Chris Eleazer saw the Field of Dreams game

Iowa’s cornfields may seem an odd place to spend part of your summer vacation.  Not for Chris Eleazer.  The executive director of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority, his son, Markham, and Mr. Eleazer’s roommate from college scored tickets for last week’s “Field of Dreams” game in Dyersville, Iowa.  The farm and its cornfields were the setting for the Field […]

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Betty Smith

Westminster- Betty Lou Smith, 77, passed away on Monday, August 15th, 2022.   Born in Oconee County, Betty was the daughter of the late Albert and Louise Sullivan Smith. Betty worked 48 ½ years at Kendall-Covidien. She loved motorcycles, had a great love for animals, but most of all she loved her family. Betty was a member of Pleasant Hill […]

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Barbara White

Townville– Barbara Ellen Dillard White, 82, wife of the late Dewey M. White, passed away Monday, August 15, 2022, at her residence.   Born in Seneca, South Carolina, Barbara was the daughter of the late Forrest Ben Dillard and Nellie Hughes Dillard.  Barbara formerly worked in textiles at J.P. Stevens then later in housekeeping, and was of the Church of […]

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“Project Harmony” drifts into disharmony”

The boss man at Oconee’s sewer plant, speaking last night to the county council, dispelled a notion that the 42-year old plant cannot handle additional sewage.  “We have plenty of capacity,” says Chris Eleazer, accepting an invitation to address the county fathers as they discussed the prospects to partner with Anderson County for a new plant to serve each county’s […]

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Foundation grant aids Oconee Humane work

Oconee Humane Society is receiving a $14,743.12 grant from Banfield Foundation®.  The  grant will go directly to the purchase of medical equipment to increase the safety and comfort of pets during surgical procedures at the organization’s new Pet Care Clinic.  The clinic, slated to open later this year alongside the current adoption center, will further Oconee Humane Society’s mission to […]

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Hand on the wall

The hand you see touching this brick wall belongs to a Walhallan who, last week, made sure she saw what’s left of what for 60 years was a neighborhood baseball field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Specifically, it used to be Forbes Field, a former home of the Pirates.  It’s where Roberto Clemente patrolled right field, and the stadium where Bill Mazeroski […]

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