Released state inmate re-jailed

An Oconee man, released by state prison for community supervision, was taken back to jail Friday when the Oconee Sheriff’s Office arrested him in an investigation of what the sheriff’s office says were the solicitation of sexually explicit images from a teenager.  The sheriff’s office announced the charge of criminal solicitation of a minor against Shane Adam Burdette and confirmed […]

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Arrest in sex crime investigation

The following statement this afternoon:  “The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man last Friday on a charge of Criminal Solicitation of a Minor.   43 year old Shane Adam Burdette was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center on August 26th at around 4:17pm.  At this time, Burdette remains in jail on a $50,000 surety bond.   The […]

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Mountain town grapples with short-term rentals

The North Carolina mountain town of Highlands plans a special meeting this week to look at proposed changes to its ordinance covering short-term rentals. The town board of commissioners meeting will be Tuesday at the Highlands Community Building.  Many Highlands residents and others have taken the advantage of sending emails to the town hall about whether they want short-term rentals […]

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Special parade cart will remember Yousef

First or second in line at next week’s South Carolina Apple Festival Parade will be a golf cart displaying the picture of Yousef Mefleh.  The late Westminster councilman and restaurateur once rode as parade Grand Marshal.  Judy Caywood of Westminster Senior Outreach says Mefleh, a Jerusalem native, loved his adopted country and city as much as anyone and the fact […]

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An Easley connection to Artemis 1

A half-century after NASA’s Apollo missions, the space agency on Monday aims to take a giant step to returning people to the moon. The Artemis 1 mission comprises a 322-foot rocket set to blast off from Florida (at 8:33am ET), carrying an empty crew capsule to the lunar orbit. In place of astronauts, three test dummies are strapped into the […]

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Democrats to gather at lake spot

Democrats will gather next month at Oconee’s South Cove Park for a picnic–ahead of this fall’s elections.  Jody Gaulin, chairwoman of the county party, has announced a state lawmaker from St. Matthews, Russell Ott, will keynote the event.  Ott represents State House District 93–Calhoun, Orangeburg, and Lexington counties.  Appearances by Democratic governor nominee Joe Cunningham and Secretary of State nominee […]

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