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The Facebook page of the Oconee Republican Party announces plans for a “Back the Blue” event tonight in Walhalla. It’s planned as a mobile rally starting at 6:30, with a 5:30 meet-up in the parking lot of the sheriff’s office. The purpose: to show support for the county deputies. Participants are asked to wear Thin Blue Line gear and display […]
Read moreFor those who will enjoy the experience this summer at Oconee’s three county parks, a parking fee increase will greet park users. Starting Saturday, May 1, the parking fee increases to $3 dollars a vehicle. That increase was made part of the county’s current general government budget, but delayed by the pandemic. Annual park passes for Oconee County residents remain […]
Read moreHearings are set at the Seneca City Hall this evening on requests for certificates of appropriateness for projects within the district regulated by the city’s board of architectural review. Projects proposed are painting the brick commercial building at 106 N. Walnut; replacing the roof at 300 WS 1st Street; and renovating a 1940s home at 501 S. Fairplay Street. The […]
Read moreIn Westminster, there’s talk of three new businesses in the pipeline: a coffee shop in a former gas station building; a sushi bar in a former eye care building; and an ice cream shop adjacent to Anderson Park.
Read moreSouth Carolina is one of 30-plus states that give a thumbs up to the lifting of the pause on the Janssen (commonly called the Johnson & Johnson) vaccine. In South Carolina Friday, DHEC said it “encourages all South Carolinians who have not yet received their vaccination to get their Janssen, Moderna of Pfizer shots as soon as possible. Getting your […]
Read moreIn the report issued yesterday, South Carolina DHEC announced 454 new cases of COVID-19 statewide, 14 of them in Oconee County. Statewide, there were an additional 16 deaths, including a middle-aged Pickens County resident who died April 20. Of 15,833 test results, South Carolina positivity: 3.9%.
Read moreMountain Rest Volunteer Fire Department expects the arrival this morning of FAA investigators at the crash scene of a single-engine plane in the vicinity of Taylor Road. Fire Chief Allen White says the two-seater took off yesterday from the Oconee Regional Airport and public safety responders were alerted to the crash shortly after 11 am. The two men aboard—ages 18 […]
Read moreSeneca, SC – Dale Willard Spencer, 76, husband of the late Ruby Mae Gibson Spencer, of 6250 Oak Valley Road, Seneca, passed away Friday, April 23, 2021 at his home. A native of Cherokee County, SC, Mr. Spencer was the son of the late Willard Bryant and Irene Woodall Spencer. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving […]
Read moreWestminster – Boyd Clarence Abercrombie, 59, passed away April 23, 2021, at Rainey Hospice House. Born in Oconee County, SC, he was the son of John Abercrombie and the late Bonnie Bramlett Abercrombie. Boyd was self employed as a mechanic Boyd is survived by his son, Chris Abercrombie of Seneca; daughter, Ashley Abercrombie of Seneca; sister, Renee Abercrombie […]
Read moreSeneca’s representative to Oconee County Council, Paul Cain, says a symbolic victory has been scored today with the demolition of a structure in the Utica Community that has been a headache to law enforcement and a nuisance to the community of the former textile community. We understand a lot machinery noise was sounded as the structure at 16 Padgett Street […]
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