Oconee County News

November 27, 2009 - 12:00 a.m. EST Ted McFarland, of Seneca, stirs the gravy during the annual "Feed the 5000." McFarland said this marks his third year of volunteering for the effort that provides a warm Thanksgiving meal to low income individuals, families and shut-ins. Volunteers for "Feed the 5000" pull turkey meat at their station located ...

Murder suspect David Chavez was badly beaten in his jail cell in October. He spent five days in the hospital, running up a medical tab approaching five figures.

A South Carolina man has been charged with stabbing his brother-in-law to death.

Oconee County Sheriff investigators mark off points of evidence linked to the stabbing death of Joe Bentley Gulledge in Seneca on Friday morning.

November 24, 2009 - 12:00 a.m. EST WESTMINSTER - Oconee County is looking for a new home for the Magistratea s Office in Westminster.

November 24, 2009 - 12:00 a.m. EST It's raincoats and umbrellas for these Clemson University students as they head to class earlier this month.

November 24, 2009 - 12:00 a.m. EST Top: Parents and grandparents join the students at Blue Ridge Elementary School for an early Thanksgiving meal during lunch on Friday.

An empty lot on the corner of Depot and Fourth Street in Seneca's Historic Downtown District is becoming a kudzu jungle.

November 20, 2009 - 10:22 p.m. EST Statistics show that prisoners at the Oconee County Detention Center don't have any greater risk of inmate-on-inmate violence than prisoners in other jails of comparable size.

November 19, 2009 - 12:00 a.m. EST WALHALLA - The Oconee County Convention & Visitors Bureau passed a credibility test of sorts this week by requesting and receiving money from the County Council for a study.

November 18, 2009 - 12:00 a.m. EST SENECA - Fires in the Seneca area of Oconee County in consecutive days destroyed two buildings, but did not cause any injuries.

Alice Wald of West Union chairs the inaugural meeting of the Vision 2028 Natural Choices committee.

November 16, 2009 - 11:16 p.m. EST Seneca police took a man into custody Saturday after hea d avoided being arrested for nearly a year.

November 16, 2009 - 11:26 p.m. EST WALHALLA - The School District of Oconee County borrowed $4.5 million for operations on the best possible terms from across the street on Pine.

Military transport planes, such as this one seen landing at Oconee Regional Airport, set off quite a stir with low level training flights over the Seneca-Clemson area on Thursday.

A South Carolina man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old while working on Clemson University's campus this summer.

November 13, 2009 - 11:02 p.m. EST WALHALLA - The Oconee County Council and the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority were singing from the same hymnal this week, and county residents should expect a similar refrain when the council convenes Tuesday night.

November 12, 2009 - 10:51 p.m. EST Photo Timothy Joe Chastie Photo Sean Simpkins WALHALLA - Two Oconee County men have been arrested and charged with criminal sexual conduct with minors.

A Seneca man was charged Thursday with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old while working for a contract cleaning company on the Clemson University campus this summer.

State police are investigating possible missing money in a South Carolina sheriff's office.