Relaxing setbacks adjacent to government property

Restrictions apply on using property adjacent to lakefront property managed by the Army Corps of Engineers.  At next week’s city council meeting in Clemson, the council will be asked to approve an ordinance to allow single-family homes to have their setbacks lowered to five feet where the home properties abut ACOE land.  “This amendment”, according to Monday night’s agenda, “would […]

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Frankie Kelley Arve

    West Union, SC — Frankie Kelley Arve, 91, wife of the late William Arve, of 316 Torrington Road, West Union, SC, entered her heavenly home on November 2nd, 2022.   Frankie is survived by her son, Dennis Frasier and wife Jane, of Walhalla, SC, daughter: Kellie Hitzler  of West Union, SC; grandchildren: Denise Powell (Mark) of Sugar Grove, […]

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Early vote numbers are shattered

Three people in line at a Walhalla restaurant wore “I Voted” stickers.  It’s likely sign that they are among the thousands of Oconee voters who’ve cast early ballots for the November General Election.  The state Election Commission reported today the record for most voters voting early in one day was broken  again with almost 50 thousand ballots cast yesterday at […]

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Letter: no more intent to file suit

“Please be advised the City of Seneca (“Seneca”) hereby withdraws….” And with the start of a late October letter, an outside attorney for Seneca gave notification that a lawsuit threat that had been hanging over the city’s sewer partners is now considered withdrawn without prejudice.  In legal parlance, “without prejudice” allows for a new suit to be brought on the […]

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No criminal intent in counterfeit case

A lack of evidence and a conclusion of Oconee Sheriff’s Office that no criminal intent was involved mean that a person of interest is not liable for a counterfeit money incident October 14 at a Dollar General near Seneca.  The individual met with the case investigator.  Nevertheless, Sheriff Mike Crenshaw, issued the following statement:  “Even though the person of interest […]

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Republicans in small court dispute

An issue of discord among Republicans has wound up in a small claims court in Oconee County.  There’s confirmation that the state Republican Party filed a claim and delivery against the Oconee Republican Party – the matter having to deal with the possession of a property.  Unless there’s a pre-trial settlement, the claim and delivery is to go to a […]

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Victim and accused had prior relationship

The Walhalla police chief has confirmed that both the victim and the accused in last month’s case of homicide on the city’s east side had a prior relationship.  Chief Tim Rice said both the victim, Terrance Boyd of Moore Avenue, and the accused, Hartwell, Georgia resident Lakeisha McLendon, worked together at a local manufacturing plant.  And the chief said the […]

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