No city hall meeting tonight
Walhalla announces that this evening’s scheduled meeting of city council committees has been called off. Not enough members available the reason.
Read moreAuthor: Dick Mangrum
15-year prison term announced at Oconee court
Failing to stop for blue light and trafficking in methamphetamine charges against Christopher Lee O’Donald were resolved this week in the Oconee General Sessions Court. According to Jason Alderman, a sentence of 15 years in prison was handed down to O’Donald, who also faces an untried case of attempted murder of an Oconee sheriff’s officer during a chase that reached […]
Read moreA trial in his absence
A man arrested by Oconee Sheriff’s Office in 2021 is on trial today, charged with drugs and weapons offenses. But the defendant, Jeremy David Larkin, is not in the courtroom. In his absence, he’s represented by attorney Suzanne Earle.
Read moreGresham Barrett’s contract to expire June 30
Changes are in store in the World Food Programme, with the announcement that Ambassador Cindy McCain will take over as executive director. Former Governor David Beasley’s last day with the humanitarian program is April 5. Beasley’s associate, Gresham Barrett, the former U-S representative from Westminster, will see his contract expire June 30, and he tells 101.7/WGOG NEWS he’s unsure what […]
Read moreLawsuit claims man fell into a landfill pit
Oconee County is named defendant in lawsuit alleging negligence at the county’s landfill on the Wells Highway. Filed yesterday for Garrett Nathan Sanford in the Common Pleas Court, the lawsuit alleges that on December 14, 2020, Sanford unloaded a trailer of limbs and other yard debris, but lost his footing on loose dirt near the edge of the dump pit […]
Read moreGirl Scout cookies arrive at the General Assembly
South Carolina Girl Scouts act as honorary pages, earn government badges, this week at the General Assembly in Columbia. Scouts, including Isabel Sexton of Central and Margaret Majors of Pendleton, are delivering Girl Scout cookies to offices of the Senate and the House. It’s an exercise to help the girls take part in the law-making process and to see how […]
Read moreSky to alight over northwest Oconee
Prescribed burns continue today — through Monday, March 13 — says a member of the USDA’s Forest Service. Irena Justice says today’s plan calls for a 1,700 acre burn off Spy Rock Road, Long Creek. Look for smoke between Long Creek and Mountain Rest.
Read moreLook carefully for the check in the mail
The coffers of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority at Seneca have been enriched by the arrival of a $23 thousand check, issued as part of a class action settlement of a case titled, “Cook et al v. South Carolina Public Service Authority. As David Dial, sewer commissioner, said at a meeting yesterday the settlement results from the lawsuits filed over […]
Read moreTwo arrested in motel room burglary
A man and a woman were jailed in Oconee County over the weekend in the investigation of a motel room burglary near Seneca. First degree burglary charges have been laid against Crystie Lynn Campbell of Honea Path and Steven Earl Medlin of Seneca. According to the sheriff’s office, 32-year old Medlin and 45-year old Campbell are also charged with assault […]
Read moreOconee business holdup traced to Greenwood County suspect
The armed robbery of a business near Seneca last summer is traced by the sheriff’s office to a suspect in the Greenwood County town of Hodges. The sheriff’s office yesterday announced the arrest of Pierre Dimitrius Curtis Lipford. Thirty-one year old Lipford is charged with armed robbery with a deadly weapon July 2 at Advance America. A man entered the […]
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