Man charged with burglarizing Oconee apartments

Oconee sheriff’s officers have arrested and charged a young Easley man with burglary at a university student apartment complex off 123 near the Norfolk Southern rail tracks.  The sheriff’s office announced a first degree burglary charge against Romelo Tyquan Lydell Dillard, also charged with petty larceny.  The crimes were reported in early October at the EPOCH apartments on Reason Court […]

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James Singleton a law enforcement hall of famer

Retired Oconee Sheriff James Singleton heads tomorrow to the state capital for a ceremony in which he is to be inducted into the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers’ Hall of Fame.  From a childhood near Pendleton, Singleton served the country in Vietnam, where he fought in an important battle, then became a municipal policeman in Oconee County, a county chief […]

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Seneca push to re-align sewer authority meets opposition

A move by Seneca to re-align the makeup of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority that could award the city, the largest customer, with stronger voting clout met opposition yesterday from those who represent the smaller users, Walhalla and Westminster.  Seneca’s Scott Moulder introduced the idea and, as chairman, entertained a vote that split the commissioners in half.  With Westminster’s […]

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Dallas developer with Texas-size Oconee plans

Things get done big in Texas, and a developer from Dallas has big things in store for Oconee County, as long as he can secure piped sewer at a fair and reasonable cost.  Brent Little of Fountain Residential Partners, currently at work on the Dockside project in Clemson, wants to extend university apartment living to a pair of large parcels […]

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John Richard O’Kelley

  Westminster, SC– John Richard O’Kelley, 56, husband of Ginger Gambrell O’Kelley, of Westminster, passed away Sunday, October 31, 2021, at Oconee Memorial Hospital.   A native of Oconee County, Mr. O’Kelley was the son of the late Margaret Smith and Wayne Smith and his father Milton O’Kelley. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked for the […]

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State eyes Oconee highway to NC for rehab

A South Carolina state highway, from the North Carolina line, into Oconee County is on schedule to be included in next week’s contract letting by the South Carolina DOT.  It’s two-lane Highway 107 from the Fish Hatchery Road to the North Carolina line south of Cashiers, a distance of 3.39 miles.  Funds for the work are to be provided by […]

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Three days of COVID-19 numbers in South Carolina

Here are COVID-19 numbers covering the last three days of last week in South Carolina, as recorded by the state health agency: Thursday, October 28, there were 647 new cases statewide, including 16 in Oconee County.  Statewide, there were seven new deaths.  Of 45,191 test results received, the positivity was 4.9%.  For Friday, October 29, there were 483 new cases […]

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DOT workers to scoop up litter

All across South Carolina tomorrow, hundreds of DOT employees will make a frontal attack on the state’s litter problem.  By picking up roadside litter, the DOT workers will support Lt. Governor Evette’s “Grab A Bag SC” anti-litter effort.  Motorists tomorrow should use caution and look out for the DOT workers.

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