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Today alone, 280 metered Blue Ridge Electric locations in and around Salem have been restored to service. By midday, 421 Co-Op customers were awaiting re-connection. Workers counted 68 broken, wood poles, most within the same area. With 300 operations employees on the job, Blue Ridge expects power to be restored to all customers by tonight.
Read moreThe weekend storm forced the Blood Connection’s 13 donation centers to close, and blood collection drives across the Upstate of South Carolina and North Carolina were cancelled. The result has been Blood Connection’s inability to collect the needed 800 units of a blood a day to supply hospitals across the Carolinas (including Oconee Memorial) and Georgia. As soon as possible, […]
Read moreSouth Carolina DHEC says it is actively addressing issues with multiple COVID-19 testing vendors and reporting facilities for failure to process tests and report results and case counts since the omicron-fueled surge started in late December. Most tests are processed at large, non-DHEC labs. DHEC’s lab, with a capacity of 2,500 samples, is operating at capacity, but not experiencing any […]
Read moreIf Lynn Towe, the Salem mayor, could wave a wand, he’d see to it that Sunrise Drive in his town would be repaved. It’s the one state road above all in his town in the greatest need, he believes.
Read moreBy 6:45 this morning, Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative counted 701 customers without service–all of them in Oconee County. Most are within a hard-hit Salem area. Izzy broke a large number of electric power poles that take time to fix. All 300 of Blue Ridge’s operations workers are concentrating on addressing the problems in the Salem area.
Read moreThe severe weather expert at the state climate office forecasts the next cold front arrives in South Carolina tomorrow night or early Thursday. This should bring rain to the state Thursday, starting before daybreak in the Upstate. The front is ideal for part of the country to see a snowstorm. By yesterday, it was too early to pin down where […]
Read moreKindell Eugene Williams, age 69, of Seneca, SC passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at his home. A native of Seneca, SC he was the son of the late Roy Williams and Lillie Williams. Mr. Williams was a veteran, having served in the U. S. Navy. Mr. Williams is survived by his wife Elizabeth Ellington Williams. His children Antonio […]
Read moreWestminster– William Anthony “Tony” Moore, 68, husband of Sara Owens Moore, passed away on Sunday, January 16th, 2022 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center at Braselton. Tony was born in Oconee County and was the son of the late Horace and Pollie Stone Moore. Tony was a self-made machinist, and was the founder and owner of M-1 Machine Shop. Tony […]
Read moreOconee County government offices and facilities are closed until 12 noon today. According to Lisa Burton, clerk of court, all jurors directed to report to the courthouse have been released for the rest of the week. County services that include tax payments, address changes and building permit applications are available online at www.oconeesc.com. City halls in both Walhalla and Westminster […]
Read moreBy late last night, Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative had restored service throughout its multi-county territory to all except 727 customers. All remaining outages were in Oconee County. Some crews stayed on the job overnight. By 3 pm yesterday, 24 thousand Duke Energy customers in the Carolinas remained without power. Of that number, eight thousand were in South Carolina where Oconee […]
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