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Fewer than three weeks remain before the voter registration deadline for November 8. South Carolina Election Commission urges all voters to make sure they are registered and ready to vote in the General Election. And the election commissioners also request everyone to realize that registration is the first step. You can prepare for the election by visiting scVOTES.gov to check […]
Read moreSeneca, SC — Ruth Avis Owens Moss, 88, wife of the late Joe Alvin Moss, of Seneca, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2022 at Lila Doyle Nursing Home. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Moss was the daughter of the late Pilgrim and Mary Rogers Owens. She retired from Consolidated Federal Credit Union at Jantzen as a […]
Read moreWalhalla – Lila Mae Gardenier Forney, 85, wife of the late Kermit Robert Forney, passed away Friday, September 16, 2022 at her residence. Born in Fulton, NY, Lila was the daughter of the late Isaac Robert Gardenier and Vera Schoolcraft Gardenier. Lila was an interior decorator, who loved her family, and her cats, Harry, Jazzy, and Velvet. Lila is […]
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South of the railroad in Seneca a church is to be remodeled into an event center. The city planning commission last night gave the property owner, Robert Pierson, approval of a zoning change at 936 S. Depot Street from residential zoning to neighborhood commercial. The vote goes in the form of a recommendation to the city council. Pierson is a […]
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The crime of a young man who killed his parents, it was demonstrated in 2022, is not the type of a horrific crime to be forgiven any time soon—even though Jason Mark Carter had been found not guilty by reason of insanity. A request on behalf of Carter to be allowed to be released from the state Department of Mental […]
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Any Oconeean in need of dog food or cat litter may pick up one or both no charge at the county Animal Shelter on the Sandifer Boulevard. You can drop by the shelter anytime between 10 am and 4:30 pm weekdays and 10 to 1:30 on Saturdays.
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A wanderweg is a fancy German name for a trail or a footpath. Depending on the action tonight by Walhalla’s elected leaders, the greenway project might get a new name “Walhalla Wanderweg.” Material provided to the mayor and the council refers to the city’s founding by German settlers who made their way across the state from Charleston and states […]
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In the craw of some Oconee County contractors is the feeling that they are left out when it comes to sub-work on major school building projects. The new Seneca Middle School construction does not apply to that, as the county trustees were told the out-of-county general contractor has included a number of Oconee companies in the project to replace Seneca’s […]
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Oconee public schools make this announcement: “Recently, the South Carolina Department of Education released the results of the South Carolina Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (SCPASS), South Carolina College – and Career Ready Assessments (SC READY), and End of Course Examination Program (EOCEP) results from the 2021-2022 school year. Data for School District of Oconee County students shows progress toward […]
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It’s a new school year in Oconee County. But the county trustees heard again last night from members of the public both disappointed and critical of the school district’s response to the discovery of a song containing threats. Jim Mann led off the complaints laid out by three critics who spoke during public comment at the county trustees’ September meeting. […]
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