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Walhalla, SC– Grady Albert Harvey, Jr., 76, husband of Carolyn Mauney Harvey, of Walhalla, passed away Thursday, November 16, 2023, at his home. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mr. Harvey was the son of the late Grady Albert and Dotsy Ann Murphree Harvey. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served during the Vietnam Era […]
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Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw says that the Sheriff’s Office Deputy who was shot in the officer-involved shooting yesterday afternoon is in stable but critical condition today. “I have spoken with the family and with their permission, we are releasing the name and the condition of the Deputy who was shot yesterday,” says Sheriff Crenshaw. “He is Corporal Lucas Watts. […]
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At least one Highlands car wash has closed to save water, as mandatory restrictions remain in place in the North Carolina mountain town. We spoke this morning to the man who runs Oconee’s largest water distributor, Bob Faires of Seneca Light and Water. The lack of rain is a concern, as Faires explained, but the situation locally has not reached […]
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“Investigators from the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office are investigating an officer involved shooting which occurred on Thursday, November 16, 2023, in Oconee County. A deputy with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop at around 12:00 p.m., on Highway 11 in Oconee County. After the driver initially pulled over, he drove away and a pursuit ensued. During the […]
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Anderson’s Scotts Bridge Road will be the location of a Smurfit Kappa operation. The company makes and supplies paper-based packing products. Governor McMaster’s announcement states it’s going to take over a 259,000 square foot building, create 200 new jobs, and make a $68 million dollar investment. South Carolina’s Coordinating Council for Economic Development approved job development credits for Smurfit Kappa’s […]
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Oconee County Council appears primed to picked fruit from a tree.. At its meeting next week, the council is scheduled to give first and final reading to a resolution of “preliminary approval” for an incentive agreement to attract an economic development investment that, for the time being, is code-named “Project Cherry.” Preceding the passing of that resolution is a closed-door […]
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On an Oconee Sheriff’s Office Facebook post, the following request made last night: “Asking for continued prayers for our Deputy. He is out of surgery and the next several hours are critical.” The deputy, not identified by name, was shot at the end of a chase yesterday afternoon in the southern end of the county, at Black Bass Drive Road […]
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An officer-involved shooting occurred this afternoon in Oconee County. According to Sheriff Crenshaw, one of his deputies has been sent to a Greenville hospital in critical condition; a suspect has also been shot. This occurred during a week of a joint law enforcement operation in Oconee, in which the Oconee Sheriff’s Office is receiving help from Pickens County Sheriff’s Office. […]
Read moreShirley Bazemore Saturday, 71, passed peacefully away from this life Wednesday November 15, 2023, at her home in Westminster, South Carolina. Born in Savannah, Georgia she is the daughter of Patricia Ann Bazemore and the late Franklin Delano Bazemore. Shirley had an extensive career in insurance management which included, Big Insurance Group, Bill Williams Insurance Agency. She also worked for […]
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101.7/WGOG NEWS is getting information to indicate there has been a shooting, apparently in the South Union community. A Rock Hill Road resident tells us there have been several Oconee and Pickens sheriff’s cars in the vicinity of SC 11 and Spearman Road, and some of those squad cars have been seen moving at a fast speed. Through another news […]
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