Oconee County News

July 3, 2009 - 09:44 p.m. EST Rick McLaughlin, left, and David Owens of Station 21 inspect equipment and hoses Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at the West Union Fire Department.

July 3, 2009 - 09:59 p.m. EST SENECA - Paul Corbeil 1 Admiral Lane, Salem Occupation: Financial Services Manager, retired Age: 64 Education: BA degree in business administration, Hartwick College, Oneonta, N.Y., 1966; Chase Manhattan Bank, Special Development Program, 1969.

July 1, 2009 - 10:27 p.m. EST WALHALLA - Oconee County set 11 Comprehensive Plan goals for economic development and priority investment in 2004.

June 29, 2009 - 10:37 p.m. EST Two domestic violence incidents resulted in two arrests in Oconee County over the weekend.

In Oconee County, deputies charge a woman with trying to rob a store using a crowbar as a weapon.

Seneca Police are looking for the public's help to identify this woman suspeted in numerous thefts and car break-ins. SENECA - A quick and currently unidentified criminal is being sought by the Seneca Police Department.

A woman has been found shot to death at a closed medical clinic in northwestern South Carolina, where a man was found with a gunshot wound to the head.

A 42-year-old Georgia man was killed early Saturday when the car he was in ran off Unity Church Road in Oconee County, hit a ditch and flipped, the coroner said.

June 18, 2009 - 11:19 p.m. EST SENECA - A man deemed responsible for a two-car collision that took the life of a Walhalla man two years ago is now facing a charge of reckless homicide.

June 18, 2009 - 11:23 p.m. EST SENECA - A 22-year-old Seneca woman was arrested Wednesday for allegedly threatening a minor with a knife during a verbal argument.

The Oconee County Friends of the Library was organized in 1986 exclusively for support purposes.

CLEMSON - A stolen Clemson University mail van was found in flames and Clemson University Police Chief Johnson Link said the van and its contents are a total loss.

School District of Oconee County officials and colleagues that knew and loved Myra Dillard said Monday that she exemplified all of the characteristics one could want in a professional and, most importantly, an individual.

According to Oconee County Veterans Affairs Director Jerry Dyar, a movement is in place to charter the new service organization.

June 9, 2009 - 11:32 p.m. EST SENECA - Voters got the opportunity this week to learn more about three candidates making their first foray into Oconee County politics and to be reacquainted with an old friend who's spent a season on the County Council hot seat.

They never missed a day of school, from kindergarten through 12th grade. The state Department of Education released a list of 72 graduating seniors from across South Carolina, including five from Sumter, who had perfect attendance from the first day of kindergarten class through last week, when mandatory school days for seniors ended in most school ...

June 4, 2009 - 09:29 p.m. EST Tamassee-Salem High School senior Trinity McGraw, pictured here with her mother, Patricia, will be among 654 Oconee County seniors receiving their diplomas during four graduation ceremonies today at Littlejohn Coliseum.

June 4, 2009 - 09:23 p.m. EST Bill Whitney, center, of the U.S. Census Office in Greenville, huddles with members of the Oconee County Complete Count Committee that is organizing to promote an accurate count for the 2010 Census.

June 3, 2009 - 10:09 p.m. EST A woman looking for some leisure time fun while tubing with her son and his girlfriend got a little more than she bargained for Wednesday when she became stranded on a rock in the middle of the Chattooga River.

The School District of Oconee County recently held a reception to recognize volunteers who serve in the schools.