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Truck drivers traveling through the City of Seneca cannot rely solely on GPS to navigate around town. Signs warn tractor-trailer drivers about the area where Frontage Road enters Highway 28; however, Seneca Police Chief John Covington says several incidents have been reported recently where trucks get hung up at the crossing. “The truck situation does occur rather often at that […]
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Last night, the Walhalla City Council passed its new year capital improvement budget at $166,000, which is nearly $400,000 below that which was considered during an earlier budget workshop. Among the spending items approved were a lease for a new command truck for the fire department and a pair of new police cars. This was the Walhalla Council’s first budget […]
Read moreBudgeting and planning for the new fiscal year have kept State Senator Thomas Alexander of Walhalla busy in Columbia. As chairman of the Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee, Senator Alexander gives an update on legislative proceedings. “We’ve pretty well have finished up for the year, we’ve got the Budget Conference Committee working on finalizing the budget to take effect […]
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In an effort to provide the permit holder with real time information pertaining to inspection results, on June 1, the City of Clemson Planning and Codes Department, working with BluePrince software, began offering contractors access to online services so that they can check inspection results. In order to gain access to this information the contractor must register at www.BuildingDepartment.com. Once […]
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The Oconee Humane Society holds a low cost spay and neuter event on Saturday, June 9. Certificates will be available for purchase from 10am to 3pm during the Foxwood Hills Community event, which is entilted “The Fast and the Furriest”. The certificates are available to any Oconee County resident and can be used within the next six months at any […]
Read moreThe annual scholarship fundraiser for the Foothills Area YMCA is this Friday, June 8, at 6pm. It will be held at the Lighthouse Event Center. Last year the Foothills Area YMCA awarded over $120,000 in scholarships helping seniors afford water aerobics, families afford after school care athletes participate in recreation team sports. Enjoy a fun night of music, food, beer […]
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The agenda is set for the Oconee County Planning and Economic Development Committee’s meeting tonight, June 5, at 5pm. The committee will receive updates on the Utica revitalization, traditional neighborhood development, the clarification of certain code sections bearing on land use and development, as contained in Chapters 26, 32, and 38 of the Oconee County Code of Ordinances and economic […]
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The agenda for tonight’s, June 5, Oconee County Council meeting has been amended. After the administrator’s report and agenda summary, the council will discuss a proclamation for National Pollinator Week. Public hearings are scheduled for the following ordinances: Ordinance 2018-01 “AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH THE BUDGET FOR OCONEE COUNTY AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE LEVY OF TAXES FOR ORDINARY COUNTY […]
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In an effort to increase awareness of the litter issue in the county, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office releases its April and May 2018 Litter Control Numbers. During the two months combined, approximately 2,300 pounds of litter was picked up in the county by inmates at the Oconee County Detention Center. An approximate total of 77 bags of trash were […]
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A public hearing is scheduled for a boat dock project request on Lake Keowee. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has reserved the meeting room of the Walhalla Library for 6pm on June 26, to hear public comment on plans by the Timber Bay Property Owners Association to construct four, 14-slip community docks with a total […]
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