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COLUMBIA – You don’t have to go to the Post Office to use many postal products and services. In fact, most simple tasks can be done from the convenience and safety of your home with or without a computer. Like purchasing stamps. Using your computer, you can go to the Postal Store on usps.com and select different stamp denominations. USPS […]
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster today issued Executive Order 2020-20, which includes a mandatory “Home or Work” order and mandates capacity limitations to retail businesses still operating. “As we have said before – when the science, data, facts and experts determine it’s time to take action, it would be taken. It’s time,” said Gov. Henry McMaster. “Taking this measure now will […]
Read moreCOLUMBIA – The South Carolina Forestry Commission will declare a State Forester’s Burning Ban for all counties, effective at 6 a.m. Tuesday, April 7. A State Forester’s Burning Ban prohibits outdoor burning anywhere outside of city/town limits in South Carolina, including: yard debris burns; forestry, wildlife or agricultural burns (also known as prescribed, or controlled, burns); and campfires and other types of recreational […]
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Governor McMaster issued two new executive orders on Friday, one expanding upon the already issued order which closes non-essential businesses, the other prohibiting entry to South Carolina persons from CDC identified “Hot Spot” States… You can read Governor McMaster’s complete order on business closures here. The complete executive order regarding visitors from COVID-19 “Hot Spots” may be found here.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 217 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, including six additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 1,917, and those who have died to 40. These additional deaths occurred in six individuals who were elderly and […]
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced three additional deaths related to the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. This brings the state’s total number of deaths to 34. The three patients were elderly individuals who also had underlying health conditions. Two were residents of Richland County and one of Greenville County. “If we all […]
Read moreThere are a few primary organizations that you can turn to for help or grants to pay bills and expenses. They include those noted below. Sunbelt Human Advancement Resources, Inc. – Oconee County Community Services Office This may be the agency that offers the most assistance programs and resources in the area. The services they offer include: Emergency medical payment […]
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COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Forestry Commission is issuing a statewide Red Flag Fire Alert, effective immediately. Weather forecasts for most of the state this weekend include stronger-than-normal wind gusts and low relative humidity, all of which combine with dry fuels on the ground to create the potential for outdoor fires escaping easily and spreading rapidly. “These conditions present favorable conditions […]
Read moreAccording to jail records, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested 37 year-old Angela Denise Lewis Thursday and charged her with two counts of trafficking cocaine. She remain in custody pending bond. Also on Thursday, Wallhalla Police arrested 56 year-old Terese Ann Close and charged her with threatening the life of a public employee, malicious injury to property and unlawfully calling […]
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The City of Walhalla declared a state of emergency in response to COVID19 that will allow the City Council to meet remotely via webinar or teleconference for the next 61 days or until the emergency is declared over. In addition to the previously closed city facilities, the following are now closed: Stumphouse Mountain Bike Park (including Stumphouse Tunnel and Issaqueena […]
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