SC. She was the wife of the late CW04 Robert Albert Buchanan, Sr. and the late James Tilman Ramey.   A native of Oconee County, SC, Betty was the daughter of the late Thomas Calvin “TC” Lynch and […]

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Supplying Narcan kits

The Oconee County Detention Center, in partnership with the Prisma Health Addiction Medicine Center, will begin supplying Narcan kits to inmates at high risk for opioid overdoses upon their release from the Oconee County Detention Center to help combat potential opiate overdoses. “With the continuing numbers of overdoses due to the opioid epidemic, our goal in supplying these kits is […]

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