Oconee Sheriff’s thoughts on latest Tucker Hipps’ anniversary

Another year has passed on the calendar—still without determination why a Clemson student died during an early morning run from campus to the Oconee side of Lake Hartwell.  This has been a week for county Sheriff Mike Crenshaw to explain where the ongoing investigation stands.  Information reward money stands at $100 thousand.  There have been some leads but, so far, […]

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“feel like the Justice Department is being weaponized”

The head of South Carolina’s legal department has told 101.7/WGOG NEWS that he and a handful of other state attorney’s general across the country believe the U-S Justice Department is being “weaponized” in the squabble of whether former President Donald Trump was in thew wrong to possess at his Mar-a-Lago Florida home secret government documents.  Moments before South Carolina’s Alan […]

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Thomas Allen Hendricks

Salem, SC– Thomas Allen Hendricks, 70, husband of Peggy Sue Sweatman Hendricks, of Salem, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at his home.   A native of Topeka, KS, Mr. Hendricks was the son of the late Thomas Donald and Lois Maxine Wardlow Hendricks. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force having severed in the 315th Air […]

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Missing man located

Master Deputy Watt of Oconee Sheriff’s Office: “Just got word a few minutes ago from an Investigator that Isaac Joseph Smith, who was the subject of a Missing Person’s News Release Wednesday, has been located and is safe.  We thank our media partners and our citizens and the public for their assistance.”

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Senecan bares her soul during anti-senior scam hearing

Seneca resident Polly Fehler, a retired military officer, came across during a U-S Senate hearing today as someone who has played it by the book—someone careful to watch her money and guard what she’ll have to spend in her retirement years.  Yet Fehler’s experience illustrates how criminals use unusual methods to separate law-abiding citizens from the money they’ve earned.  The […]

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Why Walhalla celebrates the third weekend of October

Curious about the history and inspiration behind some of Oconee County’s favorite festivals? Oconee History Museum, in partnership with Lake Hartwell Country, has the cure for your curiosity with a new digital exhibit series called Why We Celebrate. These digital exhibits explore the history and culture of Mountain Rest’s Hillbilly Day, Westminster’s Apple Festival, and Walhalla’s Oktoberfest. Each digital exhibit […]

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