Guarding against a cyber attack from afar

What Ukraine faces by the Russian invasion wasn’t far from the thoughts of those at last night’s Oconee County Council meeting.  Chairman Elliott prefaced the moment of silence by calling attention to the courage Ukraine has shown at Russia’s military might.  And, during the presentation of Oconee’s annual financial audit, the outside auditor (Grant Davis) announced his firm’s one management […]

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Greenway grant request rejected

A grant application for a greenway to connect parts of Oconee with two neighboring South Carolina counties is now by the wayside–a development pleasing to critics who claim the millions that it would cost is wrongheaded in light of other pressing needs.  But Seneca’s councilman, Paul Cain, strong supporter of the recreation benefits a region greenway would mean, doesn’t see […]

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Frances Bibb

WESTMINSTER- Frances Bibb, 89, passed away Monday, February 28th, 2022 at Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Westminster, Frances was the daughter of the late Frank L. and Eva Goforth Bibb. Frances retired from Beacon, where she worked for 46 years as a secretary. Frances enjoyed crossword puzzles and was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. Frances is survived […]

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Corinda Jean Smith

Pickens, SC — Corinda Jean Smith, 75, wife of the late Virgil Rogers, of Pickens, passed away on Monday, February 28, 2022 at her home.   A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the late Ralph and Elise Swafford Capps. She was a homemaker and was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.   Mrs. […]

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EPA administrator to highlight Easley sewer work

The Environmental Protection Agency administrator, Michael Regan, arrives tomorrow in Pickens County where he is to help highlight new sewer line work by Easley Combined Utilities.  It’s part of an event to draw attention to President Biden’s infrastructure law which has the EPA to work with state partners to make billions of dollars worth of infrastructure improvements to drinking water, […]

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Durham case –as yet, no decision to prosecute

If there is a decision to prosecute an Oconee County councilman, the decision apparently will be made by the state’s legal department.  Robert Kittle, spokesman for the Attorney’s General, confirmed today that the Matthew Durham case was referred to his office by David Wagner, the 10th Circuit Solicitor.  Wagner had previously said, to avoid a conflict, he would refer the […]

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Fentanyl is driving overdose deaths in South Carolina

The synthetic opioid fentanyl is being linked today to the rising number of drug overdose deaths in South Carolina.  Unfortunately, Oconee, Pickens, and Anderson counties are not spared from the scourge that worries local law enforcement and state health officials.  DHEC released its annual statistical report for drug overdose detahs to reflect the year 2020, the start of the COVID-19 […]

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