Holding firm to a high sewer impact fee

A committee of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority recommends no change in the impact fee increase to go into effect January 1.  A higher rate of $15 dollars per gallon to be paid by new commercial and industrial customers caused the sewer commissioners to pause, following concerns raised by Jamie Gilbert of the Oconee Economic Alliance, the county’s official […]

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Seneca East End intersection accident

In the 7 o’clock hour last night, a two-car accident at the 123 ByPass-EN 1st street traffic lights in Seneca.  According to Capt. McClure, it appeared one of the drivers suffered a wrist injury.  Farther up EN 1st, the entire four-lane street was blocked temporarily yesterday for crews to replace a broken electric pole — hit earlier by what was […]

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Robert “Rob” Barry Stewart

  Seneca, SC– Robert “Rob” Barry Stewart, born on August 5th, 1930, in Oakdale, Pennsylvania, passed away on Sunday, December 17th, at his home in Seneca, South Carolina.   A true jack of all trades, Rob would try any new hobby or task without question but mastered the art of sailing, creating beautiful pieces through woodwork, playing golf, and maintaining […]

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Bryan Lee to head the Clemson Area Chamber of Commerce

A man with more than 20 years business experience is the new president of the Clemson Area Chamber of Commerce.  He’s Bryan Lee, whose previous jobs include operations manager of the Jocassee Outdoor Center.  Lee’s naming officially took place a week ago, after a formal application and interview process.  In the chamber president’s role, Lee will be responsible for, among […]

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Dean Wood

Fair Play – Stanley Dean Wood, 68, passed away on Friday, December 15, 2023 at Prisma Health – Greenville Memorial Hospital.    Born May 10th, 1955, in Oconee County, South Carolina, Dean was the son of the late James Columbus “Shorty” and Joyce Neese Wood. Dean was a retired self-employed logger, who enjoyed spending time with his horses, watching westerns […]

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Tech fall commencement tonight

The fall commencement for Tri-County Technical College is on tap at 6 o’clock tonight at Clemson University’s Brooks Center for the Performing Arts.  Speaking to the graduates will be Rita Rao, a retired toy industry executive.  In her career, Rao started at entry-level and finished as executive vice president of Mattel Inc.

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Solution recommended to a Walhalla sewer problem

Walhalla’s utilities committee threw its support behind a preferred solution this morning to a new homeowner’s problem of sewer overflow and backup on S. Pine Street.   The committee agreed with utilities director Scott Parris’s idea to fix.  The committee will recommend at tomorrow night’s full city council meeting that for reasons, including cost, the preferred solution there would be a […]

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Intricate interplay in southern Oconee

Matthew Durham, chairman of Oconee County Council, senses an intricate interplay in progress in the southern end of the county.  In his latest newsletter, Durham says it’s a dynamic involving individual property rights, economic development, and the interests of Oconeeans in general.  The start of a project to sewer the I-85 corridor has, among some farmers, raised concerns about potential […]

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