Nude photos reported between man and teenager

A rural Oconee man was served with arrest warrants earlier today, by the Sheriff’s Office, on two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor – Third Degree.   The sheriff’s office made the following announcement:  “Due to health related issues, a bond hearing was conducted at an off-site location for 51 year old Leonard Franklin Smith of Grant Road.  Smith […]

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Vivian Lizzie Eades

Seneca, SC — Vivian Lizzie Eades, 81, wife of the late William Pee Wee Eades, of Seneca, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2023, after a long battle with Alzheimers.   Mrs. Eades was the daughter of the late Pearlie and Lunnie Locklair of Lake City, SC. She retired from West Point Stevens after thirty plus years of service. Mrs. […]

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Uptick in COVID-19 cases

  As the Palmetto State and the rest of the nation experience an uptick in COVID-19 cases, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) encourages residents to track levels of COVID-19 in their counties using the map provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and follow the masking recommendations for high and medium community […]

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Seven charges against Pickens man in sex crime probe

Alan Wilson, the state attorney’s general, announces the arrest of a 34-year old Pickens man in a case of child sexual abuse material and related offenses.  The seven charges against Lewis Matthew Hardenbrook, Wilson said, are connected to the sexual exploitation of minors.  Internet investigators with the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office made the arrest.  Investigators say they received a CyberTipline […]

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I-85 shooting may have been road rage

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is in the early stages of an investigation into a shooting late yesterday afternoon on Interstate 85 in the southern part of the county.   Around 5:30pm this afternoon, the E-911/ Communications Center received a call of gunshots fired from one vehicle into another vehicle, on the interstate, that was occupied by two adults and […]

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