Planning commission addresses potential zoning changes

Seneca Light and Water officials chatted yesterday about what seem to be unprecedented home-building in their area, especially along the Wells Highway, and how these new developments will increase water taps (and revenue) to their utilities department which has earned the moniker the goose that lays the golden egg for Oconee’s largest city.  And last night, with the county attorney, […]

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Power supplier’s rebuild at Fair Play

As I-85 sewer gains further traction, power supplier Blue Ridge announces a rebuild in Fair Play community that’ll finish sometime in the new calendar year. In his Co-Op column, President/CEO Jim Lovinggood of Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative writes, “Once that work is completed sometime in 2024, we’ll have added two more major three-phase circuits to that station, which significantly increases […]

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Hart makes an I-85 announcement to sewer board

Amanda Brock, Oconee County administrator, meets today with an engineer to talk about the county’s plans to extend sewer to Exit Four, I-85.  Glenn Hart, that area’s county councilman, made the announcement yesterday to the board of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority.  Hart, along with his District Three colleague Don Mize, took advantage of the sewer commissioners’ now-standing invite to […]

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I-85 driver dies after fiery crash

A 61-year-old Anderson County woman died in the hospital yesterday morning — just hours after her vehicle was in a fiery crash on I-85 near mile marker 11. The Anderson coroner attributes Stephanie McGill’s death to traumatic injuries, secondary to blunt force trauma.  The accident occurred around 9 o’clock Wednesday night.  Coroner Greg Shore says investigation indicates McGill was apparently […]

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Accident at accident-prone intersection

A serious accident around 2 o’clock this afternoon at the traffic light intersection of Wells Highway and U-S 123/the Seneca-Clemson corridor.  Ambulances, along with crews manning stretchers, were seen at the accident location.  Traffic was diverted — the result of backups.  It’s believed to be at least the second accident there this week.  And one road contractor told us there […]

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To date, eight police chief hopefuls

A deadline looms at the Westminster city hall.  Tuesday, January 16 is the final day to receive applications to be that city’s next chief of police.  By today, the number of applications received stood at eight.  “All have South Carolina addresses,” says Kevin Bronson, city administrator.  One of the qualifications reads:  “A minimum of 10 years of law enforcement experience […]

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Health official: masks are coming back

Commenting on those high South Carolina flu numbers, a DHEC medical consultant says, more and more, we are seeing a return to mask-wearing across the state.  It’s one way, says Dr. Martha Buchanan, to ward off catching or spreading flu, RSV, or COVID.  But her top recommendation is getting vaccinated.  Remarks from Buchanan made today on a statewide update on […]

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