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Duke tax payments arrive before the deadline
Duke Energy has made good on its tax obligation to an appreciative Oconee County government. The giant utility satisfied its 2021 property tax bills in advance of the first late penalty that went into effect this week. Greg Nowell, Oconee treasurer, says the taxes paid by the county’s largest taxpayer, were immediately placed into the county’s bank account. This time […]
Read moreFree COVID tests this morning in Clemson
Free COVID-19 tests are scheduled this morning in Clemson at Nettles Park, from 9 to 11 o’clock. They are for symptomatic and close contact exposures only. Screening tests for work can no longer be done at the Nettles Park location.
Read moreWalhalla’s Will Bates promoted
You can lay aside the title of interim chief that applied to Will Bates at the Walhalla Fire Department. He now is the new chief, as announced last night by his predecessor Brandon Burton, Walhalla’s first-year city administrator
Read moreKerri Lynn Summey
Seneca, SC — Kerri Lynn Summey, 44, of 105 Cloverdale Dr., Seneca, passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Oconee Memorial Hospital. A native of Seneca, SC, Kerri was the daughter of the late Ray and Mary Carver Summey. She worked as a Nurse’s Aide, was a member of Reedy Fork Baptist Church and attended Bountyland Church of […]
Read moreDescribed in drastic terms, utility hikes tentatively OK’d
The mayor and council in Walhalla followed the call of a first-month colleague last night and gave tentative approval to water and sewer retail rate increases that the new councilman, Grant Keehn, described as drastic. But, in Keehn’s estimation, they are a must if the city is going to be financially strong. The overriding driving force in what could be […]
Read moreWhat’s stuck to the pavement can be tricky
Much of last weekend’s snow has melted, but there remain potentially dangerous strips of ice on sidewalks and road pavements. It should be a more comfortable morning for Blue Ridge Electric customers in the Salem area. By early evening yesterday, all known storm-related outages there had been eliminated.
Read moreCharles Robert Springs
Seneca, SC– Charles Robert Springs, 64, husband of Constance “Connie” Lynn McCabe Springs, of 150 Gabriel Drive, Seneca, passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2022, at his home. A native of Harrisburg, IL, Mr. Springs was the son of the late Joseph and Barbara Parkinson Springs. He retired from Edwards Auto Sales and was a member of College Street […]
Read moreIvan William Daniel
Salem, SC– Ivan William Daniel, 82, husband of the late Deborah Ann Reid Daniel, of Salem, passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022, at his home. A native of Hebo, Oregon, Mr. Daniel was the son of the late Ross and Bertha Bunt Daniel. He retired from Clemson University as a Security Guard and was of the Baptist faith. […]
Read moreMeeting called off, lack of quorum
Because of the lack of a quorum, tonight’s planning commission meeting at the Seneca City Hall. The meeting has been re-scheduled for 6 o’clock Monday night, January 24 in council chambers.
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