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In the meeting held by the federal government’s nuclear watchdog, there was a reminder that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission remains an open agency when it comes to communications with both the public and nuclear workers. As explained by Jared Nadel, NRC senior resident inspector at Oconee Nuclear, he and his staff are a phone call away. His comments were triggered […]
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In 2021, the government watchdog agency NRC determined that Duke’s Oconee Nuclear Station ran safely, but one inspection finding from late last year has yet to be fully categorized. This was announced yesterday during a Nuclear Regulatory Commission public meeting to go over safety performances for three Duke South Carolina nuclear plants, Oconee being one. NRC uses color-coded findings and […]
Read moreDouglas “Doug” Hayhurst, age 66, of Salem SC formerly of New Jersey passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022, at his home. Born December 14, 1955, in Queens, NY he was the son of the late Ray Hayhurst and Patricia (Cassidy) Hayhurst. Doug was a US Navy Veteran and worked as an auto parts machinist for most of his life. […]
Read moreBobbie (Bobi) Sarepta (Cox) Cloer of Seneca, SC, died on March 22, 2022, at the Cottingham Hospice House in Seneca. Bobbie was born on August 12, 1938, the daughter of Margaret (Emma) Cox of Brevard, NC, and Terrell Pappy of Jacksonville, Fl. Bobbie grew up in Brevard, NC, with her brothers, James Dennis (Denny) Landreth and Larry Landreth. She attended […]
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A 60-year old man was sent to prison for 25 years after an Oconee jury this afternoon found him guilty of first degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor. At the reading of the verdict, defendant Scott Norman Christner sat stoic and stared straight ahead. The sex offense occurred at a home in Seneca where the victim was a girl […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Gloria Galloway Moore, 83, wife of the late HR Moore, of 124 Hillsdale Drive, Walhalla, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2022 at her home. A native of Walhalla, SC, Mrs. Moore was the daughter of the late Charlie F. and Rosa Lee Craig Galloway. She worked retired from Capers as a Sewing Machine Operator and […]
Read moreSeneca, SC– Carl Edward Jordan, 66, husband of Donna Fay Jordan for 31 years, of Seneca, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at Oconee Memorial Hospital. A native of Charleston, WV, Mr. Jordan was the son of Betty Clendenin Layton of Ash, NC. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was a part of the 82nd Airborne […]
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Candidates for Westminster City Council in next month’s special election have the chance to speak directly to the public in a pair of forums to be held in their city. Interested members of the public may attend one or one both. Westminster Senior Outreach will sponsor a forum on the night of April 4 at the Depot on Main Street. […]
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All testimony has been completed at the Oconee Courthouse in South Carolina versus Scott Norman Christner. Yesterday both sides rested. The defense called no witnesses. The remaining trial stages are summations by the attorneys to the jury, the judge’s legal charge to the jury, and the jury’s actual deliberations. In a trial the started Monday, the prosecution alleged Christner committed […]
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Oconee is pushing an 80 thousand population, nearly double what it was 50 years ago. An at-large member of the county planning commission says too much of the county’s natural advantages are being lost to development. At the start of this week’s planning commission meeting, Pat Williams declared, “Development is out of control in this county.” He implored his colleagues […]
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