Crime briefs: Authorities looking for shooting suspect
January 6, 2021
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The Journal staff WESTMINSTER — Westminster law enforcement officials are looking for a man involved in a fall shooting on Toccoa Highway who is believed
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Crime briefs: Authorities say woman bit, kicked officers
January 5, 2021
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A Seneca woman was in jail Monday after police allege she bit an Oconee County Sheriff’s Office deputy’s hand and kicked a S.C. Highway patrolman in the groin.
Schools in Oconee, Pickens counties excel academically, vocationally
December 29, 2020
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When it comes to education, Oconee and Pickens counties have much to brag about.
County backs farmers, awaits action in new year
December 29, 2020
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A local legislator says he will pass along a request from Oconee County Council to state agricultural officials to ease some regulations on farm animal processing.
State gets first shipment of long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine
December 15, 2020
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South Carolina has started to receive its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine, and more than 43,000 doses are anticipated by Wednesday.
More than 40 county employees out of work for COVID-19 protocol
December 15, 2020
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Oconee County currently has 40 employees out due to COVID-19 protocol.
Sides reach deal in suit filed in 2013 rafter death
December 15, 2020
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A settlement has been reached in a wrongful death suit stemming from a 2013 incident in which a Florida man died on a corporate rafting trip on the Chattooga River near Long Creek.
Crime briefs: Police say woman found with more than 30g of meth
December 15, 2020
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An Anderson County woman was arrested over the weekend after police said she had more than 30 grams of methamphetamine and seven Klonopin in her possession.