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Susan Mefleh made the following post today: My husband of 41 years passed on this morning….He loved his business, his family and his customers (family). He had the biggest family anybody could have. He was so proud to be an American. He loved with every fiber of his being. I was proud to have shared him with all of the […]
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The coroner of Oconee, Karl Addis, among those today whose thoughts are on the death of Westminster Councilman and popular restaurateur Yousef Mefleh”. Addis’s statement: “Councilman Mefleh died at his home Saturday morning at approximately 1:00 am; his death is due to an apparent cardiac related event. His manner of death is classified Natural. “Councilman Mefleh was a […]
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Federal funds of $3.9 million have been authorized for “CAT”–the Clemson Area Transit–to buy as many as five zero emission battery electric buses to replace old diesel buses that have exceeded their useful life. The U-S Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration made the announcement. The new buses will be designed to improve service for Clemson students and residents of […]
Read moreThe new commander of a Lavonia, Georgia VFW post has been arrested. Lake Hartwell Radio WLHR reports an announcement from the state police that Gabrielle Beutler of Bowersville, Georgia was charged with two felony and one misdemeanor charges. According to Special GBI agent Jesse Maddox, 31-year old Beutler allegedly changed a U-S Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty […]
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Does the Indian mascot of Stephens County High School at Toccoa, Georgia reinforce racist stereotypes? Jennie Jesser believes it does, and she spoke out at the meeting of the county board of education, although the board took no action on her request to change the mascot. Jesser believes the Indian mascot does not respect Native American culture and contradicts the […]
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A subsidiary of a Korea-based company plans to invest $37 million in a new facility at Toccoa, Georgia and create 104 jobs. Lithium-ion battery recycler and raw materials provider SungEl Recyling HiTech Company. The factory is to locate at the Haystone Brady Business Park. The issue of whether Oconee’s Joint Regional Sewer Authority could accommodate an employer in the ion […]
Read moreA situation this morning near Clemson. Public safety responders have gathered at Lake Hartwell in the vicinity of the Hartwell Village shopping center where a boat was floating in the water. So far, according to what Kevin D. Hollis of 94.1 The Lake has learned, there’s no evidence that anyone has drowned. DNR’s arrival is expected. The explanation could be […]
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The Greenville office of a real estate company is announcing the availability to purchasers of what it calls “a rare development opportunity” near Seneca. Colliers will accept offers for a 148-acre property that adjoins the highly-traveled retail area between Walmart and the Oconee Country Club. The acreage was bequeathed to a children’s home based at Greenwood, but the children’s home […]
Read moreMr. Travis Scott Wheeler Sr., age 58 of Seneca, SC passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, surrounded by his family. Born March 4, 1964, in Seneca, SC he was the son of the late James Lewis and Betty Jean (Hancox) Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler is survived by his children; Travis Wheeler, Jr. (Katie), Adam Wheeler (Krismus), Christina Wheeler-Kemp (James), and […]
Read moreAt Clemson, it’s a rush to the finish line for the Dockside project to be ready for the university’s move-in weekend this Saturday. Although preparations for the combined residential-commercial structures on 123 just inside the Clemson limits from Oconee County were still in progress today, Brent Little of Fountain Residential Partners is optimistic that all will turn out as it […]
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