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New zoning standards received unanimous approval from Oconee County Council on Tuesday night. Ordinance 2024-18, which sets minimum residential lot sizes of a quarter acre without on-site wastewater treatment and a half acre with it, and maximum densities of four and two dwellings per acre respectively, garnered overwhelming support from over 25 public commenters. Proponents highlighted the need to preserve […]

Crimestoppers of Oconee County, Inc. announces a new website address, www.71crime.com, and a new phone number, 1-844-71-CRIME (27463), for easier anonymous tip submission and information access. Tips can also be submitted via the free P3 app. Coordinator Helen Westmoreland stated that these updates aim to streamline access and expedite the sharing of critical tip information with law enforcement, aiding in […]

Yesterday, on Tuesday, July 16, a shooting near Regency Inn on W. Currahee prompted an urgent alert from the Toccoa Police Department CID. A suspect involved in the incident remains at large and is considered “armed and dangerous,” according to CID’s social media post. Despite surveillance footage capturing the suspect, they have not been apprehended. Chief Jimmy Mize confirmed that […]

Pat Murray, leader of the Oconee County GOP Women’s Club, is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this week as a delegate for the four-day Republican National Convention. Attendees are relieved former President Trump survived an assassination attempt but dismayed by its occurrence. Murray discussed the convention’s excitement and shared thoughts on Ohio Senator JD Vance, the VP selection by President Trump… Oconee […]

The Bass Federation Inc. (TBF) announced today that the 2024 TBF Junior World Championship (JWC) is set for July 24-26 on Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina. The dates were announced a year ago and have been the same week of July for years, but the lake is usually not announced until the bulk of the qualifying process has been […]

Starting today, July 17, Fowler Corporation will close a portion of Keowee Trail in Clemson for up to two weeks to install storm drainage infrastructure for the 412 College Project. Access to Abernathy Park will be available via US 123, and businesses opposite the road closure can be accessed from College Ave. The City Police Department has reviewed and approved […]

Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis said that Scott Lamar Price, 53, of Walhalla, died Tuesday morning at 9:50 am in the Oconee Memorial Hospital emergency department after being brought in by EMS in cardiac arrest. He was reportedly attempting to swim across a cove when he went underwater. Emergency agencies were dispatched to Lake Hartwell near the Harts Cove Apartment […]

Oconee Humane and Petsmart Charities are celebrating National Adoption Week. This Wednesday, July 17, through Sunday, July 21, cats and kittens along with dogs and puppies from OHS will be at the Applewood Plaza PetSmart in Seneca. Both felines and canines will be onsite Wednesday from 4pm to 6pm for the event kickoff. To find out more, including the various […]

The city of Walhalla announced on Monday that it has received two grants totaling more than $20,000 to bolster its solid waste programs. According to a news release, the city’s sanitation department secured a solid waste grant and a used oil recycling grant from the state Office of Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling. These grants aim to support and enhance […]

The Pickens County Airport will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, July 19 at 10 a.m. to mark the completion of its North Ramp Expansion project. This project, supported by a historic $2.5 million grant from the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission, has added new hangars, enhanced access and security for the Prisma medical helicopter, and increased the airport’s ramp capacity […]