Gas Prices down but still more than Last Year

Gas prices have dropped but remain higher than they were a year ago. Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says the average price per gallon is $2.31. That’s down a nickel over the past three weeks; however, Lundberg says last year at this time gas was cheaper. “In addition to this being the low demand period for gasoline, which causes […]

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Fewer Traffic Fatalities in the Tri-County Upstate

The tri-county area of Upstate South Carolina has experienced fewer traffic fatalities this year than last. According to the latest figures from the South Carolina Department of Public Safety, only one death has occurred this year in Oconee County compared to three last year at this same time. Anderson County lists five roadway deaths in 2017 compared to seven in […]

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Tickets still available for State of Oconee

Tickets for the State of Oconee luncheon are still available. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster keynotes this year’s luncheon, explains Oconee County Chamber of Commerce executive director Vanessa Penton. “We feel very fortunate to get Gov. Henry McMaster to come. At the time we were arranging it he was still lieutenant governor but him being tapped into the office of […]

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West-Oak High School wins State AAA Wrestling Championship

On Saturday, the West-Oak High School Wrestling Team defeated Battery Creek 34-24 for the AAA State Championship. West-Oak High School Principal Kurt Kreuzberger is very proud of Coach Greg Brewer, his staff and the student-athletes for their victory, which claimed the fourth state wrestling championship in the school’s history. “I was very, very proud of our wrestlers, all season, and […]

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New Legion Post on the Rise

Saturday, Feb. 12, 2017 marked the official beginning of the “rise” of the new Walhalla American Legion Post Home at 319 Kenneth Street in Walhalla. Jerry Dyar, Public Information Officer for the local veterans organization said, “This is, indeed, a red letter day for the Walhalla American Legion. It all began with our friends at Golden Corner Church donating 2.5 […]

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Deadline approaching in SC for SBA Working Capital Loans

The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations that March 13 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans in South Carolina as a result of drought that began on July 5, 2016. This disaster declaration includes the following counties: Abbeville, Anderson, Edgefield, Greenville, […]

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Two Members of Drug Trafficking Organization sentenced

United States Attorney Beth Drake announces that two members of a large, multi-state drug trafficking organization were sentenced on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, in federal district court. 36-year-old Mister Crocker of Columbia and 37-year-old Lashaun Fair of Anderson were members of a drug trafficking organization that operated for approximately 13 years in multiple states, including South Carolina, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, […]

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Paving underway on I-85 in AC

Repaving has begun on I-85 in Anderson County. The project is anticipated to take over a year to complete, so motorists are encouraged to slow down and watch for workers and equipment on the interstate. The South Carolina Department of Transportation announces lane closures on I-85 between mile markers 18 and 34. This 16-mile stretch of interstate is the most […]

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