Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The volume of trash handled by Oconee Solid Waste has risen substantially since the coronavirus pandemic began. At this week’s county council meeting, the county’s solid waste director Swain Still said that it’s due to the fact that since more people have been confined to their homes, they have done more cleaning, which means more waste at the convenience centers, […]
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The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a Wednesday night crash that happened at about 6:30 pm at East North 1st Street and US Hwy 123. Reports stated that a Prisma Ambulance was transporting a critical patient when it collided with a passenger car at the intersection. That lone passenger and the ambulance crew sustained only minor injuries, and a […]
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a request by Duke Energy Carolinas LLC to increase by approximately 1.6 percent the reactor capacity of Oconee Nuclear Station Units 1, 2, and 3. The NRC staff determined that Duke Energy could safely increase all three reactors’ heat output, primarily through more accurate means of measuring feedwater flow. The power uprate for Oconee, […]
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US Congressman for South Carolina’s 3rd District Jeff Duncan told a Washington hearing this week that the electric grid instability in Texas is evidence that nuclear power plays a critical role in the quest for clean energy and reducing carbon emissions. He called attention to Duke’s Oconee plant which is one of the largest in the country, and he also […]
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Oconee County Council voted at their meeting this week in favor of extending the current mask and face covering ordinance until at least June 30th. According to language in the ordinance, which went into effect in August, states that “anyone working in or visiting a county government building, including all branches of the local library, will be required to wear […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster woman and Seneca man yesterday on charges related to a February 2nd pursuit that began in Oconee County and ended in Jackson County, NC. 22 year old Amy Denise Fleming and 30 year old Artis O’Neal Wright were booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 2:50pm and 2:15pm respectively after being […]
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A project that should take about six months to complete and will hopefully make Seneca’s East North First Street friendlier to both businesses and pedestrians is in the works according to city administrator Scott Moulder…
Read moreAccording to the Oconee County Board of Elections office, two candidates have filed to run in the special April 13th election to fill the seat of the late Walhalla City Council member Dennis Owens. His widow, Gwen Owens, has filed to run to complete the term, as well as Walhalla resident Christy Marlow, who filed to run yesterday.
Read moreThe settlement of a lawsuit alleging negligence on the part of the Oconee County Detention Center is on the February 26th docket of 10th Circuit Court Judge Scott Sprouse at the county courthouse in Walhalla. Three years ago, suit was filed there in the case of Erica Smalley, representing the Estate of Ernest Lee Smalley, Jr. v. Southern Health Partners. […]
Read moreOne person is homeless and several pets are deceased after an early morning house fire near Walhalla. Firefighters briefly closed down Westminster Highway while they extinguished the flames. Traffic was rerouted around the area. Investigators are working to determine what caused the one story brick home to burn. Walhalla’s Fire Chief Brandon Burton said that the fire may have started […]
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