Clerks of courts to huddle on new caseload order

Changes are in the offing (starting July 3) in the way South Carolina’s criminal case dockets are developed.  It’s a directive handed down by the state’s highest court, the South Carolina Supreme Court in Columbia.  Lisa Burton, Oconee Clerk of Court, says the state’s clerks of court are to learn more in a meeting this week.  “There will be changes, […]

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Fishing guide captures Oconee tourney

“I’ll buy dinner for anyone who wants it.”  That’s a comment attributed to the winner Friday of the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American Championship on Lake Hartwell.  Twenty-five-year-old Emil Wagner, bass fishing guide from Marietta, Georgia, sealed the deal with a 3-day total of 55 pounds, 11 ounces.  His margin of victory:  1 pound, 5 ounces.  Wagner earned $122,300,along with […]

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Lake Keowee drowning

Spartanburg resident Caleb Emmanuele Cohen became a drowning victim Saturday in Lake Keowee.  Authorities believe 35-year-old Cohen went into the water near High Falls County Park Saturday afternoon to help a child in distress, but he did not re-emerge.  At 8:45 Cohen’s body was located, and the coroner’s office notified.

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Open door leads to house burglary arrest

An open door during the midnight hour Thursday in a Walhalla neighborhood raised the suspicions of a patrolling police officer.  And when the policeman saw the shadowy figure of a man through a window, the officer acted on his suspicions.  That resulted in the arrest of a 44-year old man, Bryan Ashley Evans, on multiple charges, including burglary second degree.  […]

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Why Scott voted against H. R. 3746

Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, a hopeful for the next Republication nomination for President, voted against the resolution that raises the debt limit. Without the Senate’s final vote of 63-36, the U-S risked an economically disastrous default days before Monday’s deadline. But, in a statement from Washington, Scott said, “If we don’t want our nation to default, we need […]

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New Seneca school nearing finish, so what’s next?

Dr. Michael Thorsland, Oconee Superintendent of Education, isn’t sure what he thinks should be the next school building project in the county.  But, he predicted, the Oconee trustees will talk about that when they meet on Monday.  Monday is the regular June meeting night for the school board.  Preceding the evening meeting will be a trustees’ tour of the replacement […]

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Skunk positive for rabies, two dogs exposed

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) confirmed that a skunk found near Fendley and Oakway roads in Westminster, S.C., has tested positive for rabies. No people are known to have been exposed at this time. Two dogs were exposed and will be quarantined as required in the South Carolina Rabies Control Act. The skunk was submitted […]

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Fishing tourney lead switches

An angler from Marietta, Georgia holds the lead in the 40th Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American Championship on Lake Hartwell.  Emil Wagner’s lead is a slim lead, by 12-ounces going into Championship Friday.  Wagner yesterday got a 20-pound weight — 20 pounds, 2 ounces. This week’s tourney, hosted by VisitOconeeSc showcases the best of weekend grassroots anglers, and awards the […]

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