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The following announcement was made yesterday by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office: “The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested seven subjects, six males and one female, (Sunday) in a burglary and larceny investigation in southern Oconee County. 24 year old Wilian Ismael Martinez-Vargas, 30 year old Denis Orlando Cruz-Grijalva, 41 year old Jose Manuel Marales-Martinez, 51 year old Mecario DeLuna Lopez, […]
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A plea today in the shooting death of an elderly man, shot thru the eye nearly one and a half years ago in rural Oconee. The guilty plea of Brian James Schwenk to the charge of involuntary manslaughter of James Richard Carlson, 65, was followed this morning by a sentence of five years in prison, suspended to five years’ probation. […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC– Anthony “Tony” Wayne Black, 57, husband of Lynn Galbreath Black, of Walhalla, passed away on May 21, 2022 at Oconee Memorial Hospital. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mr. Black was the son of the late Bunyan “June” Black, Jr. and Evelyn Haulbrook Black. He was a member of Golden Corner Church. In addition to his […]
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A deputy spoke with the victim of a scam involving a text message from someone claiming to be that individual’s boss. The impostor sought Apple Gift cards. He claimed he needed the money because he was in a conference and unavailable to speak over the phone. Unfortunately, $600 dollars in Apple Card credits was sent. Here’s the advice from Master […]
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The following statement was issued by Oconee public schools not long after an 8 o’clock bus accident this morning in Westminster, on Windsor Street near the railroad underpass: “An SDOC bus that serves West-Oak High School was involved in a minor accident this morning. There were no injuries to the driver or any of the five students who were on […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Public Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular meeting ever-other-month on Tuesday, May 24, at 5:30 p.m. at the County Administration building at 415 South Pine St., Walhalla. The meeting is open to the public.
Read moreA school bus accident in Westminster. It apparently involved a second vehicle, a car. The accident scene is Windsor Street near the railroad underpass and the traffic lights at 183/the Westminster-Walhalla Highway. Traffic is blocked. Public safety responders are at the scene.
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A former Seneca Councilman Stuart Pohl died last night, according to word relayed to 94.1/The Lake WSNW, by a city official. Pohl owned and operated the Spot, a bar-restaurant on Ramcat Alley.
Read moreSen. Tim Scott’s opening remarks during a Washington hearing that focused on what government can do to curb suicides can be heard today on 101.7/WGOG NEWS. The South Carolina Republican is the ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging. The hearing was titled, “Mental Health Care for Older Adults: Raising Awareness, Addressing Stigma, and Providing Support.”
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An abandoned house, a 1912 structure, was lost to fire in Walhalla early Saturday. It was the home place of the late Henrietta Brandt, a music teacher and a long-time U-S Weather Service observer. At first, the fire fighters who were called thought they had a brush fire on their hands. However, on Hickory Hollow Lane (near S. Boundary Street) […]
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