Special help for farmers during June 13 meeting

Oconee County farmers can receive one-on-on-one consultations during a special presentation this month in the chambers of Oconee County Council.  At 6 o’clock Monday evening, June 13 the county’s Agricultural Advisory Board will welcome Adam Kantrovich of Clemson Extension.  Dr. Kantrovich will address “Farm Succession, Transition, and Estate Planning, and Asset Protection.”  This meeting is open to all who have […]

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A question the mayor would like answered

Mayor Brian Ramey missed yesterday’s PMPA program in Westminster.  However, had he been there, it’s likely his ears would have perked up when the PMPA general manager, Andy Butcher, asked and answered a question that has been on the mind mayor.  That had to do with why the PMPA, which took on debt to pay its bills, has yet to […]

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Man placed in custody near Westminster

 The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man on an outstanding warrant from an incident that occurred in Oconee County in late December of 2021.   43 year old Roger Michael Gilliam of Little Choestoea Road was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 3:07am Wednesday.  The outstanding warrant on Gilliam was for a charge of Assault and […]

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Drug case made from Wells Highway traffic stop

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man Wednesday evening, on a charge of Trafficking in Methamphetamine, after over 2 pounds of the drug were seized as part of a traffic stop.   36 year old Randall Joseph Emery was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 10:05pm.  Besides the drug charge, Emery has also been charged with […]

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Kendall Payne

Kendall Payne, 53, formally of Hart County, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital. Born on December17, 1968, in Anderson, SC, He was the son of Mary Payne and the late Carl Payne. He is survived by his loving wife, Sharon of Salem, SC, three sons: Carlton Payne of Lynchburg Virginia, Josiah […]

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House #1 candidates differ on climate change

Considering South Carolina’s lengthy coastline and the fact that South Carolina is a warm state, do the men running for the State House believe there are actions that can be taken to reduce climate change.  This was at the heart of the question posed last night to District One incumbent Bill Whitmire and his challenger, Wally Sparks.  Whitmire has heard an […]

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House #1 candidates stands’ on gun restrictions

  Today is National Gun Violence Awareness Day.  Activist organizations are raising awareness with a Wear Orange Campaign.  Gun restrictions was an early question last night during a forum for the two men bidding for the Republican nomination for Seat #1, State House of Representatives from Oconee.  Bill Whitmire, the incumbent, and Wally Sparks, the challenger, spoke for nearly four […]

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Westminster supplier seeks to hold onto the job

At the end of a near 90-minute presentation in Westminster, the manager of the city’s outside electric power supplier said the PMPA would like the city to keep its membership of an Upstate consortium of municipalities which have invested in a nuclear power reactor.  That membership in the Piedmont Municipal Power Agency, based in Greer, has been the wholesale provider […]

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Snakes alive! And on the move

Walhalla’s fire fighters were surprised to find a small snake that made its way across the concrete bay of their station.  It’s a reminder that, as spring moves to summer, snakes start moving.  In yesterday’s instance, the snake may have chosen the bay of the fire station to look for food or to simply cool off on a 91-degree day. […]

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