Gun safes now in every Oconee public school

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has worked with school district personnel to install biometric gun safes in each of the 18 schools in the School District of Oconee County. “During the January 2023 meeting of the School Board, the Sheriff’s Office made a presentation to the Board in regard to installing these biometric gun safes in each of the 18 […]

Read more

New housing developments proposed in Westminster

When it came to two applications aimed at building new housing in Westminster, the city planning commission approved one of the re-zoning applications.  On the second, the planning commissioners were divided 2-2.  A fifth member’s vote could have broken that tie, but Chairwoman Sandra Powell abstained due to a connection with the applicant.  Approved by the commission was an MFR […]

Read more

Graham statement on the Hunter Biden plea deal

The plea deal for Hunter Biden fell apart in court.  ABC’s Steven Portnoy reports the judge voiced concern about the agreement.  The President’s son was to have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor tax charges, and expected to avoid prosecution on a felony gun charge.  The judge found the parties did not agree exactly on the terms, and requested additional briefings in […]

Read more

Heat safety tips

According to the National Weather Service, the majority of the U.S. will experience above-normal temperatures for as long as the next week. This summer is being recorded as the hottest ever and currently, nearly 80 million people are experiencing dangerously hot temperatures as a heatwave moves across the country. HEAT SAFETY TIPS The Red Cross offers steps you can take […]

Read more

Murder defendant extradited to Oconee

A 25-year old Philadelphia, PA man, who was charged in late May of this year with Murder and Possession of a Weapon during Commission of a Violent Crime, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center earlier this morning. David Delgado, Jr., of Loretto Avenue, was transported from the Chesterfield (VA) County Jail to Oconee County by Deputy’s from the […]

Read more

Ceremonial signing of DNR-favored bill

Governor McMaster leads a ceremonial signing tomorrow of a bill to make boating safety and education mandatory for today’s young boaters and those in generations that follow.  S. 96 will make safety and education mandatory for anyone running a boat on the state’s waters born after July 1, 2007.  The DNR’s Greg Lucas has a grasp of this new law […]

Read more

Traffic stop and the arrests of two Oconeeans

A deputy on patrol yesterday in a southern part of Oconee made traffic stop, which led to the arrests of two adult men.  According to the sheriff’s office spokesman, a juvenile was in the stopped vehicle.  The adult men arrested were identified as Tarran Shane Boggs, 22, of West Union and Laderrick Deonta Smith-Manley, 28, of Seneca.  Here’s the account […]

Read more
1 150 151 152 153 154 2,958