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A couple of local business owners appeared before the Seneca City Council last night to find out what steps need to be taken in order for the city to take over maintenance of what is now a private road, but is used by approximately 1,000 motorists daily as a route between Wells Highway and Radio Station Road. Restaurateur Josh Ledbetter […]
Read moreSurveyors were recently seen at work on 148 acres just west of Seneca. A few years ago, a vacant parcel between the Wal-Mart and the Oconee Country Club was bequeathed to the Thornwell Children’s Home. Now, the children’s home has decided to sell the property. Real estate broker Frank Hammond of Greenville called the land a “great place” along Sandifer […]
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Westminster Mayor Brian Ramey finds himself back on the board of the OJRSA after the City Council last night gave approval to an ordinance that would make him an ex-officio member. A by-law that requires board members of the OJRSA to live in Oconee County forced Westminster Administrator Kevin Bronson to resign from the OJRSA Board only days after being […]
Read moreThe week of February 14 – February 20, weather permitting. This prescribed burn will cover 126 acres. The fire should take 1 day to execute. For safety reasons, trails at Oconee State Park will be closed during the prescribed burn. (This includes trails within the park, and trails that lead to the park.) Trails will remain closed the day after the burn. Trail […]
Read more(Walhalla, SC)————————————–An investigation into an overnight shooting near Westminster led to the arrest of a Westminster man on charges of Attempted Murder and Possession of a Weapon during Commission of a Violent Crime. 24 year old Matthew Dillard Fowler of Spy Mountain Road was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center at 6:20am this morning on a Temporary Custody Order […]
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SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced in January, the studies, projects, and programs that will be initiated in Fiscal Year 2022 with the $22.81 billion in supplemental funding provided in two recently enacted laws — the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA); and the 2022 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (DRSAA). The IIJA provides a large boost to […]
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The Oconee County Auditor’s Office has suspended in-person services due to Covid-19 related staffing shortages. All Auditor’s Office services are available by phone at 864-638-4158 or online at www.oconeesc.com/auditor-home.
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Master Trooper Brandon Bolt with the South Carolina Highway Patrol said that a bicyclist was hit and killed Monday night around 8:40pm on Breazeale Road near Country Club Road, about one mile north of Liberty… The Pickens County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased as 43 year-old Gregory Crocker of Pickens.
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South Carolina Highway Patrol responded to a deadly accident around 7:00am Monday morning on Prince Perry Road. Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway said a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle and he joins us now with more… The Pickens County Coroner’s Office said the victim, 64 year-old William Wright of Easley, was riding a motorized wheel chair when he […]
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Clemson’s Board of Trustees Finance and Facilities Committee met last week and approved plans for a new alumni center and Tillman Hall renovations. Cost of the alumni center is projected at around $56 million, while the renovation work at Tillman hall is expected to cost around $11.5 million. Once the projects are approved by the state, construction could begin this […]
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