Murder-suicide in Anderson County

Reports of gunfire late yesterday afternoon in the Anderson County town of Belton led authorities to a home scene case of murder-suicide.  Preliminary investigation on Belton’s Cherokee Road leads to the following conclusion by county coroner Greg Shore “indicates the father of the deceased female was at the residence visiting his daughter under supervised visitation and upon the visitation ending, […]

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Moped fatality identified

An Easley woman, Kerry Hamilton, lost her life last night as a moped passenger in a multi-vehicle accident in rural Pickens County.  Hamilton was identified as the fatality this morning, in an announcement by Tommy Page, deputy Pickens County coroner.  The accident which also involved two pickup trucks remains under investigation by the state patrol.

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A politically “divided” Oconee household

The fact that Oconee’s Jim Mann is supporting Ron DeSantis for the GOP presidential nod and his wife, India, supports Donald Trump may prove emblematic of the political choices South Carolinians will make at the start of the 2024 election season.  The state Election Commission wants South Carolinians to begin to study the candidates and the issues between now and […]

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Fire victims identified

The Oconee coroner, Karl Addis, has identified the young boys whose bodies were removed from a heavily-burned mobile home yesterday near Westminster.  They were brothers 4-year-old Heath Trey Daniel Morse and 5-year-old Jacob Edward Todd Morse. Autopsies take place today.  The fire scene early yesterday afternoon–a single-wide mobile home on Misty Hollow Lane in the Holly Springs Community.  Whenever there’s […]

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Christmas Story reading

As part of 101.7/WGOG’s traditional Christmas programming, “The Reading of the Christmas Story” by the late Rev. Jim Stokes of Seneca takes place  following the 5 o’clock news this afternoon.  Presenting the reading is the Seneca Baptist Church, for which Rev. Mr. Stokes pastored many years.  A second “Reading of the Christmas Story” will be aired tomorrow morning following the […]

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