Oconee County News

An autopsy will be performed at 3 p.m. today to determine the cause of a death of a 51-year-old man found this morning in the back of a van in Garden City Beach, said Georgetown County Coroner Kenny Johnson.

Individuals who have yet to receive the H1N1 flu vaccine will soon have that opportunity as Oconee and Pickens counties are among those statewide that are opening flu clinics within the next couple of weeks.

Two Oconee County men were in jail Friday after being arrested on separate assault charges Thursday.

Jessica Porter's car was struck on the driver's side in an accident that claimed her life Friday morning.

November 5, 2009 - 10:44 p.m. EST WALHALLA - The Cherokee Bear Clan of South Carolina, based in Walhalla with a large portion of its members from Oconee County, will dedicate a monument called The Spirit of Oconee at 10 a.m. on Saturday.

November 4, 2009 - 11:09 p.m. EST WALHALLA - The School District of Oconee is asking to borrow about $2.5 million from Oconee County to deal with a cash-flow issue, and county officials might oblige for the chance of getting the loan repaid with interest.

November 4, 2009 - 11:07 p.m. EST WALHALLA - Oconee County likely will have to spend close to $100 million over the next 10 years to address pressing needs, Finance Director and Assistant Administrator Kendra Brown told the County Council this week.

November 2, 2009 - 10:26 p.m. EST Photo Click on photo to enlarge Al-Nasser Photo Eagle Photo Woods WEST UNION - Mayonnaise, a flashlight, tools, wine and some bad tempers kept local law enforcement busy on Thursday and Friday.

November 2, 2009 - 10:29 p.m. EST WALHALLA - The Oconee County Council is expected to get more information tonight on whether taxpayers could be allowed more time to pay property taxes without penalty.

November 2, 2009 - 10:32 p.m. EST WALHALLA - Approximately 64 Oconee County teachers will be awarded $31,700 by the Education Foundation of Oconee County for submitting 26 approved mini-grant proposals to fund science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics and service programs in their schools.

An autopsy is scheduled for a 34-year-old South Carolina man who apparently died from electric related injuries.

Two Blue Ridge Electric workers checking on a power outage found a 34 year-old Seneca man who apparently had died from electrical injuries, the Oconee County coroner said today.

October 31, 2009 - 12:03 a.m. EST WALHALLA - Pickens County officials might not be ready to jump on the regional jail bandwagon.

October 30, 2009 - 11:46 p.m. EST WALHALLA - The executive search firm that the Oconee County Council likely will hire next week to find a new administrator has successfully completed hundreds of recent assignments.

October 30, 2009 - 11:41 p.m. EST WALHALLA - Two years after arriving in Oconee County, Walhalla Fire Chief John Ekaitis is leaving the Golden Corner for the Lowcountry.

Authorities in South Carolina say a 70-year-old man was found dead in his still-running pickup with a gunshot wound to his chest.

Crews that responded to a report of a vehicle crash found a truck off the road with its engine still running with a deceased man slumped over the wheel who had suffered a gunshot wound.

WALHALLA -- A South Carolina man has been arrested in the shooting death of his neighbor, who was found in his still-running pickup with a gunshot wound to his chest.

Authorities in South Carolina say a 70-year-old man was found dead in his still-running pickup with a gunshot wound to his chest.

The nuclear industry is responsible for more than 28,000 jobs in South Carolina - a bigger impact than BMW, according to a new study by Clemson University researchers.