Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw and former Oconee County Sheriff Earl Holcombe (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------At a ceremony held this past Wednesday at the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, retired Sheriff Earl Holcombe received an award from the South Carolina Sheriff’s Association.   Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw presented Sheriff Holcombe with an Honor Award for Public Service Certificate and Medal.  Many former and current Sheriff’s Office empl

Dana Nicole Phillips Joshua Richard Dills (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Seneca woman was released from jail today, on a $25,000 personal recognizance bond, after her arrest yesterday morning as a result of a sexual misconduct investigation that also involved a State Inmate who is housed at the Oconee County Detention Center.   39 year old Dana Nicole Phillips, of Watson Drive, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 9:26am today on

Celeste Marie Lillian Edward Crowe Heath Allan Bates (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested an Oconee man and woman Sunday evening as a result of a traffic stop that occurred between Westminster and Oakway.   The names of the persons arrested, and their charges, are:   · 42 year old Heath Allan Bates, who has listed addresses of Hancock Lane in Westminster and Westminster Highway in Walhalla.  Bates has been charged with

(Walhalla, SC)------------------------------------In our continuing efforts to educate and inform our citizens, and to prevent them from becoming victims of scams, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is releasing today our November 2025 Scams Update.           The Sheriff’s Office spoke with a victim of a law enforcement related scam in reference to missing jury duty.  The victim received a call from someone claiming to be Officer Holloway from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Offi