Dinner-dance to “Back The Blue”

A “Back The Blue” dinner and dance and silent auction next month will benefit the Westminster Police Foundation.  Organizer Jane Suttles says city government does a good job in funding the police department, but the proceeds from the Saturday, August 12 event will be donated to the foundation which is free then to use the money to pay for items […]

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To fill the void, Walhalla reaches from within

Brandon Burton’s imminent exodus from Walhalla creates opportunity for a newcomer to city hall.  The city council has offered the job of city administrator to Celia Myers.  And the city’s current community development manager says she has tentatively accepted.  Mayor Edwards says in the coming weeks a committee will work out the details of Myers’ arrangement with Walhalla.  While city […]

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Customers get a blend of water

Customers of Pioneer Rural Water of Oconee-Anderson are being served with a blend of treated lake water – some of it from Lake Hartwell, some of it from Lake Keowee.  As it was explained at an Oakway meeting today, “M-I-B” has a distinct earthly or musty odor.  Buying water from nearby Seneca, Pioneer is able to offset the intrusion of […]

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The police response to Robert Talley’s death

This account is provided by Matt Patterson, chief of Westminster police: “Officers from the Westminster Police Department responded to reports of a traffic accident yesterday afternoon on the Westminster Highway. Officers were dispatched to the scene around 4:39pm Monday.  While enroute, officers were informed that the driver of the vehicle involved was unresponsive.  Upon arriving on scene, officers observed a […]

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By one-vote, a statue may not be placed

In a meeting of all five members of a Seneca regulatory board, a restaurant south of the railroad won’t be allowed to erect a 16’ statue.  The board of architectural review (“BOAR”) voted to deny Jim Rowe’s request to be allowed to place the statue inside the historic district at Dimas Brothers Café on S. Fairplay Street.  The vote last […]

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