Unmodified, or clean, audit opinion

Oconee School District’s outside bean counters have pronounced an unmodified, or clean, opinion in their examination of the public schools’ financial records for the government year ended June 30, 2023.  The audit report was presented to the trustees by Don Estep.  Total revenues and expenses for the 12 months ranged in the area of $113 million, when all numbers are […]

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What Plan A also covers

Besides a new school at Keowee, long-range Plan A includes another new school building:  this one, to replace Westminster Elementary.  At this point, the district estimates each of the new schools, Keowee and Westminster, will cost $35 million.  Plan A calls for additions at James Brown Elementary and Orchard Park Elementary, along with what’s called “critical maintenance” at several schools […]

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A new, stand-alone Keowee school

One community to receive a new school; a second section of rural Oconee gets to hold onto its school.  A change approved by the county trustees adopted  long-range building Plan A to include the construction of a new Keowee Elementary School.  “They did not approve the consolidation of Keowee and Tamassee-Salem Elementary schools”, according to the district’s official announcement.  At […]

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Janet Duffy

Formerly of Townville – Janet Sue Gordie Duffy, 80, wife of the late Donald Raymond Duffy, passed away on Friday, December 8, 2023 at Lower Cape Fear Life Care.   Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Janet was the daughter of the late John Manning and Mildred Virginia Tart Gordie.  Janet was a homemaker and a member of Earles Grove Baptist Church.  […]

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Chery Lorene Barr “Sherry”

Cheryl Lorene Barr “Sherry” 77, of Walhalla, SC passed away on Wednesday, November 29th, 2023. She was the daughter of the late Ernest Fowler Jr and Maxine Anderson Fowler, and the loving wife of 46 years to the late Ronnie Barr. Sherry was born in Kansas City MO where she attended Northeastern High School. She was a faithful member of […]

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Walhalla girl captures an equestrian title

Years of horseback riding have paid off handsomely for a Walhalla girl.  Fifteen-year-old Merada Moffitt at Pelzer yesterday won a state title during competition in the National Barrell Horseback Association.   She bested her competitors, riding a horse named Rizzo.  Merada is the daughter of Stephanie Jackson and Tinker Moffitt and the stepdaughter of Stacy Jackson.  An interview with the riding […]

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Accreditation time for Oconee’s top cops

Oconee Sheriff’s Office will welcome an accreditation team next month in a process for the county sheriff’s office to qualify for state accreditation.  Sheriff Crenshaw told 101.7/WGOG NEWS it’s the right time for his office of 124 uniformed and plainclothes officers to subject themselves to an evaluation which, if successful, means multiple benefits.  They include a boost in the confidence […]

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