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Walhalla, SC — Ollie Mabel Carter Grant, 96, wife of the late Walter Addis “Buddy” Grant, of 24 Joy Circle, Walhalla, SC, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022 at her home. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Grant was the daughter of the late Clifton Trimmier Carter and Ollie Malissa Lee. She retired from the […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) encourages residents to be good stewards of the environment and be mindful of the foods they purchase that could potentially go to waste during the rest of the holiday season. Celebrations during the last few weeks of the year may also include gift packaging, decorations and other items that increase […]
Read moreAll branches of the Oconee County Public Library will be closed Friday, December 23, through Tuesday, December 27, for the Christmas holiday. Dues dates on most items have been moved forward into the New Year so no items should be due around this time, however book returns will be open at the branches. The virtual branch, oconeelibrary.org, is always available […]
Read moreIt’s commonplace for Oconee County churches to present special programs this time of year. An example is the Christmas program, Carol and the Belles, performed over the weekend at the Westminster First Baptist Church, by the church children’s choir.
Read moreThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, announces fee increases for camping and shelter reservations as well as special event permits at the J. Strom Thurmond and Hartwell Lake Projects effective Jan. 1, 2023. Fee updates are a result of the Fiscal Year 2022 User Fee Comparability Study. The study was completed at both projects, performing a comparison of […]
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Walhalla City Council will recognize a former member for his many years of service as a Walhalla representative to the county’s Joint Regional Sewer Authority. Tally Grant will step away from his JRSA commission seat January 1 as a Walhalla-Westminster representative. The council meeting at 5:30 tomorrow evening at city hall is scheduled as the last one for the calendar […]
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Oconee County Council was told on Friday that one of its advisory panels hasn’t held a meeting in more than two years, and the council should investigate. During council’s public comment period on Friday, the suspended councilman—Matthew Durham of District Two—said he had spoken with his district’s representative on the county aeronautics commission about the failure of the commission to […]
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A Chester, South Carolina company that produces polyethylene film will expand to the Oconee County building vacated by the Pre-Zero operations on the Sandifer Boulevard. Helping facilitate the move is an ordinance made final on Friday during a special Oconee County Council meeting. The council approved a fee-in-place of tax arrangement for Carolina Poly Inc., along with an agreement for […]
Read moreIn their special meeting today, Oconee County Council gave final approval to Ordinance 2022-24, as amended, and it now establishes the requirement of a buildable lot on lakes Keowee and Jocassee to be no smaller than one-half acre. Lake overlay supporters see this as a requirement that prevents crowding of homes along the shorelines, as well as a way to […]
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A traffic stop Thursday afternoon near Walhalla, by a deputy from the Uniform Patrol Bureau, led to the arrest of a Walhalla man on an Unlawful Weapons Possession charge due to a previous domestic violence conviction. 51 year old Mark Anthony Smith, of Minnie McCall Road, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 6:37pm. At this time, […]
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