Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Katie Smith, who has served as clerk for the Oconee County Council for the last five years, submitted her resignation during last night’s council meeting. After heaping praise on Smith for the fine job she has done, the council accepted her resignation and authorized the county administrator to advertise for a replacement.
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Over the course of the past two days, the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office has been conducting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of two males, identified as Alex Mitchell Moore (25) and Skylar Wolfgang Cary (24), who were found near 128 Edwards Lane in Central, South Carolina. Through the course of this investigation, detectives have identified numerous […]
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(Walhalla, SC)————————————–Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw is announcing a new initiative today that will assist law enforcement and those drivers and citizens of Oconee County who have special needs… The main part of the initiative is a sticker that can be placed on the rear glass of a vehicle to alert law enforcement that someone inside has a special need […]
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Top Edge Components, LLC, a subsidiary of Yoder’s, today announced plans to establish operations in Anderson County. The $2.9 million investment will create 25 new jobs. Located at 7027 Highway 24 in Townville, Top Edge Components, LLC’s new 22,500-square-foot facility will provide floor and roof wooden trusses, along with other engineered materials, for commercial, residential and agricultural purposes. The new facility is […]
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The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Tornado Warning for… Western Pickens County in Upstate South Carolina… Eastern Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina… * Until 115 PM EDT. * At 1230 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 4 miles southeast of Seneca, moving north at 25 mph. HAZARD…Tornado. SOURCE…Radar indicated […]
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The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Tornado Warning for… Central Stephens County in northeastern Georgia… Northeastern Habersham County in northeastern Georgia… Rabun County in northeastern Georgia… Southwestern Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina… * Until 1230 PM EDT. * At 1147 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 4 miles northeast […]
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Issued By Greenville-Spartanburg – SC, US, National Weather Service Affected Area Oconee County Description THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 444 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS… IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA RABUN IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA CLEVELAND IN […]
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Issued By Greenville-Spartanburg – SC, US, National Weather Service Affected Area Greater Oconee County Description …FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING… The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for Portions of northeast Georgia, western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina, including the following areas… In northeast Georgia, Franklin, Habersham, Rabun and Stephens. In western North Carolina, […]
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Some Clemson University professors are planning to walk out of their classrooms Wednesday to protest the school administration’s decision to not require masks in classrooms. Kimberly Paul, an associate professor at Clemson, created an event on Facebook called “Walkout Wednesday for Mask Mandate” in which she wrote: “The lack of a mask mandate is endangering the health and lives of […]
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Superintendent for the School District of Oconee County Dr. Michael Thorsland spoke at a Board of Trustees meeting last night and addressed concerns expressed by some regarding a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases. Dr. Thorsland said that decisions to have in person instruction were made before the Delta variant took such a strong hold, however, he said, the district wants […]
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