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Salem Lions Club is joining others next week to help combat the hidden killer called diabetes. The Lions Club, with help from the town of Salem and the Clemson University Nursing Program, will conduct a one-day diabetes and health fair. For a period of three and a half hours Tuesday, you can be tested without charge for blood sugar, blood […]

A grant has been obtained to allow the Oconee Courthouse to replace its approximate 15-year old security system. Sheriff Mike Crenshaw, whose office staffs the courthouse with security officers, says bids are now being sought to deliver by this summer, he hopes, a new system of cameras, x-ray machines, and metal detectors. As much as $119  thousand, including a small […]

Southern Wesleyan University announced it will award a 10 percent scholarship to employees of the School District of Oconee County who enroll in SWU Online degree programs. “The School District of Oconee County is pleased to partner with Southern Wesleyan University in an effort to provide opportunities for our employees to grow professionally,” said Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland. “Returning to […]

During the court’s lunch break today the judge directed the defense attorney to try to find her client. Despite the absence of defendant Kevin Bernard Holden, trial commenced today at the Oconee Courthouse. Holden was arrested in June 2016 on the charge of shoplifting at Wal-Mart.

A citizen planned search this Saturday for a missing Walhalla area woman has been cancelled. A relative of the missing woman called 101.7/WGOG to announce the search has now been called off. Instead, she says, friends and family members will be handing out fliers drawing attention to the unexplained disappearance of Faith Roach.

Oconee’s Jerry Dyar can see both sides of the picture when it comes to whether a military background should be a pre-requisite for someone to serve as a county veterans’ affairs officer. The South Carolina House overwhelmingly passed a bill that removes the requirement. Dyar believes that if the matter were up to veterans they’d prefer someone with previous military […]

The former Oconee deputy involved in a standoff that ended without incident yesterday has been identified. According to Sheriff Mike Crenshaw, former deputy Josh Underwood is the individual who has now been formally charged with interfering with law enforcement officers serving due process. It is considered a misdemeanor charge, punishable by 30 days in jail or a $500 dollar fine, […]

Two Seneca meetings yesterday addressed the city’s stepped-up effort to help private business to re-develop parts of the downtown. City administrator Scott Moulder says the city has worked out agreements with four property owners who will receive financial assistance to fix up their properties, and they hope for additional deals. One potential deal would involve two people who’ve had a […]

It may take a “village” to reduce congestion on the 123 corridor between Seneca and Clemson, but county government is committed to a plan. And the public has a role to play in the process aimed at a safer, less congested four-lane highway. Chairman Frankie Pearson of the Oconee Planning Commission and county planner Adam Chapman are hoping the general […]

An Oconee County man was convicted on all four charges on which he stood trial yesterday in the General Sessions Court. It was a one-day trial in which the jury found Michael Lee Trotter guilty of petty larceny, grand larceny, burglary second degree, and possession of tools used in the commission of a crime. Judge Scott Sprouse handed down a […]