State police announce charges against ex-deputy

The state police are announcing the arrest and charges against a former Pickens County sheriff’s deputy who is accused of tasing an individual 17 times last summer.  SLED’s announcement contains the charges of misconduct in office and assault and battery second degree against James William Trotter.  Arrest warrants accuse Trotter of committing the crimes August 30 while employed as a […]

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New announcement from South Carolina DHEC

“ The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is pleased to announce that Premier Medical Laboratory Services and DHEC’s other testing vendors are reporting all backlogs have been cleared and turnaround times for COVID-19 test results are back to the standard 48-hour time frame.   According to Premier Chief Executive Officer Kevin Murdock, Premier corrected its backlog of surge-related […]

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A new tenant for a nearby industrial park

A total of 90 new jobs are being promised as part of an $11 million-dollar new investment into an industry park in nearby northeast Georgia.  Titan Steel Door is expanding to the Gateway Industrial Park in Hart County, not far across the lake from Oconee County.  Some Oconeeans point to the Gateway park as an example of a thriving complex […]

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18-employee business receives high civic award

Tri-Star Imports won the 2021 Ballenger Award, presented yesterday by the Seneca Rotary Club.  An 18-employee business in the Seneca area, the Rotarians judged Tri-Star to have demonstrated and promoted high ethical standards and dedication to stellar service. The business is owned by Gary Ridley, David Henderson, and James Kuerth. Rotarian Ralph Nix said, “Gary, David and James do a […]

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City judge to pursue county judge office

Danny Singleton, a long-time municipal court judge in Oconee County, made his official declaration yesterday that he will offer for the office of Oconee County Probate Judge, during this year’s elections.  Singleton will seek the Republican nomination for the office, now held by Ashley Rice.  At the age of 21, in 1990, Singleton started a career in law enforcement as […]

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Was it a forced resignation?

Questions swirl as to whether the sudden departure of the Walhalla police chief, Sean Brinson, was a simple resignation or a forced resignation.  Brandon Burton, city administrator, late yesterday afternoon confirmed Brinson had resigned and disclosed that the city took possession of all city-issued items that had been in the chief’s possession.  Apparently Brinson is willing to address what happened, […]

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COVID-19 spread remains rampant

Over a 5-day period, new confirmed Oconee County COVID-19 cases topped 1,100.  The period covered was Saturday last weekend through Tuesday this week.  Those numbers are accompanied by an explanation from the state health agency that its data processing issue that caused a delay of reports has “largely been resolved”.  Still, DHEC says, it cannot yet report percent positivity numbers […]

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