When to hold municipal elections
A discussion item at next week’s meeting of the Clemson City Council is pending legislation requiring municipalities to hold elections on odd-numbered years.
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A call to declassify COVID origin reports
The Third District’s member of congress, Rep. Jeff Duncan, has joined two other Republican colleagues to press the Democratic administration of President Joe Biden in a statement on declassifying all reports on the origins of COVID-19. Duncan, Laurens Republican, along with fellow House Energy and Commerce Committee members Guthrie of Kentucky and Rodgers of Washington, to say, “The Biden administration […]
Read moreSanctuary Pointe still a development in the works
On the eve of a commitment by Oconee County Council for Sewer South funding, a large commercial development has re-surfaced. It is the plan for Sanctuary Pointe on 325 acres on a Lake Hartwell peninsula at I-85 exit 1. Little has been said publicly or reported since the 2013 splashy project announcement about the ambitious plans of a development group. […]
Read moreOconee suspect in Tennessee custody
New development as told this morning by Master Deputy Jimmy Watt, spokesman for the Oconee Sheriff’s Office: “I received word this morning that 23 year old Julian Tristen Mackenzi Garren was arrested overnight in Unicoi County, TN by the Erwin Police Department. Unicoi County is located along the Tennessee/North Carolina border and the county is located just south of Johnson […]
Read moreArrest for attempted murder is made in Oconee
A young Oconeean remained jailed yesterday, the result of a late Tuesday night arrest in a case of attempted murder. The sheriff’s office announces that Truett Gregory Brock, with addresses in Fair Play and near Westminster, is also charged with domestic violence first degree, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and malicious injury to property. Law enforcement requests […]
Read moreAl Gaines was a leader in education and city politics
A veteran member of the Seneca City Council has died. Al Gaines, 82 years old, died on Tuesday. Mayor Dan Alexander and Gaines go a long way back at city hall. Alexander called Gaines a great leader, especially for his care for the Seneca community. And he remembers that Gaines made strides in his professional career, as an educator. Not […]
Read moreFrom Oconee to Kentucky, he’s made the trip
Salem resident Thurmond Coward has made multiple relief trips to the flood-plagued region in Kentucky. On Sunday he will speak about what many Kentuckians in the Lynch, Kentucky area have gone through, as well as the continuing need for food, clothing, and other necessities. Coward, a former Salem mayor, will speak at 10:30 Sunday morning at the Full Gospel Temple […]
Read moreA new prescribed burn
The Andrew Pickens Ranger District is looking to burn 133 acres in the Longcreek area today. Objectives are hazardous fuels reduction and wildlife habitat maintenance. Smoke impacts should be of short duration with minimal impacts. Smoke may be visible from Hwy. 76.
Read moreCora Burton
Westminster – Cora Lee Burton, 85, loving wife of Lex William Burton, passed away on Tuesday, February 28th, 2023 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital. Cora was the daughter of the late Alvin Massey Lee and Nettie Caronia Rothell Lee. Cora was a loving and devoted housewife who loved to cook and bake for others and she […]
Read moreThe closing of an Itron manufacturing plant in Minnesota is said to be a benefit to Itron’s West Union location on n. highway 11. Word from across the country is that Washington State-based Itron announced on Monday it will close its Waseca, Minnesota plant late in 2024 and move the operations to its existing West Union complex. A company news […]
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