Earth Day cleanup at Lake Hartwell

If you have some time to spare next month — and wish to spend it for the public good — the Army Corps of Engineers would like to hear from you.  The corps seeks volunteers to help clean up around Lake Hartwell for Earth Day.  The cleanup effort could be ideal for scout groups, civic organizations, church groups, schools, sporting […]

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Shirley Eller

West Union – Shirley Ann McAlister Eller, 77, wife of Alvoyd Eller, passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023 at Prisma Health – Greenville Memorial Hospital.   Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Shirley was the daughter of the late Clyde Eugene McAlister and Bertha Smith Roach.  Shirley was a PCA with Alliance Home Health Care.  Shirley enjoyed reading, puzzles, […]

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I-85 sewer major stride

Chris Eleazer, executive director of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority, affixed his signature this morning to a document that officially notifies a contractor that its bid for the I-85 corridor sewer expansion is successful.  The bid of $12.3 million represents much more than county officials had earlier projected, but inflation is liable to be a chief reason.  The notice […]

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Free digital literacy classes

You can learn the basics of computers and the internet, and pick up information on cyber security by taking a class offered by Upcountry Fiber and Tri-County Technical College.  The course will be taught 1 to 4 o’clock Thursday afternoon, March 30  at the Oconee campus of Tech.  To register, call 864/646-1700 or online at https://cce.tctc.edu/wconnect/CourseStatus.awp?course=222XCPT53301.

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Energy subcommittee wades through 20 bills

As chairman of an energy subcommittee, 3rd District Rep. Jeff Duncan made remarks yesterday during a legislative process to debate, amend, and re-write proposed bills to chart the country in the field of energy, climate and grid security.  Duncan, the Laurens Republican, spoke as the subcommittee took up 20 bills.  He believes they will help the U-S increase energy production […]

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Walhalla names a Main Street honcho

Walhalla and its Main Street program have removed the word interim from Catie Fisher’s title and have inserted her as the new, permanent full-time director of Main Street Walhalla. The Walhalla native starts immediately and will work out of both city hall and the Earle House.  Fisher became associated with the program as a volunteer at the start of 2022.  A […]

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Mary Joyce Collins

  Westminster – Mary Joyce King Collins, 93, wife of the late Walter Young Collins, passed away on Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 at Lila Doyle Post-Acute.   Born in Westminster, South Carolina, Joyce was the daughter of the late Levis Franklin King and Cynthia Elizabeth “Bess” Owens King. Joyce was a Westminster High School graduate class of 1945 and later […]

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James David Beebe Sr.

Seneca, SC– James David Beebe, Sr, 85, husband of Dorothy Elrod Beebe, of Seneca, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at Cottingham Hospice House.   A native of Toledo, Ohio, Mr. Beebe was the son of the late Ronald Sinclair and Mary Jane “Janie” Beebe. He retired from Dunlop and was a member of Cross Roads Baptist Church #2. […]

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