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If anyone thought this morning’s special Oconee County Council meeting, the last one for 2022, would be a quick affair, the audience that packed the meeting chambers quickly dispelled any such notion. Forty people signed up to speak to the county fathers, most of whom were there out of concern for a change to the county ordinance that addressed required […]
Read moreOne of the strategies outlined in the draft Seneca Comprehensive Plan to mold the city into a greater workable community is the term “pedestrian connections.” It explains that providing those connections throughout residential Seneca neighborhoods and commercial areas has a number of positive impacts. The plan states, “This will reduce the number of car trips (and thus automobile traffic) in […]
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The Christmas break, according to the Oconee School District superintendent, is always a refreshing time for students and teachers. The public schools will let out for their Christmas-New Year’s vacation on Tuesday next week. 101.7/WGOG NEWS asked Dr. Michael Thorsland if the break arrives at just the right time to allow students and teachers to take the time to re-charge […]
Read moreA serious traffic accident is reported to have occurred at Walhalla around 5:15 yesterday afternoon involving a motorcycle and a Jeep Cherokee. According to the cross-trained Walhalla Fire Department, the injured motorcyclist required a trip to a Greenville hospital for medical treatment. The accident occurred on n. highway 11.
Read moreA zoning change to allow a Seneca marina to expand will be again on the meeting table of the city planning commission. The commissioners are to meet at 6 o’clock Monday night at city hall. The agenda indicates they will re-visit Lake Keowee Marina’s request for a change from RM-16 zoning for 11.6 acres on Old Salem Road, Hughes, Street, […]
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Here are some discouraging statistics for the young and the young at heart when it comes to snowfalls on Christmas days in Oconee County. Going back into the annals of the National Weather Service’s official observers in Walhalla there’s very little to write home about. Christmas Day 1969 a mix of rain and snow; 1970, flurries; 2010, a two-inch snowfall; […]
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A 38-year old man near Walhalla was jailed Wednesday, charged with multiple sex crime offenses. Law enforcement records released by Oconee Sheriff’s Office show one charge of criminal solicitation of a minor and four charges of disseminating obscene material to a person under 18. The solicitation charge against Leonard Mays Winkler alleges that he “knowingly contacted or communicated with a […]
Read moreThe 2022 South Carolina Environmental Awareness Award goes to a Clemson University professor. He’s Dr. James Frederick, professor and agricultural science specialist. State lawmaker Robert Q. Williams nominated Frederick for extraordinary work, advocating for conservation of the state’s natural resources during 33 years’ service with Clemson’s College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences. The General Assembly established the award, now […]
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A McDonough, GA man remains in jail today, on a combined $251,000 surety bond, after his arrest early Wednesday morning on charges of Trafficking in Methamphetamine and Trafficking in Cocaine. 52 year old Shaunth Demond Atwater, of James Street, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 3:09am Wednesday. Atwater has also been charged with one count each […]
Read moreMost SC workers will see less state taxes withheld in their 2023 paychecks, according to announcement today by the state Department of Revenue. What’s new: State Withholding Tax Tables have been adjusted, in part due to the Comprehensive Tax Cut Act of 2022 passed by state lawmakers this summer. Most workers will see less state taxes withheld in their 2023 […]
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