Rollover car accidents in Oconee County

One vehicle overturned last night in a highway 28 accident reported in front of the Walhalla Zaxby’s.  Late yesterday afternoon motorists on 123, the Seneca-Clemson corridor, made their way past a rollover accident on 123 and Corinth Drive.  An overturned vehicle appeared to be wedged against a steep embankment on the Seneca bound side of the four-lane highway.

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Power supplier’s finances headed into 2022

Westminster’s Kevin Bronson and his fellow board members at the PMPA learned during last week’s meeting that the electric power provider is in good financial shape headed into the New Year.  “Several bonds were refinanced last year due to lower interest rates available in the bond market,” Bronson said.  “The refinancing is expected to save interest costs in the upcoming […]

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Carousel lights judged for grand prize

A West Union home, not far from Anderson Street, has won the grand prize in the judging of that town’s Christmas decorations.  Nalleli Rodriguez Cruz wins a $50 dollar credit card gift.  According to Mayor Linda Oliver, the judges likely were impressed by the Christmas lights at 102 Eastpointe Drive that included a lighted carousel.

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Omicron the dominant variant

CDC now estimates the highly transmissible Omicron variant is the dominant variant in the U-S representing 73% of cases.  In some parts of the country representing over 90% of cases.  A shudder went through the Clemson University community when it when the university announced 10 confirmed cases of the new variant.

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Shopping center sold near Seneca

A corner shopping center near Seneca changes hands.  Records filed last week in the office of Oconee Register of Deeds shows Magnolia Plaza at 123 and Sheep Farm Road, containing Schlotzky’s restaurant, went from one limited liability company to another.  The transaction fetched a price of $3.4 million.

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Sanitation operations adjust their schedules

Oconee County solid waste recycling centers, landfill, and transfer station will operate through Thursday this week, then close for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.  The holiday week schedule also means that the recycling centers, normally closed on Wednesdays, will do business tomorrow,  Walhalla sanitation announces the following modified schedule:  “Trash normally picked up on Thursday will be collected a day […]

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Sidewalk sections closed downtown Walhalla

Sidewalk sections have been closed in part of downtown Walhalla in the aftermath of a discovery by the city’s zoning and code department.  Elijah Hayes, code officer, makes the following announcement:  “The Zoning and Code Department was notified that a building’s architectural features appeared to be separating from the structure.  Upon a visual inspection this was confirmed along with other […]

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Louise Cox Burton

Westminster –Louise Cox Burton, 95, wife of the late Glenn E. Burton, passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021 at Prisma Health – Lila Doyle Health Care Facility.   Louise was born June 13, 1926 in Oconee County, SC and was the daughter of the late Henry Manley and Savannah Beard Cox.  Louise was a homemaker and formerly attended Full […]

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