Murder defendant extradited to Oconee

A 25-year old Philadelphia, PA man, who was charged in late May of this year with Murder and Possession of a Weapon during Commission of a Violent Crime, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center earlier this morning. David Delgado, Jr., of Loretto Avenue, was transported from the Chesterfield (VA) County Jail to Oconee County by Deputy’s from the […]

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Ceremonial signing of DNR-favored bill

Governor McMaster leads a ceremonial signing tomorrow of a bill to make boating safety and education mandatory for today’s young boaters and those in generations that follow.  S. 96 will make safety and education mandatory for anyone running a boat on the state’s waters born after July 1, 2007.  The DNR’s Greg Lucas has a grasp of this new law […]

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Traffic stop and the arrests of two Oconeeans

A deputy on patrol yesterday in a southern part of Oconee made traffic stop, which led to the arrests of two adult men.  According to the sheriff’s office spokesman, a juvenile was in the stopped vehicle.  The adult men arrested were identified as Tarran Shane Boggs, 22, of West Union and Laderrick Deonta Smith-Manley, 28, of Seneca.  Here’s the account […]

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Post-COVID there will be an Apple Festival luncheon

If we are talking South Carolina watermelon crop, is it too early to anticipate Oconee County’s annual crop of apples.  Traditionally, it is celebrated Labor Day week.  And, for the first time since COVID-19 gripped the planet, there will be an Apple Festival Rotary Luncheon, arranged by the city’s Rotary Club, to coincide with Apple Festival Week.  Rotarian Sam Dickson […]

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Watermelon crop lacked the heat to flourish

Temperatures have begun to approach the searing stage; however, earlier this year the cooler-than-normal temperatures left South Carolina’s watermelon crop without the heat to fully flourish.  Questions are raised whether the melons will have their normal succulent taste.  Watermelons, says Clemson researcher Tom Keinath, are warm-season crops that grow best at average air temperatures between 70 and 85 degrees.  Melon […]

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Greenville Republicans say thank you to Oconee GOP group

Greenville County Republicans say thanks to fellow Oconee conservatives.  Here’s how that thank you starts out:  “The Greenville County Republican Party would like to thank Oconee County Conservatives for hosting our Chairman Yvonne Julian, State Executive Committeeman Jeff Davis, 5th Vice Chair Terri Wicker at their Saturday, July 22 meeting.  The group asked our Chairman to share her history of […]

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A new West Union policy

West Union’s elected leaders are taking a sympathetic approach to the difficulty that a small business owner faces in getting established and avoiding having to close.  At issue last night was whether the town should contribute public money to help pay for a $1,600 dollar sign for a new Main Street business, a boutique.  Town attorney Mary McCormac advised the […]

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