Multiple Arrests by OCSO Deputies on Wednesday

Oconee County Sheriff’s Deputies were kept busy with several different arrests on Wednesday. According to jail records, Deputies arrested 18 year-old Bradley Jadon Neely and charged him with first degree harassment. He remains in custody on a $10,000 bond. Also on Wednesday, 59 year-old Stephen Ray Oliver was charged by deputies with petit larceny and third degree burglary. His bond […]

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20% Rate increase approved for Westminster water & sewer customers

Westminster City Council met in a special meeting Wednesday night and, in official reaction to the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority’s implementation of a mid-year increase for water and sewer, they unanimously approved to pass the cost on to the city’s customers. The increase will appear on customers’ March bills. There is hope, however, that the 20% increase will be […]

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Senator Alexander’s response to Governor McMaster’s State of the State Address

President of the South Carolina Senate, Thomas Alexander of Oconee-Pickens, issued this statement last night following Governor Henry McMaster’s State of the State Address: Columbia, S.C. – “Governor McMaster did a great job tonight outlining a bright future for our state by making us more competitive in a number of areas including education funding, income tax, infrastructure, and workforce development. I […]

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Oconee County Council Hears First Reading of Redistricting Proposal

First reading of a new map to redistrict Oconee County’s five council and school board districts was approved last night by the county council. It has been the preference of the council to make the smallest adjustments as possible while staying true to the doctrine of one-man, one-vote, during the required re-districting that follows each population census. The public is invited […]

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Walhalla Gets New Fire Chief

Walhalla’s first-year Administrator Brandon Burton announced last night at the Walhalla City Council council meeting a new leader within the city. Will Bates has shed the word interim and is now the Chief of the Walhalla Fire Department… His predecessor, Brandon Burton, recently left the position to become the city administrator.

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SCHP: No Traffic Fatalities Due to Winter Storm Izzy

The South Carolina Highway Patrol and State Transport Police responded to 1,315 calls for service from January 16th at 5 a.m. until January 17th at 12 p.m. The department reported that there were no weather-related traffic deaths during Winter Storm Izzy. Statewide, law enforcement investigated 339 collisions, assisted 155 motorists, found 204 trees in roadways and responded to 125 reports […]

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Kostwein establishing operations in Greenville County

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Kostwein, a high-tech machine manufacturer, today announced plans to establish operations in Greenville County. The $8.5 million investment will create 95 new jobs. Founded in 1921 and headquartered in Austria, Kostwein produces machines, modules and high-tech components for all sectors of mechanical engineering. Opening the company’s first U.S. facility at 500 Hartness Drive in Greenville, Kostwein’s new operation will increase the […]

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Latest COVID-19 Numbers for Oconee County

Thursday through Saturday of last week, according to DHEC, there were 817 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Oconee County – 298 on Thursday; 269 on Friday; and 250 on Saturday. As of Tuesday, Prisma Health reported 730 hospitalized patients systemwide with COVID-19, 156 of which are vaccinated and 574 unvaccinated. Of the total 730, 61 patients are on a ventilator. […]

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