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Announcement is to be made today of the arrival of a new employer to locate inside the Oconee County Industry and Technology Park on highway 11. So far, the employer has been publicly identified by the code name “Queso.” Last night members of Oconee County Council heralded the creation of jobs, along with the work by the Oconee Economic Alliance […]
Read moreU-S District Court in South Carolina announces sentences in a sex trafficking case in which adults engaged in conspiracies to sex traffic minor children and make child porn. Federal Judge Coggins placed John Towery, a former Fair-Oak Elementary school officer, along with co-defendant Duwione Allen on five years’ probation with house arrest. Other sentences were much stiffer. Gary Garland of […]
Read moreOconee sheriff’s investigators say “all parties” in a fatal shooting yesterday afternoon on Lake Keowee near Salem have been identified and are cooperating. However, the names of those involved and specific details of what happened are not being released at this time. Coroner Karl Addis says a homicide occurred when a 29-year old Walhalla man died of an apparent gunshot […]
Read moreThe Oconee Sheriff’s Office issued the following statement this afternoon, in response to news media inquiries about an incident reported at or near Lake Keowee: “The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a reported shooting that occurred this afternoon on Lake Keowee near the Salem area. Deputies with the Uniform Patrol Division, the Criminal Investigations Division and the Special Operations […]
Read moreThe White House expects the BA.2 variant of COVID to increase, considering that there are 35 thousand cases in the U-S. In South Carolina, there are 15 known cases, according to a DHEC spokesman. DHEC’s Derrek Asbury added this: “Early, preliminary information about the subvariant suggests it may be more transmissible than the original form of Omicron, but it does […]
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Oconee public schools are announcing two new appointments. One of the district’s familiar faces , Richard Alexander, is retiring after 45 years. He’ll be succeeded by Josh Wittrock, the Orchard Park Elementary principal. At Seneca Charlotte Kiker becomes assistant principal at Northside Elementary. Currently, Kiker is curriculum coordinator at Orchard Park.
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U-S Senator Lindsey Graham will support a new, bi-partisan bill to seize and sell the assets of rich Russian businessmen. The Washington office of the South Carolina Republican today announced Graham’s support for “Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act”. It’s a bill introduced by Rhode Island Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse and represents an updated version of a House bill, co-sponsored by […]
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The Seneca police have confirmed the arrest of a 39-year old man, the result of domestic investigation yesterday at an apartment on the 700 block of ES 6th Street. Warrants accuse Dustin Lee Varn of Moore, South Carolina of domestic violence high and aggravated, kidnapping, and resisting arrest. According to the domestic violence warrant, Varn is accused of causing visible […]
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A Westminster organization invites the public for a candidate’s forum the night of April 4, in advance of the city’s special election later in the month. The group Westminster Senior Outreach has invited the six men and women who are placing their names on the ballot for the special April 26 election to fill three city council seats. The candidate’s […]
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A new plan to fund public education in South Carolina likely will reflect higher allocations. but there might not be enough to raise teacher pay by $4 thousand a year. That’s Dr. Michael Thorsland’s interpretation of preliminary numbers from Columbia. Recently, Oconee State Rep. Whitmire raised expectations of $4 thousand pay increases, in part, to dent the exodus of professionals […]
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