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The Andrew Pickens Ranger District has awarded a three-year contract to address road repairs and maintenance throughout the district’s road system. Work has already begun on the initial year’s task order with completion expected by September of 2018. In total, 62 Forest Service roads have been identified in the three year contract, which addresses approximately 86 miles of roads. The […]
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The Oconee County Public Library (OCPL) is working on a new strategic plan and wants to hear from the community. On Feb. 22, the community is invited to a meeting at the Walhalla Library to offer suggestions, explains OCPL Director Blair Hinson. “We’re working on a strategic plan. We want to know where we need to go in the next […]
Read moreFlu activity continues to increase in the Palmetto State, so the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is encouraging residents to protect themselves. As of Jan. 20, 46 people in South Carolina have died from the flu. Individuals over 65 have the highest hospitalization rate and number of deaths. About one-third of all laboratory-confirmed influenza cases reported […]
Read moreUnited States Attorney Beth Drake announces that the United States Attorney’s Office demonstrated its commitment to support our nation’s men and women in uniform, including the protections for service members with disabilities under the Uniformed Services Employment Reemployment Rights Act or the USERRA. USERRA is a 1994 Federal law that establishes rights and responsibilities for uniformed service members and their […]
Read moreSouth Carolina Governor Henry McMaster orders that the flags which are flown atop the State Capitol Building be lowered to half-staff from sunup until sundown on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, in tribute to Specialist Javion S. Sullivan, United States Army, who lost his life in Anbar Province, Iraq, while dutifully serving in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
Read moreOn Monday, Jan. 29, United States Attorney Beth Drake says that 39-year-old Antonio Crawley will be sentenced for conspiring in a multi-state drug trafficking organization. The 9:30am sentencing hearing will take place in the G. Ross Anderson, Jr. Federal Courthouse at 315 South McDuffie Street in Anderson, before the Honorable Timothy M. Cain, U.S. District Judge. The Drug Enforcement Administration, […]
Read moreOconee County Fire Chief Charlie King reports that shortly after 9am this morning, first responders were dispatched to a report of a building fire in the 200 block of Cassidy Bridge Road in the Mountain Rest community. Firefighters arrived on scene within minutes to find a workshop well involved in fire with one individual injured. As fire crews worked to […]
Read moreUnited States Attorney Beth Drake announced that 47-year-old Jonathan Pinson of Greenville was resentenced today in federal court in Charleston for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering and false statements. United States District Judge David C. Norton sentenced Pinson to 48 months concurrent on each count of conviction, to be followed by 3 years supervised release. Judge […]
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The marketing and communications manager for the Oconee Economic Alliance (OEA), Daja Dial, has been named a Furman Fellow. Her boss, OEA Executive Director Richard Blackwell, is very proud of her for achieving this distinction. “It is quit an honor. We’re very happy for her. She has definitely earned it. She is an emerging leader, not just here in Oconee […]
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The community is being asked to help bring closure to a Westminster family. On Nov. 26, 2017, 74-year-old Joann G. McCarthy was found murdered in her home. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office believes there is additional evidence and information that can help solve this crime, explains Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “A call was made to Oconee County 911 at […]
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