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Chief Bates of Walhalla Fire Department reports personnel during the noon hour today rescued a female hiker from the trail at Stumphouse Tunnel Park Issaqueena Falls. He said her family, who accompanied her, reported the hiker had a medical condition. To effect the rescue/extrication, crews used ropes and a Stokes basket.
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The Oconee coroner, Karl Addis, has made the following identifications: The Greenwood man whose body was pulled early today from Lake Hartwell near Georgia–Akeem O. Lukie. (identified by prominent tattoos & SC I-D card) The owner of the Dodge Charger that wrecked at the state line–Mr. Lukie’s widow.
Read moreSouth Carolina Department of Natural Resources recently certified a state-record walleye caught in the Upstate over Memorial Day weekend. Chris Edlund, of Spartanburg, and Dave Starzek, of Greer, caught a 10-pound, 1.44-ounce walleye from Lake Tugalo in Oconee County on May 29. Edlund pulled the fish in and is the angler on record, while Starzek netted the fish. “When it […]
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At its regularly scheduled board meeting held on June 6, 2022, the School District of Oconee County Board of Trustees approved the hiring of several new administrative positions. Dr. Thorsland said, “These individuals have already made a positive impact in our district and we look forward to their continued impact as they assume their new roles.” Philip Price, an Oconee […]
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Not all the time to the men who set the policy for Oconee government and their sewer policy counterparts see eye-to-eye on piped sewer–where and how it’s to be paid for. And rarely do they directly communicate in a joint meeting. But that’ll change in September, when the two meet jointly in the county council chambers. At yesterday’s JRSA board […]
Read morePublished media accounts report the deaths of two people—one, an Oconee County native– in a light airplane crash late last month in central Texas. The sport aircraft deceased were identified as Lisse Melendez Colon and Michael David Langston, a 58-year old Oconee native. Both Colon and Langston lived in Bay City, Texas. A press release form the FAA stated: “An […]
Read moreBay City, TX– Michael David Langston, 58, of Bay City, TX, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022. Born and raised in Oconee County, SC, Mike was the son of Jess and Marcella Manley Langston. He retired March of 2021, as a Maintenance Supervisor from South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company after working there for 29 years. Mike was […]
Read moreTownville– Phyllis Marlene Cobb Pearson, 79, wife of Hershel Lee Pearson, Sr, passed away on June 5th, 2022 at the Residence at Park Place. Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Phyllis was the daughter of the late Thomas Robert Cobb and Vera Manley Cobb Phyllis is survived by her beloved husband, and her son, Lee Pearson (Shawn); a […]
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Just before 6 this morning Karl Addis, the Oconee coroner, made this announcement: “A death investigation is being conducted after the recovery of a body from Lake Hartwell (Tugaloo River basin) at Fair Play near the SC / GA state line. The body of an African American male was found within the jurisdiction of Oconee County. At approximately 10 pm […]
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Two votes were needed in a three-hour meeting, but Oconee’s Joint Regional Sewer Authority can count on a budget for the new government year starting July 1. On the second vote yesterday, three Walhalla members switched their votes to approve after they were able to further analyze the costs Walhalla will bear to treat their wastewater in 2022-23. By voting […]
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