Two cities and differing recreation approaches

The start for a new recreation complex in Westminster, at the least, has been delayed.  But another Oconee municipality is moving forward to expand its recreation opportunities.  After a closed-door meeting, Seneca City Council last night voted to buy 30 acres adjoining its Shaver Recreation Complex.  The city’s main recreation facility is bordered by an apartment project on one side […]

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The mayor’s cabin re-visited

New Westminster councilmen may want to reclaim property on which the mayor’s cabin sits, but it’s apparently easier said than done. The city council last night re-visited the long-running controversy in which a cabin owned by the mayor sits on city property alongside the Chauga River although, at one point, the city gave the mayor one year to remove it. […]

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Political declaration by a rural Oconeean

Madison community resident Jack Collins is known as a beekeeper, but he also keeps an interest in the affairs of county government. And last night at a Westminster restaurant, Collins declared his intent to 101.7/WGOG NEWS that he will be a Republican candidate this spring for his party’s nomination for Seat Four, Oconee County Council. That office is now held […]

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Westminster recreation project hits roadblock

Westminster’s leaders rescinded a special meeting vote to authorize a company to draw plans for a Hall Street recreation complex. This after, a leading recreation proponent conceded he had a type of buyer’s remorse the morning following a recent vote for the city to contract with the firm Seamon and Whiteside. That deal is now on hold, although Councilman Rusty […]

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An agreement between Tri-County & South U.

Tri-County Technical College signed an articulation agreement with South University Monday, giving associate degree nursing graduates another avenue to earn a Bachelor of Science Nursing degree. Tri-County President Galen DeHay and Dr. Karl Sterner, president of South University’s Columbia Campus, signed an Associate’s to Bachelor’s Degree Program Agreement allowing graduates of Tri-County’s nursing program to transfer to South University, and, […]

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Candidates to pay qualifying fees

Absentee voting continued this afternoon at Pine Street, in advance of this Saturday’s Democratic Presidential preference vote in South Carolina. But not long after Saturday night, there will come a new set of politics played across the state. That is, the last two weeks in March when the books open for candidates to file for either the Democratic or Republican […]

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Oconee deputy sheriff finishes basic training

Oconee Sheriff’s Office congratulates deputy Alyssa Reeder for graduating last week from the basic law enforcement program at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy.  She was a leader in the Basic Law Enforcement Class #712.  Originally from Greenville, Reeder is a 2019 Clemson graduate with a degree in Criminal Justice and Sociology.  She has been assigned to the Bravo Uniform […]

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Who stole a moped near Westminster?

Oconee sheriff’s officers believe a moped was stolen last week at an address near Westminster on the Sunshine Ridge Road.  It’s likely that the faded blue moped was stolen between 10:45 Wednesday night, February 19 and 9:45 am Thursday, February 20.  It’s a 2017 Kymco Agility 50.  Moped tag:  MP-2-1-1-1.  There was a Carolina Panthers sticker on the handle bars.  […]

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Accident at the Rock Quarry

An employee has been injured this morning at the Oconee Rock Quarry near Walhalla in an accident that is believed to have involved a forklift piece of equipment.  We spoke to Amanda Brock, county administrator, who says first information indicates the injured work suffered bruises and is being attended by medical personnel.  We’ll have further details as they are available.

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