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Companies interested in working as construction manager at risk for the Oconee public schools are invited next month to submit RFPs—sealed requests for proposals. Two companies—J-Davis and Trehel—serve currently in those capacities, but district administrator Steve Hanvey says, “We are required to do a new proposal every 5 years. There are a couple of waivers you can request that we […]
Read moreThe Pickens County coroner’s office has identified the fatality in yesterday’s head-on crash on SC 183 near Pickens as a 35-year old driver from Spartanburg, Brandan Scott Hammett.
Read moreAs the Oconee sewer commissioners think over the debt they will likely accrue to address capital improvement projects, they’ve been given a suggestion how they could further improve their standing with the financial world. Hesitant as he was to bring it up Chris Eleazer, JRSA executive director, said it might be wise for the Joint Regional Sewer Authority to press […]
Read moreGas prices in the Carolinas last week dropped another one to two cents, but AAA Motor Club cautions that pump prices could soon edge higher–due to the price surge in crude oil, which is closing in on $80 a barrel. Because the global price accounts for nearly one half of what consumers pay at the pump, higher oil costs usually […]
Read moreState troopers reported one driver was killed in an accident around the noon hour yesterday in a crash in rural Pickens County. The state patrol is referring reporters to the county coroner for the identity of the deceased pickup truck driver. The other driver was identified as Six Mile resident Denver C. Elrod, 26. Trooper Miller said Elrod was uninjured. […]
Read moreJohnny Steve Hamby, age 74, of Seneca SC passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022, at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital. Born November 23, 1947, he was a native of Seneca, SC and the son of the late Johnny T. Hamby and Ruth Virginia Watson. Johnny was a United states Veteran serving in the US Marine Corps. He is survived […]
Read moreSeneca, SC — Trina Lee Carter Richardson, 80, wife of the late Rev. Clinton A. Richardson, of Seneca, went home to be with the Lord on January 8, 2022. Born in Seneca, SC, Mrs. Richardson was the daughter of the late Royce and Gladys Brock Whitworth. She was the former owner of Alexandra’s Bridal Shoppe. Mrs. Richardson was a […]
Read moreRichard Blackwell has declined a seat on the board of commissioners of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority to instead accept an offer to join the governing board of a state agency. Blackwell was scheduled yesterday to take the oath to fill a Seneca vacancy on the JRSA board, as a Seneca representative. But Seneca’s Scott Moulder announced at the […]
Read moreA mid-year increase of 20% to Oconee’s three largest municipalities to treat sewage was ushered in a by a vote of 5-3 during the board meeting of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority. The motion from Westminster’s Kevin Bronson specifies that the increase will be reflected in March bills, based on February’s usage numbers. The JRSA policymakers are trying to dig […]
Read moreWestminster’s first-year administrator, Kevin Bronson, moved into the chairman’s position of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority, after an attempt failed to return last year’s chairman, Seneca’s Scott Moulder, and last year’s other officeholders. Moulder’s Seneca colleague, Bob Faires, moved to keep last year’s board officers, but withdrew his motion when it was evident that Walhalla’s Scott Parris had something else […]
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