Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The Honorable Lawton McIntosh sentenced Lee Mikeal Cawthon to 40 years in prison on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, for the murder of his wife, Rebecca, plus 5 years consecutive for the possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Tenth Circuit Solicitor David Wagner said, “After divorcing his first wife, Lee Cawthon married Rebecca when she was […]
Read moreOn Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, starting at 8:30am in the common’s room at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, located at 626 Quincy Road, Oconee County First Steps (OCFS) will kick off the county’s sesquicentennial celebration by introducing Palmetto Basics and its website: www.PalmettoBasics.org. Monica Alles White, OCFS Executive Director says, “Palmetto Basics is an initiative that promotes five simple, yet […]
Read moreThe NFIB Small Business Optimism Index soared to 108.8 in August, a new record in the survey’s 45-year history, topping the July 1983 highwater mark of 108. The record-breaking figure is driven by small business owners executing on the plans they’ve put in place due to dramatic changes in the nation’s economic policy. The August survey showed job creation plans […]
Read moreToday at 5pm, Clemson University (CU) marks the anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, with a remembrance ceremony in the Tillman Hall auditorium. The Clemson University Media Relations Department reports that the event is being coordinated by the student organization Tiger Platoon, which promotes awareness of CU’s rich military heritage. There will be two speakers: Wes Few, who was a friend […]
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The Seneca City Council will have their regularly scheduled monthly council meeting tonight, Sept. 11, 2018, at 6pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The meeting is open to the public.
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The Oconee County Council has a meeting scheduled for Sept. 18, 2018, at 6pm in Council Chambers of the Oconee County Administrative Offices at 415 South Pine Street in Walhalla. The agenda is as follows: Call to Order Public Comment Session [Limited to a total of forty (40) minutes, four (4) minutes per person.] Council Member Comments Moment of Silence […]
Read moreIn memory of the nearly 3,000 people who were killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, each year in the United States we observe Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance. On this day, it is asked by the President that the American flag is flown at half-staff at individual American homes, the White House and on […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an active investigation into a shooting that occurred on the Utica Mill Hill Monday morning, Sept. 10. The E-911/Communications Center received a call regarding the shooting around 9:10am. The caller was not at the residence where the shooting occurred, 14 Padgett Street near Jamerson Avenue, but was inside a nearby house. The caller […]
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An amended agenda has been released for the Oconee County Council meeting tonight, Sept. 11, 2018, at 6pm in the Council Chambers of the Oconee County Administrative Offices at 415 South Pine Street in Walhalla. The agenda is as follows: Call to Order Public Comment Session [Limited to a total of forty (40) minutes, four (4) minutes per person.] Council […]
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The Oconee County Council holds three public hearings tonight, Sept. 11, 2018. The first is “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 32 OF THE OCONEE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES, IN CERTAIN LIMITED REGARDS AND PARTICULARS ONLY, REGARDING SIGN CONTROL; AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO.” The second deals with “AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE FUND BALANCE POLICY FOR OCONEE COUNTY; AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED […]
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