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Governor Henry McMaster notified Mayor Brian Ramey the City of Westminster was selected to receive $250,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the State of South Carolina’s Special Projects Program. The grant will fund renovations to and an expansion of W. P. Anderson Park located on W. North Avenue in Westminster. Vacant City property adjacent to W. P. […]
Read moreWestminster – Betty Jean Owens Roach, 77, wife of the late Horace H. Roach, passed away on Sunday, December 11th, 2022 at Fleetwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center. Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Betty was the daughter of the late Annie Lee Webb Owens and was raised by her grandfather, John R. Owens and her uncle, Howard Owens. Betty […]
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A 38-year old man will serve prison time for the crime of sexual exploitation of a minor second degree. The sentence was meted out to Brandon Ray McKern after he entered an Alford plea this afternoon in the Oconee General Sessions Court. Judge Maddox pronounced a sentence of five years in prison, suspended to 40 months. McKern, however, will receive […]
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The driver at the wheel of a Toccoa Highway DUI crash in May of last year learned his fate this morning in the Oconee County courtroom. Scott Hamilton Harris pleaded guilty felony driving under the influence with great bodily injury and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. According to court officers, the victim was a female passenger left with […]
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Oconee law enforcement records show a 49-year old Westminster area man arrested last night on nine charges of ill treatment of animals. The arrest of Jason Allen Vosburgh took place after two sheriff’s officers responded to a welfare check at 1298 Cobb Bridge Road and found dogs and rabbits in deplorable conditions, according to an incident report on file. The […]
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Federal monies are allowing Clemson University to center an effort for a new way to create composite materials that’ll help manufacturers save time, money and energy. At the same time, leave less of an environmental footprint. Clemson, partnering with other universities, is bringing together researchers from across the country to develop a transformational method for creating the composite materials. The […]
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An outside auditor, Don Estep, congratulated the Oconee School District last night for its latest year of financial numbers reflecting what the public schools took in and what they spent. For the 2021-22 year, Auditor Estep gave the district an unmodified opinion and found no discrepancies in the district’s accounting. A couple of factors combined to make for an anomaly—a […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Attorney General, Alan Wilson, says the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of his office arrested Chanda Larissa Sargent, 43-year old Salem resident, on multiple charges of financial transaction card fraud and exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Sargent was jailed yesterday in Oconee County. At the time, the victim resided in a Seneca assisted living facility. According to the […]
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From school district headquarters to the teacher faculties countywide. That’s the path taken by Dr. Michael Thorsland, district superintendent, and Lisa Simmons, the assistant superintendent for instruction. At last night’s school board meeting, Thorsland announced that he and Simmons have completed their visits with faculties throughout the district and gained valuable feedback.
Read moreIt occurred to the executive director of Visit Oconee that a good way to entice interest in the county’s abundant outdoor attractions was to depict them indoors. That’s why there is a replica waterfall in Visit Oconee’s Main Street office. And, thanks to the efforts of Gateway Arts of Westminster, a 60′ foot or more mural lines the walls of […]
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