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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man Tuesday on a Fugitive from Justice warrant related to a charge out of the state of Kentucky. 31 year old Christopher Ray McElreath of Ames Street was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 8:05pm Tuesday. McElreath remains in custody, at this time, as a hold has been placed […]
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Carol Burdette was awarded the Murray L. Vincent Outstanding Prevention Professional Award at the 23rd annual Summer Institute conference hosted by Fact Forward. Burdette is the president and chief executive officer of the United Way of Anderson County. The Murray L. Vincent Outstanding Prevention Professional Award was established in 2008 and recognizes an individual who has significantly impacted the prevention […]
Read moreSeneca, SC– Jeremy Daniel Stasney, 44, of Seneca, passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2022, at his home. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mr. Stasney was the son of Brenda May Knox Stasney Blackwell and the late Henry Alvin Stasney. He was of the Baptist Faith. Jeremy had exceeding love for his children. In addition to his […]
Read moreWestminster – Johnnie “John” Clifton Gibson, 91, husband of Bonnie Ruth Fulbright Gibson of 70 years of beloved marriage, passed away Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House, surrounded by his loving family. A native of Richland, South Carolina, he was the son of the late John Henry Gibson and Janie Ramey Gibson. Mr. Gibson […]
Read moreA state lawmaker from Townville is part of group of three speakers who will make three appearances across South Carolina this month to promote their anti-abortion efforts. State Rep. Jonathon Hill, an Anderson County Republican, will speak on “It’s Not Over – Ending Abortion in a Post-Roe World”. The talks are planned in Pickens, Myrtle Beach, and Rock Hill. The […]
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Today, the eve of the deadline to qualify for the November school board races in Oconee County, there is now a flurry of entrants – competition for each of the two seats available. At last check, the candidates for Seat One are Dean Bare, the incumbent; along with challengers Amanda Holder and Keri Unsworth. For Seat Three, besides incumbent Sandra […]
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Two projects of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority are aimed at accomplishing expanded sewer capacity for new development inside the Seneca-Clemson corridor—the busy 123 between the two cities. Those projects were referred to be Chris Eleazer, JRSA executive director, this week during the August meeting of the JRSA board of commissioners. One is the replacement of a 10-inch line […]
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Walhalla is getting requests for new water taps for new home-building faster than the clogged supply chain can produce the materials needed for the infrastructure. The city utilities director advised the council that he’s being cautious in trying to avoid over-promising the builders. One example is the one dozen new taps issued by the water department for new home-building on […]
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Business of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority will be transacted during a meeting next week in the chambers of county council in Walhalla. And representatives of the JRSA municipal members have a special invitation. The engineering consultant W-K Dickson, along with environmental legal counsel, will update the DHEC consent order, the CMOM audit (Capacity, Management, Operation, and Maintenance) audit, […]
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That recent major highway 11 water main break cost city of Walhalla between 300 and 400 thousand gallons of water, and stressed the city’s near three-year old treatment plant at Lake Keowee. Scott Parris, utilities director, made the announcement last night at city hall. The loss of water created what Parris described as a “humongous river” on SC 11 — […]
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