County to keep up Pointe West streets

Provided conditions are met, Oconee County is willing to maintain streets inside the sprawling Pointe West housing development at the edge of the county near Clemson University.  Agreement was made in a 3-0 county council special meeting vote this morning.  Two councilmen, Cain and Durham, missed the meeting.  Oconee’s relationship with the project dates back more than 10 years when […]

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Education information center to open at Walhalla Library

Oconee’s first Community Family Resource Center will open next week at the Walhalla Public Library.  It’s designed to make school information from local schools, agencies, and community organizations available to families without easy internet access.  The Walhalla location is one of 15 in the state to open the next several months.  The state Department of Education allocated a portion of […]

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“Allies” to be enlisted for the cause

If there’s one thing clear in the mind of Blair Hinson it’s that, regardless of changes brought by 21st century life, libraries today still fill an integral need of the public.  The Oconee head librarian and his board of trustees hope to enlist support from key community members to build support for a new Seneca library and improvements at other […]

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Where a junkyard law stands with the planning commission

At times this week, votes toward an Oconee County law regulating junk were mired in confusion and disagreement.  In the end, however, a subcommittee of planning commissioners apparently may continue their work on the idea whether to recommend–or not to recommend–a junk or junkyard ordinance for adoption by the county council.  After hearing the summary of a subcommittee meeting report, […]

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James Ralph Williams

  Walhalla, SC– James Ralph Williams, 82, husband of the late Mildred “Mickey” Kelley Williams of Walhalla, SC, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at Cottingham Hospice House.   A native of Walhalla, SC, Mr. Williams was the son of the late Thurman Speck and Mary Alice Williams. He retired from West Point Stevens – Seneca Plant and was a […]

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Storm damage assessment in Pickens County

Did a tornado cause the damage last night in Six Mile and neighborhoods near the city of Pickens?  Damage surveys by the National Weather Service will be made today, in conjunction with what Pickens County Emergency Services has learned about the storm that damaged property and structures on Crystal Lane near Reese Mill near Pickens and in the vicinity of […]

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