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A 46-year old Anderson man has been arrested by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office in an investigation of a shoplifting incident at the Seneca Wal-Mart on a night in May. The charge against Robert Earle Ricketts IV reads accessory after the fact of a felony. Investigators viewed a video of two males and one female who placed store items into a […]
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Oconee Sheriff’s Office has traced the theft of four thousand pounds of peaches to a pair of Greenville County men who have been arrested and charged. Law enforcement records show grand larceny and trespassing charges against Donald Andrew New, 38 years old; and Scottie Phil Randall Ledford, 23. The theft at the Clemson Peach Tree Farms on S. Friendship Road […]
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An overnight firefighting scene on the Ross Mountain Road, Mountain Rest. Several units responded and a few of them remained at the scene through the night. We’ve had no official word as yet on injuries or the cause for the fire. County Dispatch recorded the first call just before 11:15 last night.
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The webpage and web maps of Oconee’s GIS services — Geographic Information Services — will be offline for maintenance Thursday through Friday, August 31 and September 1. During the scheduled maintenance, according to GIS manager Nick Walton, the maps and downloadable data will be unavailable. The temporary interruption may affect services in other county departments that rely on the applications. […]
Read moreWestminster – Bryan DeWain Morehead, 43, husband of Nichole “Nikki” Green Morehead, passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2023. Born in Stephens County, Georgia, Bryan was the son of Mary Jo Cragg Morehead and the late Henry DeWain Morehead. Bryan was a lineman for Blue Ridge Electric Co-Operative, a graduate of Southern Wesleyan University with a Bachelor’s Degree in […]
Read moreWest Union, SC — Eloise Alexander, 78, of West Union, passed away Monday, August 28, 2023, at Seneca Health and Rehab. A native of Salem, SC, Ms. Alexander was the daughter of the late Doyle and Viola Nix Alexander. She was a member of Little River Baptist Church. Ms. Alexander is survived by her sister: Kathleen Morgan (Larry) […]
Read moreWestminster – Michael Christon Weaver, 54, husband of Constance “Connie” Vernon Weaver, passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2023 at Prisma Health – Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Weisbadan, Germany, Michael was the son of Kenneth Allen Weaver and Barbara Eby Weaver. Michael was a plumber and tow truck operator, United States Air Force Veteran, and of the […]
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The members of Westminster City Council will gather this week at city hall, but they won’t be voting on any city business. The council members are being asked to assemble Thursday for a photo shoot — the purpose of which is for new photographs to update the city website.
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Oconee Sheriff’s Office has called off a missing person alert for a Fair Play teenager. A sheriff’s captain is reporting that Amarylis Rodriguez, reported missing over the weekend, has been located and is safe.
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Once again, the city council in Seneca is to meet privately for a legal matter — a fire contract with Oconee County. It’s a matter on the agenda for tomorrow evening’s executive session of the city council, to follow a work session and a special called meeting. Amanda Brock, county administrator, recently expressed confidence to 101.7/WGOG NEWS that a contract […]
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