The governor places his record on line

At the dais yesterday in Walhalla, the South Carolina governor touted the record over the last couple of years and told his audience that his decision to avoid a major shut down during the pandemic has positioned the state to continue to be attractive to business and industry which looks for ideal places to invest.  Henry McMaster, who is bidding […]

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Oconee voters who’ve already decided

Less than one week to voting day, a large batch of the Oconee voting public has its mind made up.  They’ve already voted, taking advantage of the state’s new early voting law.  By early afternoon, an election official counted 1,205 votes cast in advance of Tuesday’s Democratic and Republican primaries.  It appears that by the deadline Tuesday, some 1,700 Oconee […]

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Directing funds to school security

U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) and U.S. Congressman Mike Garcia (R-Calif.) in introducing the Safe Schools Act, to allow schools to use unspent COVID relief dollars allocated through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund for security measures, including locks, panic buttons, individual room security systems, video surveillance, and hiring and paying […]

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Senator brings home the bacon

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) submitted the following member-directed spending requests for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies projects in South Carolina. Graham made the requests to the Senate Appropriations Committee, on which he serves.   The Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding requests include:   Carolina Youth Development Center: $361,000 to […]

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Zoning appeal to the circuit court

Property on a road leading to Lake Keowee is the center of a zoning appeal filed with the Oconee Court of Common Pleas.  It’s the appeal of an April 25 county board of appeals’ decision that granted an engineering and surveying company an 18-foot variance from the right-of-way to build a public road.  Three Columbia attorneys are representing six plaintiffs, […]

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Motorcycle crash fatal to Liberty man

A late night motorcycle accident near the Anderson County town of Pendleton took the life of 25-year old Liberty resident, Christian Brewer.  The state patrol reports there were no other vehicles involved.  Deputy Coroner Brent Simpson says Brewer died of a head injury secondary to blunt force trauma when his bike hit a utility pole.  He was not wearing a […]

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Doug Teague

Seneca– On June 8, 2022, Coach Doug Teague completed a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease without a complaint according to the philosophy of coaching – never quit and don’t give up.   Born in Wilkes County, NC, Doug was the son of the late Robert Reginald Teague, Sr., and Estelle Yates Teague.  Doug was a teacher, coach, and administrator with […]

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Westminster water projects “shovel ready”

Water line replacements across Westminster service territory were pronounced yesterday “shovel ready”.  As such, two officials believe the city is in good stead to qualify for outside government financial help.  City administrator Kevin Bronson and engineering consultant Troy Rosier outlined possibilities to get money thru the Rural Development division of USDA and from a source that Bronson called “Skip” money.

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The state’s chief executive in Walhalla tonight

Last Saturday one-half of a Republican ticket for governor/lieutenant governor, Pamela Evette, campaigned in a party event near Westminster.  Tonight in Walhalla, the other part of the ticket, Henry McMaster, speaks in a public event in the auditorium of the Performing Center for the Arts.  Gov. McMaster’s visit has been arranged by David McMahan, chairman of the county GOP.

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