In the market for rights-of-way

To make good on improving a tricky Oconee County intersection, the state will require rights-of-way.  The project we refer to is in Fair Play where three highways meet:  SC 59, 182 and 243.  A DOT spokesman says right-of-way acquisitions are anticipated to begin in the fall of this year.  “At this time,” he said, no right of way has been […]

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Alert for suspect in murder case

SLED SEEKING PUBLIC’S HELP FINDING SUSPECT IN LOW COUNTRY ATTEMPTED MURDER CASE Agents from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) are asking for any tips that could lead to the apprehension of TreQuan Stokes, 22 of Orangeburg, S.C. Stokes was involved in a shooting in Denmark, S.C. on June 15th, 2022. He may be driving a light blue Honda […]

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Pre-trial motions in SC v. Durham

Pre-trial arguments are scheduled in the case of the suspended Oconee County councilman.  The docket for a July 28 court proceeding shows that Keith Denny, attorney for District Two Councilman Matthew Durham, will be allowed to motion for a speedy trial as well as move on four other issues associated with the case of alleged domestic violence on the part […]

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Illegal tree cuts and the potential consequences

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hartwell Lake Office, is investigating and pursuing restitution for three cases of major destruction to public lands surrounding Hartwell Lake. The destruction cases represent an unprecedented increase in property owners illegally removing trees and vegetation along the lake’s shoreline, according to Sandy Campbell, Hartwell Natural Resource program manager. Consequences for the destruction of public […]

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Gunfire victim — a 7-year old

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation into a shooting incident in which a seven year old girl was shot.   Dispatchers received a call around 3:25pm yesterday afternoon of a reported shooting at 260 Taylor Road, which is a West Union address near the Picket Post Community.  When deputies, investigators and first responders arrived on scene, they […]

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The battle shall be rejoined

A real estate firm returns to Seneca City Hall on Monday night next week, in hopes it can gain approval for planned development residential zoning for nearly 100 acres on the northwest side of Seneca near Lake Keowee.  The Forestar Group’s application is to be considered by the city planning commission.  The planning commissioners’ recommendation would then go to the […]

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Alabama plane landed at Oconee Airport

The appearance of a small, business-type jet airplane yesterday at the Oconee Regional Airport near Clemson naturally attracted some speculation–considering the wing of the plane sported a University of Alabama logo.  We’re not sure about the business of the Alabamans, 12 of them, carrying golf clubs, but the fact that it was Bama raised some speculation by Clemson fans on […]

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Murdaugh indicted on murder charges

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel announced today that the Colleton County Grand Jury has indicted Richard Alexander Murdaugh for two counts of murder and two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime in the deaths of his wife Maggie and his son Paul. They […]

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Hart maintains conservatives under attack

In letters to Columbia, an Oconee County councilman complains that, in Oconee County, conservatives “are under attack.”  One letter went to the new South Carolina House Speaker, Merrill Smith. District Five’s Glenn Hart makes reference to the state’s intentions to prosecute Hart’s suspended colleague, District Two’s Matthew Durham.  Hart credits Durham with leading a conservative movement in Oconee—a county in […]

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