Peter Gray

    Peter Brock Gray of Seneca, SC and Lakemont, Georgia passed into the loving arms of Jesus on March 5, 2023 at the age of 45. Peter lived life to the fullest and lived more in his 45 years than most people do in a lifetime. He lived with his feet on the ground and his eyes focused on […]

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Arrest follows 2022 houseboat burglary

The Seneca police and the Oconee Sheriff’s Office have combined to place a 40-year old man behind bars for him to answer to charges that he burglarized a houseboat last year at the Lake Keowee Marina.  Law enforcement authorities identify Ismael Rodriguez Siens as the Seneca area man arrested early Tuesday morning and booked into the county detention center.  Liquor […]

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Chance to guide South Carolina water planning

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) has announced dates for two public meetings to provide citizens with an overview of a new water planning framework that will help guide surface water management in the Upper Savannah River basin over the next 50 years. The meetings will also serve as venues for engaging volunteers interested in serving on a council […]

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Preserving history off s. highway 11

On 40 acres at Fair Play there’s evidence of Cherokee and American Revolutionary War history, so Oconee County will ask for state money to preserve the property as historic and significant.  Amanda Brock, county administrator, said it’ll be a $225 thousand project, of which $45 thousand of Oconee County money will be invested.  The purpose is to establish an historic […]

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Jake brake noise

In northeast Georgia’s Franklin County, officials are looking at ways to solve a truck noise problem in the vicinity of the Georgia Renewable Power Plant at highway 59 and 198.  County commissioner Elizabeth Busby says she has received complaints from nearby residents about the noise when truck drivers apply their compression release brakes, called jake brakes.  Residents say the noise […]

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A cry on behalf of Oconee’s farming community

A contract to pipe sewer through Fair Play to the interstate may be just a signature away, but that didn’t stop supporters of county agriculture from pressing the county’s fathers that, without safeguards, the livelihoods of farmers are jeopardized and the flow of food products weakened.  Gwen McPhail, part of a Pine Grove Road farm family, led the comments of […]

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“Greenpaw” taken off last night’s agenda

A final vote on an inducement agreement with an apartment builder was taken off last night’s agenda of the Oconee County Council, at the county attorney’s request.  The attorney, David Root, gave no explanation why.  Nevertheless, this did not curtail one member of the audience from questioning the appropriateness of allowing any new, major development from being built in the […]

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Fire destroys home

Between Lake Keowee and the Ebenezer Road a singlewide mobile home went up into flames yesterday afternoon.  A home, fully engulfed, is the situation that West Union fire fighters encountered on Rose Drive.  No injuries reported.  Chris Smith, county fire chief, said last night a cause had yet to be determined.

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