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Anderson County received a Duke Energy Foundation Nature Grant Program, which awards South Carolina organizations funding for environmental projects, wildlife conservation efforts, and environmental educational programs. Anderson County is one of 11 awardees (and the only county or municipal entity) to receive the 2020 Duke Nature Grant program. Anderson County was awarded a $50,000 grant that will support the installation […]

The Westminster Branch of the Oconee County Public Library has added a new collection of children’s over-sized books, thanks to a donation by family and friends of Joy Moore, a Westminster resident who enjoyed reading and visiting the library. The Joy Moore Big Books collection contains the same stories as in regular-sized children’s books, but depict the stories with big […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 527 new confirmed cases and 37 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 22 additional confirmed deaths and 1 new probable deaths. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 143,495, probable cases to 4,139, confirmed deaths to 3,173, and 186 probable deaths. Pickens County saw 14 […]

The Seneca Improvements Corporation Board met Tuesday and voted unanimously to sell the former Hometown Food Store building for $350,000 to Ray Murphy, owner of T & R Graphics. Murphy plans to relocate from his current location on US Hwy 123 to the old grocery store. The building has been empty since Hometown closed it’s doors in 2015. The city […]

The School District of Oconee County released a statement on the passing of School Board Chairman Jerry Lee: “We are aware of the passing of Mr. Jerry Lee, our school board chairman.  We are incredibly sad for Mr. Lee’s family and all those who knew him.  Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Donna and the entire Lee family. […]

A fatality in Anderson County happened early this morning just before 5:00 am when a vehicle struck a pedestrian about five miles south of Townville on Hattons Ford Road. Trooper Joe Hovis with the South Carolina Highway Patrol has more…

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office along with other national law enforcement groups, the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) and MovementForward, Inc.’s One Congregation One Precinct (OneCOP) initiative are jointly organizing the most consolidated police-community engagement project in recent history – National Faith and Blue Weekend (NFBW) with FirstNet, Built with AT&T as its […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 542 new confirmed cases and 12 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 10 additional confirmed deaths and 1 new probable death. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 142,449, probable cases to 4,006, confirmed deaths to 3,154, and 183 probable deaths. 7 cases were confirmed […]

A special exception was granted for a 250 foot cell tower in rural Oconee County. The Oconee County regulatory board voted 4-1 to permit the tower to be built on private property in the area of Highways 107 and 28 in order to provide better coverage in pockets of dead cell service. In their consideration, board members tried to find […]

The US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a ruling from the South Carolina Election Commission that would have required a witness signature on absentee ballots. In effect, the most recent ruling reinstates the United States District Court’s September 19 order suspending the witness requirement. The court case is ongoing and is subject to change. South Carolina is seeking quick […]