Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Former Fair-Oak Elementary SRO John Towery, along with codefendant Duwione Allen, each received five years probation with house arrest in South Carolina’s US District Court. Others senetenced in connection with the sex trafficking case in which adults engaged in conspiracies to traffic minors and manufacture child pornography received much harsher penalties. Gary Garland of Anderson was sentenced to 35 years; […]
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Oconee County Council Chair John Elliot attempted to clarify last night that the current council will not increase property taxes for the next fiscal year – 2022-23… Elliot’s comments came after a member of the audience expressed concern that the next countywide property reappraisal will have the effect of raising taxes in calendar 2023, showing up on the bills that’ll […]
Read moreIt’s time once again for the Upstate to community to roll up their sleeves and join the Lifesaver League! For the second year, The Blood Connection, the Upstate’s community blood center, will partner with The Greenville Triumph to promote blood donations across the Upstate. The Blood Connection and the Greenville Triumph began their partnership in 2021, collecting more than 150 […]
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – CurTec, a manufacturer of sustainable, high-performance packaging, today announced plans to establish operations in Oconee County. The company’s $13 million investment will create 32 new jobs over the next five years. Based in Rijen, Netherlands and founded in 1991, CurTec produces plastic drums, pails and jars for leading pharmaceutical, specialty chemicals and food ingredients companies. A Good […]
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Around 8:10am this morning EMS, Seneca Police and the South Carolina Highway Patrol responded to an accident on East North First Street in just past City Hall in Seneca. Troopers at the scene this morning reported injuries associated with that accident, which involved a City of Seneca Fire SUV and a pickup truck. We’re told the fire truck was displaying […]
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The South Carolina Highway Patrol and EMS responded around 8:00am this morning to an accident at Tokeena Road and Durango Trail in Oconee County, just outside Seneca. The Oconee County Coroner’s Office said that 43 year-old Rebecca L. Glenn of Seneca was killed as a result of the crash. She was identified as one of the drivers in the multi […]
Read moreWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) will support a new bipartisan bill, Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act to enable the seizure and sale of Russian oligarchs’ assets. Proceeds from the sale of oligarchs’ assets will be used to support post-conflict reconstruction in Ukraine, humanitarian assistance, military assistance for the armed forces of Ukraine, supporting refugees and their resettlement, or technology […]
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At its regularly scheduled board meeting held on March 15, 2022, the School District of Oconee County Board of Trustees approved two administrative hires for the 2022-2023 school year. Dr. Thorsland said, “The task of replacing someone like Richard Alexander, with his many years of experience and depth of knowledge, is always going to be hard. However, Mr. Wittrock has […]
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Update: Oconee County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as Nathan Drew Morgan, a 29-year old Walhalla resident. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Reported Shooting on Lake Keowee… Update 2-OCSO The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation into a shooting that occurred this afternoon on Lake Keowee near the Salem area. There is no danger to the public. […]
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The School District of Oconee County’s Associate Superintendent Steve Hanvey gave an update on the Seneca Middle School project to the Board of Trustees last night. Hanvey said that getting rid of a lot of extra rocks discovered in the main work area will drive up the cost by an added $300,000, however, he said that could be offset by […]
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