Pioneer Rural Water nominees

A board member of the Pioneer Rural Water District, Mark Holbrooks, is stepping aside.  Nominated as a candidate for Holbrooks’ Seat #1 this week was Nathan Gambrell, a newcomer.  Pioneer’s long-time Seat #4 holder, Barry Stevenson, the board chairman, was nominated to run for a new term.

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Long-time Graham aide bids for the congress

Senator Lindsey Graham’s former communications director has witnessed enough of the nation’s goings-on that he’d like to play a direct role.  Twenty-five-year Easley and Pickens County resident Kevin Bishop announces he’ll run for the Third District congressional seat being vacated by Jeff Duncan.  Bishop calls himself a conservative Republican and makes this promise:  “I’ll help President Trump secure our border, […]

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Brad Bearden

  Seneca– Bradford “Brad” Craig Bearden, 36, passed away Friday, March 1st, 2024.   Born October 12th, 1987, in Easley, South Carolina, Brad was the son of Jeffrey Craig and Lou Ellen Bearden Ferguson. Brad was a Veteran of the United States Army.   Brad is survived by his parents, and his sister, Rosellen Ferguson of Anderson, SC.   Brad […]

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Marvin Gray

  Marvin Granville Gray, Jr passed into glory on Sunday, March 3, 2024.  He was born on December 21, 1943, to mother, Dorothy Solesbee, and father, Marvin Granville Gray, Sr.  Being born into a military family, Marvin had a global childhood growing up in many worldwide ports everywhere from NYC to the Panama Canal Zone, before settling in Charleston, SC, […]

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Cars collide on a wet123 By-Pass

Two cars ran together this morning in the pouring rain on the 123 Seneca ByPass.  The police say one person required hospital transport.  The wreckage created a backup for the westbound traffic in the vicinity of the recently opened landscape business, formerly Lake Keowee Ford.  It’s a reminder, says policeman Jerry Wirtz, to drive carefully — especially when the weather […]

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$430K-plus expenditure at county level

After a closed-door meeting, Oconee County Council responded last night with an expenditure to enhance the safety of its law enforcement officers.  The council unanimously approved the purchase of some $430 thousand dollars’ worth of door armor and ballistic glass to help protect personnel from gunfire – as was evidence late last year when a young deputy was seriously wounded […]

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Field general LeCroy returns to the Upstate

Walhalla baseball export Bradley LeCroy returns to Greenville this weekend with his Virginia Commonwealth winning baseball team.  The Rams are entered in an invitational tournament at Fluor Field and are scheduled to play opponents from Michigan universities.  At Walhalla High, LeCroy was a star three-sport athlete and later played collegiately and coached at Clemson.

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The mat men of West-Oak High School

Thirty-three boys comprise this year’s state wrestling championship team of West-Oak High School.  State titles are nothing new to Warrior wrestlers.  Since 1994, West-Oak teams have won eight state titles.  Their latest was this year, a 3-A title.  Head coach is Derek Strobel.  Last night the Warrior wrestlers were recognized by the Oconee County Council.

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Second crusher suggested at the quarry

“Lot of angry business owners.”  That was the complaint last night by one of the regular customers of the Oconee County Rock Quarry in the Five Forks Community.  Chris Martin of Palmetto State Haulers says changes at the quarry are needed to keep the trucks of haulers filled with crushed stone for their customers.  Martin complained the busy quarry of […]

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Lighting a fire under county leadership

Lynn and Eddie Martin enjoy the rural life of Oconee County from Tamassee, but they see the creep of a Char-lanta scenario taking its grip on a county proud of its natural resources.  Of late, Oconee midway between Atlanta and Charlotte has become a pro-growth county, and outside developers sense dollar signs.  Speaking to county council, Eddie Martin urged the […]

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