Category: News

By the 5 pm deadline yesterday, 1,434 Oconee County voters had cast absentee ballots in the primary elections. That number is considered normal by Joy Scharich, elections director, for an off-Presidential voting year. Scharich broke down the absentee voting this way: 301 Democratic ballots were cast and 1,133 Republican ballots were cast. In a further breakdown, Scharich determined that of […]

The group of men and women who sit as an advisory board to the Oconee County Council on all matters agriculture opened dialogue last night with farmers and ranchers about what the committee can do to help them in their business. Adam Chapman, an Oconee County planner, says the plan is to extend last night’s listening session to future meetings […]

A tubing accident yesterday afternoon on Lake Keowee sent a child to the hospital for treatment. An immediate condition on the child was unavailable. Clint Livingston of Oconee Emergency Services says a 12-year old was hurt in the accident when the child’s tube, being pulled by a boat, hit a tree in the vicinity of Fall Creek Landing.

Election officials in Oconee County and the rest of South Carolina strive to make voting today as easy and painless a process as possible. But, occasionally problems arise, such as when one’s voting certificate is challenged. For South Carolina voters who experience problems at the polls today, there’s a non-partisan, toll-free hotline to call. During polling hours, the Lawyers’ Committee […]

The 2018 South Carolina primary elections have arrived. Voting takes place 7 am until 7 pm. Voters in good standing are encouraged to cast ballots in either the Democratic or Republican primaries. On both sides, there are choices to make including who you would like to see nominated to run for offices such as governor, attorney general, and the U-S […]

Oconee County Council members were in lengthy talks this afternoon about how and when to address the county’s fleet of aging vehicles—whether they are machinery for the roads and bridges department or new patrols cars for the Sheriff’s Office. Part of the predicament in which the council budget committee finds itself is that they have already committed to a tax […]

One person was taken by the police to jail this morning as the result of an investigation of a domestic violence incident at the Walhalla Gardens Apartments. Police Chief Paul Harris says he’ll have further details to announce this afternoon.

It’s Boys State Week in South Carolina. And Oconee County will be well represented at the skill building leadership sessions held at Anderson University. The Walhalla American Legion is sponsoring six youngsters this week: Cade Crenshaw, Cullen Davis, Chase McGaha, Elliott Wechter, Levi Merck, and John Sprouse. We have word that both the American Legion organizations in Seneca and Westminster […]

The employers of Oconee’s education chief are about to conduct their annual evaluation of how well he’s doing his job. Andy Inabinet, chairman of the Oconee school trustees, said this morning the trustees are anticipating no problems during Dr. Michael Thorsland’s evaluation which could formally get underway a week from tonight. Typically, the board of trustees will rate their superintendent […]

The Seneca area man for whom a crime stoppers alert was posted Friday is in custody. Seneca Police Chief John Covington says Joshua Douglas Burns was arrested without incident yesterday afternoon at his Owens Road home although, at first, Burns refused to come of the home. Covington says his officers, along with Oconee deputies, made the arrest. In a case […]