Brock responds to Hart’s request and rumor

During Council Comments last night, Glenn Hart spoke up about the Oconee Rock Crusher near Walhalla.  Hart requested that council members be included on a communication alert whenever a crusher problem requires a suspension of service.  Amanda Brock, county administrator, responded by saying that failure to include council on a notification list was an oversight and will be corrected.  Secondly, […]

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Chairman changes committee assignments

John Elliott remains chairman of the budget committee of the Oconee County Council.  However, council’s new chairman, Matthew Durham, made changes in other appointments for 2023 announced at the start of last night’s meeting.  Council’s newest member, Don Mize, picked up lead roles as chairman of the law enforcement and the planning and economic development committees.  Mize, the council member […]

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Durham proposes pay raises

At the urging of the chairman, the Oconee County Council agreed to include 3% pay increases for county employees and certain elected officials, along with a study to determine which employees deserve merit increases, perhaps, as much as 6%.  Excluded from the pay jumps are the five county councilmen.  The motion by Chairman Matthew Durham was approved 4-0 as the […]

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Promotions and recognitions

Oconee County Sheriff’s Office held a promotions ceremony in April to honor and recognize Detention Officers, a Uniform Patrol Deputy, and a School Resource Officer who received promotions. The following Correctional Officers are recognized for a promotion in the Detention Center: Detention Deputy Amanda Davis – Promoted to Sergeant – Bravo Shift Detention Deputy Alicia Snyder – Promoted to Corporal […]

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Charges filed after burglary investigation near Seneca

A 45-year old West Union man was charged with multiple offenses in an Oconee sheriff’s office investigation of a home burglary near Seneca.  Law enforcement records show charges of breach of peace, malicious injury to real property, entering premises after warning, and burglary first degree against Dawson Donald Batchelor Jr.  Shortly after 4:30 yesterday morning, according to an incident report, […]

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Schools seek to tamp down cheating on tests

The following is an announcement this morning from the Oconee School District: “In response to numerous incidents of students using electronic devices to cheat, the South Carolina Department of Education has published revised test security requirements that restrict electronic devices during state testing. Those requirements say that students may not be in possession of any electronic or other device that […]

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Sybil “Maxine” Wald Rochester

    West Union, SC — Sybil “Maxine” Wald Rochester, 79, wife of Aaron Rochester, of West Union, SC, passed away on Monday, May,1 2023, at her home.   Mrs. Rochester was the daughter of the late Clyde Dedrick and Maudie Lee Pressley Wald. She was an avid gardener and loved her flowers and taking care of her daughter, Sabrina. […]

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South Cove Park milestone

A gathering celebrated the 50th year of Oconee’s South Cove Park near Seneca.  Visit Oconee noted that the park was first leased to the county in 1973 by Duke Power Company.  That lease was regarded significant because it offered the public access to the newly-built Lake Keowee.  And, now 50 years later, the decisions of long ago benefit to new […]

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Hydrant tests and flushing

Walhalla Fire Department will begin tests and flushing of more than 200 hydrants in and around the city, starting Monday, May 15.  The work done is part of a bi-annual maintenance schedule.  This testing identifies any problems and ensures the hydrants spew out the necessary amounts of water during a fire.  The maintenance is a requirement of ISO — the […]

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