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On July 14, from 11:30am to 4:30pm, the Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum hosts a Summer Celebration, tells Manager Shelby Henderson. “Enjoy a half day of entertainment and celebration. Guest lecturer Nettie Washington Douglass is the great-great granddaughter of orator, statesman, and abolitionist Frederick Douglass; and, she is the granddaughter of Booker T. Washington. World-performing artists, the Geechee-Gullah Ring Shouters […]
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A fresh coat of paint is going on the street poles of Ram Cat Alley in downtown Seneca this weekend. The City of Seneca announces that crews will be painting the street poles late Sunday night until early Monday morning, weather permitting, explains Seneca Utilities Director Bob Faires. “That was something Mayor Dan Alexander and City Administrator Scott Moulder were […]
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A South Carolina state park manager from the Midlands is transferring to take the job of managing the Oconee State Park, the oldest state park within Oconee County. Thomas McCants has been appointed to succeed the retiring Joanna White. His official first day is July 2, as she retires on June 30.
Read moreUnited States Attorney Sherri Lydon announces that a Federal Grand Jury in Greenville, returned indictments against a Pickens man for possession of child pornography. Charged in a one-count indictment was 32-year-old Jeffrey Harris. The maximum penalty Harris could receive is 20 years imprisonment and a maximum fine of $250,000. The case was investigated by agents of the U.S. Immigration and […]
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South Carolina voters go back to the polls later this month to decide who will be the Republican candidate in the General Election on Nov. 6. Tuesday night, Henry McMaster received 153,925 votes or 42% of the statewide republican ballots cast compared to John Warren’s 100,527 votes or 28%, so the two will meet in a runoff on June 26. […]
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With John Elliott’s defeated of council chair Edda Cammick in the Republican Primary for District 1 on the Oconee County Council Tuesday night, the balance of power could be shifting in the county. Oconee County Councilman Julian Davis said he is looking forward to the future. “I’m excited for Mr. Elliott and a big congratulations to him; hard work truly […]
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By a margin of 1,872 votes, John Elliott defeated incumbent Edda Cammick Tuesday in the Republican Primary for District 1 on the Oconee County Council. Oconee County Councilman Paul Cain said he was surprised by the margin of victory for the challenger against the chair of the county council. “I was very glad to see how it turned out and […]
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Nearly 23% of eligible voters in Oconee County cast ballots in the 2018 South Carolina Primary Elections. Of the 10,940 voters, 2,087 cast ballots in the Democratic Primary while 8,853 voted in the Republican Primary. “It’s a good turnout for the mid-year primaries. I think that is above our average. We would still like to see it higher, but it […]
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There will be a new member of the Oconee County Council next year. Tuesday night, challenger John Elliott defeated incumbent Edda Cammick with 78% of the votes cast in the Republican Primary for District 1 on the Oconee County Council. “I think that the voters were expressing that we need expertise in financial planning and expertise in leadership and someone […]
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These are the unofficial results of the 2018 South Carolina Primary Elections for Oconee County: Governor – DEM (Vote For 1) 100% Percentage Votes DEM DEM Phil Noble 12.18% 251 DEM DEM James Smith 62.09% 1,279 DEM DEM Marguerite Willis 25.73% 530 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3 – DEM 100% Percentage Votes DEM DEM Hosea Cleveland 28.45% 580 DEM […]
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