COVID cases have never been higher

COVID cases have never been higher in the U-S than they are right now.  Three people are testing positive for COVID every second across the country.  Each day just prior to Christmas and afterward South Carolina has recorded confirmed cases between 1,129 and 2,120.  Statewide test percentages are double digits, the highest of which was 23.8% recorded on Monday.  The […]

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Missing man found and he is OK

75 year old Samuel Capsouto, who was the subject of a Missing Person’s News Release earlier today, has been located and is safe.  Dispatch was notified of Samuel’s location around Noon today.   According to Investigator Jimmy Dixon, Samuel was located in a wooded area at the Summit Subdivision near Seneca.  Out of an abundance of caution due to be […]

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What a Prisma Health doc is saying at this hour

Infectious disease physician for Prisma Health in South Carolina (which includes the Oconee Memorial Hospital) says the current number of in-patients with COVID-19 systemwide is 223.  It was 85 December 1.  That tells Dr. Albrecht that there’s no doubt about the severity of the latest variant, Omicron, and its effects on the population.  He stresses those with symptoms and those […]

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Accident closes country road near Walhalla

A dump truck full of small landscaping gravel left a narrow country road this morning near Walhalla and overturned.  According to the fire department, the truck slid off Crystal Lane near the W. Bear Swamp Road and struck a Blue Ridge Electric power pole.  Will Bates, the interim fire chief, says the pole will require replacing and, for a time, […]

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Man, 75, unaccounted for

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in locating a missing Salem man.   Late yesterday evening, around 9:33pm, a deputy was dispatched to Keowee Place Assisted Living, which is located on Highway 130, in regards to a reported missing person, 75 year old Samuel Capsouto.   A search for Samuel, by employees of the Assisted […]

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A current scam to be wary of

Two males claiming to work for a national bank chain told their victim there was a transaction on her account for $1 thousand; however, to get the money refunded, she would have to buy two, $500 dollar gift cards.  They wanted her to call them and pass along the numbers on pre-paid cards so the reimbursement could take place.  Money […]

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Five zoning hearings on the slate next month

Next month, on the night of January 24, the members of the Oconee Board of Zoning Appeals may order pizza brought-in.  That night the board will judge the worthiness of five requests—one for a special exception and four for zoning variances.  The addresses involved are 599 Ellenburg Road, Seneca; 304 Breakwater Lane, Seneca; 851 Little Bay Lane, Seneca; 419 Peninsula […]

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