Category: News

The state election commission named Howard Knapp late last week as its executive director.  In that position, Knapp will serve as South Carolina’s chief election official and will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the agency.  He had worked as interim director and director of voter services and has had experience at audits to investigate fraud, waste, and abuse, […]

The state patrol says a 22-year old resident of Townville died over the weekend after a traffic accident on Interstate-185, four miles south of Greenville.  The deceased has been identified by the Greenville coroner’s office as Jonathan Phillip Panagakos of Ponderosa Point, Townville. The accident occurred late Saturday afternoon. Panagakos, according to Trooper Ridgeway, was a passenger in a SUV […]

The suspect in a Saturday night gunfire incident in Mountain Rest remains unaccounted for this morning, but he’s being sought by law enforcement.  The man being sought has been identified by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office as Zackary Edwin Sterling Fiskeaux.  He’s accused of fleeing a deputy sheriff by running into woods in the vicinity of the Cassidy Bridge Road and […]

A late night fire near the southern end of Oconee County.  A few minutes before midnight, fire fighters were sent to the vicinity of SC 24/the West-Oak Highway for a trailer fire at 512 Mark Lane, Townville.  No injuries were reported.

If you are out early on Oconee County roads, it’s not unusual to see concrete trucks start their early morning rounds.  Concrete poured this morning in the former textile village of Newry, where developers are transforming the former mill property into apartments and stores.  A photographer was able to catch images of the concrete pour when he snapped four pictures […]

As many as 60 Afghanistan refugees will try to transition to new lives in Clemson, as part of a program of the Lutheran Services of the Carolinas.  These displaced Afghanis are considered to have been friendly to the U-S government, but are no longer considered safe in their native country.  Mayor Robert Halfacre made this statement this morning:  “We are […]

No apparent serious injuries reported this morning in the crash of two cars at Walhalla Elementary School.  A district spokesman said, “Everyone is OK although one of the people did go to get checked out at the hospital.”  Around 7:30 this morning, two cars collided on the loop road that channels traffic to and from Fowler Road.

The hacking of a computer demonstrates the need for tech users to be wary of the criminals who try to prey on them, according to Oconee Sheriff’s Office.  County deputies learned of a scam in which a hacker apparently gained remote access to a computer, on which a window popped up with a number to tech support.  After calling that […]

Oconee County now has in writing why a department of the federal government won’t budge on a request to allow boat slips and pedestrian access to Lake Hartwell from the back of the Hartwell Village shopping center.  A letter to Amanda Brock, the county administrator, from Aaron Wahus, operations project manager for the Savannah District Corps of Engineers reaffirms the […]

If and when Seneca creates a splash pad for summertime fun, it won’t go in what’s called Harper Plaza in the midst of the downtown.  Scott Moulder, city administrator, this week ruled out the downtown property envisioned for recreation green space, along with a handful of new commercial business space, as a good place for water splashing fun.  As Moulder […]