Next, says Brocks, is a signature on a contract

Oconee County fathers, in a special meeting, have re-confirmed funds of up to $2.5M for wastewater expansion for Sewer South.  The county council vote of 3-0 came this morning.  Chairman Elliott and councilmen Mize and Hart all made statements affirming their commitment to a project that is seen as creating the potential for economic development on Oconee’s four-mile stretch of […]

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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 […]

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Oconee 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 […]

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Arrest 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 […]

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From 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 […]

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A 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.

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Cora 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 […]

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