Costing more to operate a small Oconee town

Rising costs are pinching West Union.  Town Council last night raised the cost of a water tap to $1,500.  Residential garbage pickup goes up from $10,50 to $12 dollars; commercial garbage pickups will cost $15 dollars.  Mayor Linda Oliver says of the costs to run a town of 350 population:  “It’s terrible.  Everything’s going sky high.”  Oliver expects that when […]

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Vandalism incident under investigation near Seneca

Food Lion says it will press charges if an investigation identifies the vandals responsible for graffiti on the back of the supermarket building in the Keowee Village Shopping Center.  A sheriff’s officer snapped photographs of the spray painting and, in his report, noted “a large tent city” behind the building in woods.  The spray painting was discovered Monday morning.

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Westminster salutes athletic standouts

Andy Lee and Jared Burton are Westminster’s two prominent exports to the professional sports world.  Ceremonies at city hall last night showed the city’s pride for a pair of current-day athletic teams that have state champ distinctions.  First, the city council recognized the 1-A basketball team of the Foothills Christian School.  And later it was recognition for the public school […]

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Designating some of the money from Washington

Westminster so far has one-half of its share of $1.3 million in American Rescue Plan money, as one of 254 small South Carolina towns and cities eligible to use based on federal standards.  And last night the city fathers found two utility infrastructure projects for some of the money.  Westminster will spend nearly $80 thousand for seven sewer flow meters, […]

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Marking an infamous Oconee episode

101.7/WGOG NEWS has learned that a spot at Walhalla’s Short Street and S. Tugaloo is designated for a marker for an infamous incident that took the life of an Oconee prisoner more than 90 years ago.  The killing of Allen Greene has often been remembered as a lynching, but Leslie Hagerty of the Oconee History Museum tells us, “I just […]

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William “Bobby” Joe Roberts

William “Bobby” Joe Roberts age 52, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at McCall Hospice House. Born November 17, 1969, he was the son of William Kenneth Roberts and the late Phyllis Holcombe. Bobby was a man of strong faith and was a carpenter by trade. His greatest joy was his dog “Honey”. In addition to his father and […]

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Robert Eugene James Jr.

Salem, SC– Robert Eugene James, Jr., 50, husband of Tonya Denise Gibson James of Salem, SC, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2022 at AnMed Health Medical Center.   A native of Columbia, SC, Mr. James was the son of Bonnie Nucklos James and the late Robert Eugene James, Sr. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army where he […]

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Getting political with David McMahan

One of the names bandied about of Oconeeans who plan to file for this June’s Republican primary election in the county is that of a new arrival.  That newcomer was identified by county Republican Chairman McMahan today as newcomer Wallace Sparks.  According to McMahan, Sparks will challenge for the State House #1 seat, which has been held by Walhalla’s Bill […]

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