Grace Lynn Bartlett (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Missing Person’s Unit of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help today in locating a missing, endangered teenager who is suffering from behavioral problems.    15 year old Grace Lynn Bartlett was reported missing by a family member late Sunday evening.  Bartlett left her home on Birchbank Court, which is near Lake Keowee and Rochester Highway.  Deputies do not have a clothing

(Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------63 days ago today, 16 year old Cooper Bryant Crawford was reported missing to the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office after leaving his home on West-Oak Highway near Townville.    Since that time, the Missing Person’s Unit has followed up on leads in reference to Cooper’s whereabouts.  Those tips have run dry, which has led Investigators today to ask for the public’s help in locating Cooper and bringing him back home to his family

(Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office will be holding the first Community Cook of 2026 on Tuesday, March 31st.    The Sheriff’s Office Cook Team will be preparing and serving meals that day from 5pm to 7pm at Rocky Knoll Baptist Church, which is located near Walhalla on Highway 28.  The Cook Team is holding the Community Cook in partnership with Rocky Knoll Baptist.  The Community Cook is being sponsored by the Oconee County She

Morris Horton Morgan Melanie Dawn Marcengill (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man and woman over the weekend, on a drug trafficking charge, after a Sunday afternoon traffic stop near the Picket Post Community.    62 year old Morris Horton Morgan, of Old Hurricane Road in Westminster, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 6:02pm yesterday.  Morgan was charged with three counts of Possession

(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 February 2026 Scams Update.       A Deputy from the Uniform Patrol Bureau spoke with a victim of a Utility Scam.  According to information obtained during the investigation, the victim made two fraudulent payments after receiving calls from someone claiming

(Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in an ongoing property crime investigation involving a theft of a trailer from The Farm Center campus.   A Property Crimes Investigator is also seeking assistance in identifying a person of interest and a vehicle of interest in relation to the crime.   On Monday morning, February 23 rd , a Deputy from the Uniform Patrol Bureau responded to the Farm Center o

Nathan Timothy Hanna (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------A Spartanburg man remains in jail today after his arrest on charges related to a Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor investigation.   21 year old Nathan Timothy Hanna, of Aimee Len Drive, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at around 3:55pm Tuesday on two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor – 2 nd Degree.   Hanna was transported yesterday from the Clayton County (GA) Jail to Oc

Coax Arnold Sanford, V (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing today an arrest in a homicide investigation that occurred over 10 years ago near Westminster.   Investigators from the Criminal Investigations Bureau and Deputies assigned to the Warrants Unit placed 33 year old Coax Arnold Sanford, V, of Vine Road in Westminster, in custody today and transported him to the Oconee County Detention Center on charges of Mur

Ethan Lee Neighbors Ethan Lee Neighbors (UPDATE) The Oconee County Sheriff's Office is happy to report that 16 year old Ethan Lee Neighbors has been located and he is safe. (Walhalla, SC)-------------------------------------The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in locating a missing 16 year old.   Ethan Lee Neighbors was reported missing by a family member this afternoon to the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office.  According to information obtained