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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Thursday, 22 Republican governors led by Governors Henry McMaster (SC) and Brian Kemp (GA) released a joint statement in response to the Democrats’ reconciliation spending bill: “The Democrats’ solution to 40-year high inflation is passing another reckless tax and spending spree to the tune of $740 billion, affecting Americans in every tax bracket. “While denying recession, Democrats […]

City of Westminster water customers are being asked to please conserve non-essential water use until further notice. Westminster asks its water customers not water lawns, fill swimming pools or use large amounts of water if it’s not necessary. Westminster has an emergency water connection with the City of Walhalla that will be utilized in the short term to supply water […]

Qualifying ended at noon on Thursday, August 4th for two non-partisan Oconee County School Board seats that are going to be on the ballot this November. Seat One incumbent Dean Bare filed for re-election, but is challenged by both Amanda Holder and Keri Unsworth. For Seat Three, incumbent Sandra Sloan filed to run again, along with candidates John Fallon, Jeremy […]

US Representative Jeff Duncan was in Seneca yesterday and commented on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in the face of threats from Beijing and the Chinese Communist Party. Congressman Duncan said that, while no Republicans were a part of the delegation with Pelosi to Asia, he is proud of her for going and standing up for […]

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell confirmed 23 cases of monkeypox in South Carolina on Wednesday, while the CDC reported that there are more than 6,000 cases nationwide. Dr. Bell said that while DHEC has been treating individuals within minutes of being diagnosed, there is a limited supply of the vaccine for monkeypox. DHEC […]