Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
A motion by Oconee County Council member Paul Cain of Seneca was made at last night’s County Budget meeting to defund advertising with The Journal… Walhalla’s council member, Wayne McCall, wanted the county to stop all of the ad business and complained that this year the county has so far paid the paper $113 thousand… McCall accused the paper of […]
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 687 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 13 additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 16,441 and those who have died to 588. Ten of the 13 deaths occurred in elderly individuals from Greenville (2), […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today regarding an investigation into a camper that was stolen from a location near Westminster. A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division was dispatched to a storage facility at 2252 Sandifer Boulevard between Seneca and Westminster during the evening hours of June 4th in reference to a report of suspicious […]
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Anderson County Courthouse will be re-opening to the general public beginning Monday morning, June 15th. For the first week, our hours will be from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Beginning Monday, June 22nd, the Family Court Judges and our Master-in-Equity will resume a modified hearings roster which will limit the number of people gathered in the courthouse at any one time. General Sessions and Common Pleas court will continue to operate as […]
Read moreA protest this upcoming Sunday (June 14th) at 4 pm will be located in front of the Walhalla court house. More information about this event, which is in support of “Black Lives Matter”, may be found here.
Read moreOconee County Arts & Historical Commission June 11, 2020 Zoom Meeting 6:00 PM Due to the current Novel Coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing state of emergency, this meeting is being conducted digitally on the Zoom platform. To ensure the meeting remains open to the public, however, the public may join the meeting to listen in. No public comment will be […]
Read moreBeginning July 1st, Oconee County Solid Waste said that they will begin charging for tornado debris, hauled by anyone other than the homeowner, at a rate of $30 per ton. Any questions should be directed to Oconee County Solid Waste at 864-888-1440.
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Columbia, South Carolina – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham’s (R-South Carolina) victory in yesterday’s Republican Primary was historic, and the numbers illustrate a party that is unified, energized, and itching for November. “I was very honored to have received such overwhelming support among Republicans in the largest turnout of a non-presidential Republican Primary in South Carolina history,” said Senator Lindsey Graham. “What does this mean? […]
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster today released his recommendations to the South Carolina General Assembly for how the state’s share of federal CARES Act funds should be invested. The governor’s proposal comes after AccelerateSC worked for over a month to determine, in part, how to best invest these funds. To view the governor’s letter to the General Assembly, along with his full […]
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53 year old Donald Wayne Leroy of Steer Run Lane in Seneca was arrested Tuesday evening by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office after a traffic stop and charged with Trafficking in Methamphetamine, Improper Display of a Tag, Giving False Information and Driving under Suspension – 2nd Offense. Leroy was also served an outstanding arrest warrant on a charge of Receiving […]
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