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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Getting out of the test location business

“Beginning today, March 1, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) will begin scaling back the number of agency-managed vendor COVID-19 testing sites across the state. The reduction is based on the declining demand for in-person testing and the increasing demand and supply of COVID-19 at-home rapid antigen tests. Testing site reduction also signifies the state and […]

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Future Seneca road building to meet standards

By action of the city planning commission, an ordinance will go before the Seneca City Council that’ll require a set of standards for the construction of new streets within the city.  It appears such an ordinance would prevent a home developer burdening his homeowners and the city with the costs to maintain a road or street of inferior quality.  Last […]

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Seneca closer to filing its legal challenge

Seneca City Council is closer this morning to mounting its legal challenge of the makeup of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority.  It’s a dispute over voting clout within the JRSA policy board of commissioners.  Council returned to an open proceeding after about one-hour behind closed doors last night and, without dissent, approved a Dana Moore motion that gives Seneca attorneys […]

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Grahl Delano “Buck” Haney Jr.

  Grahl Delano (Buck) Haney Jr., age 42, of Dalton GA formerly of Westminster, SC passed away on Monday, February 28, 2022, at his residence. He was the loving husband of Amanda Kate Haney of Dalton GA.   Buck began his service to man in the eleventh grade where he started as a first responder going on to be a […]

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Henry Dewain Morehead

Westminster – Henry DeWain Morehead, 74, husband of Mary Jo Cragg Morehead, passed away Sunday, February 27th, 2022 at his residence.   Born in Rome, Georgia, DeWain was the son of the late Thomas Allen Morehead Jr. and Nettie Maude Allen Morehead.  DeWain retired from the Oconee Nuclear Plant, where he worked in the mechanical maintenance department. DeWain loved his […]

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Proposed law addresses election integrity and uniformity

Under debate at the South Carolina capital is a bill requiring counties to follow practices identical to the state election commission.  Seneca’s state representative, Bill Sandifer, said, “I am always glad to see legislation focused on safeguarding the democratic process.”  One component of the legislation would forbid any county election board from taking private money.  That hasn’t been the case […]

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