Assault case investigation

The case of an assault victim is under investigation today in Oconee County. Spokesman for the Sheriff says deputies were called just before 5:45 this morning to investigate a report that a female assaulted at an address on the Jacobs Road in the eastern part of the county. EMS personnel transported their patient to the hospital.

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“Intelligent metering” could help Walhalla

A sales pitch for Walhalla to replace old water meters with 21st century technology was well received during a presentation last night at City Hall. Representatives of the company Fortilene Waterworks extolled multiple advantages of installing what are considered intelligent meters.  The equipment distributor is offering the meters with a discount of $120 thousand.  Scott Parris, city utilities director, says, […]

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What’s the solution for S. Catherine Street?

The elected leaders of Walhalla put on their thinking caps last night to figure out a safety solution for a one-block section of S. Catherine Street downtown. After discussion, the city will pursue the idea of forbidding parallel parking in front of the businesses on S. Catherine, between Main and S. Broad streets. Before any decision, however, there will be […]

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Golden Corner park a “white elephant”

Oconee County should be glad to unload the Golden Corner Commerce Park to an investor looking to build a solar farm, District 2 County Councilmember Wayne McCall said Tuesday. McCall claims it was a mistake for the county ever to buy the approximately 300-acre park off S.C. 59 near Fair Play because, he says, the park has been a “white […]

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Davis again to chair the county council

Julian Davis will be chairman of the Oconee County Council for the second year in a row, but his tenure wasn’t uncontested. In the reorganization traditional to the first council meeting of a new year, District 5 Councilmember Glenn Hart nominated District 1 Councilmember John Elliot to the post ahead of a nomination of Davis by District 3 Councilmember Paul […]

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Traffic checkpoints were common over New Year’s

As the calendar turned last week to the year 2020, Oconee County sheriff’s officers and state constables conducted safety traffic checkpoints in which citations were issued and, in some cases, the drivers were removed from behind the wheel and sent to jail. Two of the checkpoints occurred in the Westminster area, with one taking place at Mountain Road at Clearmont […]

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Career Center faculty tours future home

Teachers at the Hamilton Career Center in Bountyland have taken a look at their future home–the new Fred Hamilton Career and Technology Center on highway 11.  They took a “hard hat” tour yesterday, in small groups, and saw the classrooms where they’ll start to teach next year.  Although the construction has a ways to go, the schedule remains for opening […]

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Warrants allege woman attacked four deputies

A weekend incident on the rural Peaceful Lane in Oconee County is alleged to have been anything except peaceful. A Peaceful Lane resident in the Tokeena-Crossroads community was arrested by Oconee sheriff’s officers. Arrest records show Rebecca Denise Heaton is charged with public disorderly conduct, assault on police officer while resisting arrest, and spitting in the face of two deputies […]

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