Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The League of Women Voters of Oconee and Pickens Counties will host a discussion on the Land Use Planning Process and Public Participation on October 15 at 7:00 PM at Clemson United Methodist Church, located at 300 Frontage Road, Clemson. A panel featuring representatives from planning bodies in Seneca, Pickens County, and the Appalachian Council of Governments, along with a […]
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) met with leadership and employees at Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative in Pickens, South Carolina on Wednesday. Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative is a customer-owned electric utility company that has been operating in South Carolina since 1940. Graham is a customer of Blue Ridge. Graham gave an update with Blue Ridge President and CEO Jim […]
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The Blue Ridge Parkway, the country’s most-visited national park site, remains closed indefinitely due to damage from Tropical Storm Helene, the National Park Service announced. The 469-mile scenic road, which runs through Virginia and North Carolina from Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, was fully shut down after severe flooding and storm damage. Crews are assessing the […]
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The Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority reported that 5.2 million gallons of untreated wastewater spilled from its facilities during Tropical Storm Helene. The public is advised to exercise caution around creeks, lakes, and other nearby water bodies due to elevated bacteria levels and potential environmental hazards. The JRSA has coordinated with the state Department of Environmental Services and followed all […]
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Oconee Humane Society’s largest fundraising event of the year, Wags & Whiskers, is still on for Friday, Oct 4, and the event is sold out! For folks who already purchased tickets, the event begins at 5 PM! Everyone can help pets in need by going to oconeehumane.org and joining the online auction with bidding opportunities for local handcrafted items and services.
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Cheyenne Nicole Collier, a 23-year-old from Salem, remains in the Oconee County Detention Center on a $75,000 bond after being arrested early Thursday morning for trafficking methamphetamine. Collier was taken into custody following a traffic stop on Smith Dairy Road and Worley Road in the Earles Grove community. A deputy, conducting a routine patrol, stopped a Chevrolet Impala for a […]
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COLUMBIA—The State Forester’s Burning Ban will be lifted for Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens and Union counties, effective at 6 a.m. Friday, Oct. 4. The Forestry Commission is lifting the ban after evaluating conditions in these counties and in consultation with county fire officials. The ban will remain in place for Aiken, Edgefield, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Saluda and […]
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PICKENS, South Carolina — Approximately 5,700 Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative members had their power restored Thursday, dropping the percentage without power down to 16 percent. As of tonight, over 53,000 members have had their power restored since Tropical Storm Helene ripped through our region last Friday. At the time of this release, 11,878 members were without power. All 43 Spartanburg County members are now back online. Further […]
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PICKENS, South Carolina — Today, we are releasing a map of the recorded broken poles created by our GIS/mapping department. Please understand that this is a pilot initiative that we continue to track internally. Crews are still factoring in newly discovered damage to our grid. If a member doesn’t see a red bubble signifying a downed pole at their home, […]
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https://x.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1841981495172305124 “Very good news indeed for suffering people throughout the Southeast that the port strike is over. It was beginning to have a devastating effect, adding misery to pain. “I am glad this man-made disaster is behind us. Now we will have more resources to help the devastated.”
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