Alarming increase in murder

The state police crime report for last year notes what’s called an alarming increase in murders in South Carolina.  The data collected by “SLED” show the rate of murder is at its highest level since 1991.  “I am extremely concerned by the increasing number of murders in our state, however I am optimistic to see the overall violent crime rate […]

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Oconee is a waterfall mecca

The government department that is the official welcoming office for visitors to Oconee has settled into new headquarters which gives it a main street exposure to many of those headed for adventures in the upper stretches of the county.  Visit Oconee sits in the middle part of a downtown Walhalla Main Street block.  Ken Sloan, executive director, invites those interested […]

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Arrest on the campus of Walhalla High

An 18 year old was taken into custody this morning on charges of Safecracking and Grand Larceny related to an ongoing property crimes investigation.   18 year old John Ehren Hattenstein, who has a listed address of Poplar Springs Road in Westminster, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 10:14am this morning.  Hattenstein was arrested on the campus […]

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