A way to converse with jailbirds

Minimum standards that apply to South Carolina detention facilities will be up for consideration when the Oconee County Council holds a regular January meeting tomorrow night at the Pine Street administrative office complex.  Specifically, a recommendation is to be made to award a new inmate communication services contract to Encartel, a company in Nebraska.  According to an explanation of the […]

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Council to mull status of administrator

The employment and the contract for Amanda Brock, Oconee County administrator, is scheduled to be taken up by county council during its regular third January meeting tomorrow night in Walhalla.  The administrator employment and contract matters are reserved for an executive session, to follow the regular open part of the meeting.  And once those matters are considered in private, the […]

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Virus in bird danger to poultry industry

Officials have announced that a wild duck harvested by a hunter in Colleton County is the first wild bird since 2016 to be found infected in the U-S by the Eurasian H5 type of highly pathogenic avian influenza.  The bird, an American wigeon, was tested by Clemson University Veterinary Diagnostic Center and the diagnosis was confirmed by the Animal and […]

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Person died in abandoned house fire

The Anderson County coroner, Greg Shore, has requested the public’s help in providing information that can help identify the person found dead in an abandoned house fire early yesterday morning on highway 413 near McCoy Crossroads.  The body was found after the flames were extinguished, and investigators believe the fire was started by the person attempting to stay warm in […]

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Electric power restore efforts

Snow, sleet, and freezing rain on Sunday meant a long day–and perhaps a long night last night–for homeowners who lost electric power service and remained on wait for it to be returned to working order.  By late last night, the Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative had reduced its numbers of outages to 782 customers in Pickens County and 2,219 customers in […]

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If you’re out, take it slow on the roads

Some melting was seen on 123 early this morning, between Seneca and Clemson.  But it can be deceiving, as there is still a good amount of black ice.  And all you have to do is leave Miracle Circle for the direction of Walhalla and very little melting was noticed.  And Oconee County Dispatch says hazardous driving conditions remain, especially in […]

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