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As late as yesterday, as well as in recent days, a contract crew has gone to work on a new surface for the Poplar Springs Bridge above SC 28/the Blue Ridge Boulevard. A smoother surface for passing motorists is expected.
Read moreAlice A. Kunkel (nee Tabb), age 91, wife of the late Richard J. “Dick” Kunkel, passed away on April 20, 2024, at home surrounded by family. Born on April 30, 1932 in Cincinnati, OH to parents Elmer Lamar and Lavina Schumacher Tabb. Alice was a homemaker and devoted mother. She loved the Lord, her church and her wonderful […]
Read moreFair Play– Jeffrey “Jeff’ Lyn Fink, 65, passed away Monday, April 22nd, 2024 at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital. Born February 18th, 1959, in Toledo, Ohio, he was the son of the late Lynwood Douglas and Barbara Ellen Gustin Finks. Jeff was a retail stocker and had a great passion for reading. Jeff is survived by his sisters, […]
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Oconeeans have an invitation to be part of a public hearing tomorrow morning to address a needs assessment for what should be included in the county’s Citizen Participation Plan. Jennifer Vissage of the Appalachian Council of Governments says the focus is on activities to benefit persons of low and moderate income. The hearing takes place at 11 o’clock tomorrow morning […]
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A 31-year old West Union man was arrested and charged with arson second degree Saturday at an address on the Burns Mill Road. A warrant released by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office charges Brandon Kyle Stancil with setting fire to a dwelling. According to a sheriff’s office incident report, two officers responded early Saturday to 830 N. Burns Mill Road and […]
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Warm weather is bringing out motorcycle travel, and the Anderson County coroner worries about safety — especially considering three fatalities in six days. The latest: Friday night on the Three and Twenty Road near Easley where 36-year-old Eric Edmond Rose of Woodruff was killed. The accident remains under investigation by the state patrol, according to trooper Brandon Bolt. Anderson Coroner […]
Read moreAttorneys for Oconee County have made a seven-page answer to the legal challenge to a bond issue which focuses on sewer capital projects. The county has mounted one-half dozen defenses to the plaintiffs’ attempts for an injunction and restraining order, including a failure to state a claim for which it believes the Common Pleas Court is capable of providing relief. […]
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“Defendant Oconee County’s motion for summary judgment is denied” is the decision of a 10th circuit judge. And it means that, after seven years and several pre-trial motions, the wrongful termination claim of a former county department head is still alive. Judge McIntosh’s ruling, filed Friday in the Common Pleas Court, follows an April 4 motion by an attorney for […]
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An investigation is being required to get to the bottom of why uninhabited mobile home burned early Saturday near West Union. Walhalla Fire Department assisted West Union volunteers at the scene of the single-wide mobile home. Heavy fire damage occurred at the Rose Drive location near the Burns Mill Road. Fire fighters were alerted at 4:30 am.
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A reunion in southern Oconee next month will bring out anyone who attended former public schools in both Oakway and Fair Play — specifically those who were students at the high schools in both communities. Not only those who went to Oakway and Fair Play high schools, but members of the later generations who would have been enrolled in those […]
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