Today’s COVID-19 numbers from DHEC

The South Carolina state health agency has confirmed 655 new cases of COVID-19, including 16 cases in Oconee County.  Added to the state’s death toll are 50 individuals, two of them from Oconee.  An elderly Oconeean’s death was attributed to the virus on February 5; a middle-aged Oconeean died February 7.  Of 9,747 total test results from the state, the […]

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Local blood supply remains low

The local blood supply provided by the Blood Connection remains low, especially now that winter weather has created consecutive days of low donor turnout.  A stable supply is needed to serve hospital patients; for example, the patients at the Oconee Memorial Hospital.  Blood donations are impacted by the weather emergencies in Texas and Louisiana.  There, some blood centers have had […]

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Duke Energy warning: potential for nearly 1M outages

An approaching winter storm, as Duke Energy sees it, could produce nearly one million outages in the Carolinas, but the utility vows that it is ready to respond.  Nevertheless, customers in the storm’s path should start to prepare for the possibility of electric power outages that could last for days.  Duke is assembling thousands of workers ready to start power […]

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Approaching storm could cause nearly 1M outages in the Carolinas

Duke Energy projects hazardous wintry precipitation and high-winds from the approaching winter storm could cause nearly 1 million power outages – some lasting several days – beginning Thursday in North Carolina and South Carolina, based on the storm’s current forecast track.   Duke Energy has thousands of employees supporting the company’s response, including 5,400 line technicians and vegetation workers. More […]

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Second candidate qualifies

A second candidate will compete for an open seat on the six-member Walhalla city council.  Joy Scharich, the elections director, says the newest candidate is Palmetto Drive, Walhalla resident Christy Marlow.  She joins Gwen Owens as the two candidates so far to complete the term of Dennis Owens, Mrs. Owens’ late husband.  Candidate qualifying continues until noon on Friday, February […]

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Masked robbers strike Seneca’s Marathon

Armed and masked robbers struck a 123 By-Pass gas stop early this morning.  One of the robbers carried an assault rifle.  The police have video that shows the hands of two of the robbers reaching into the till for cash.  The robbery occurred at 1:15 this morning at Marathon Oil.  If you can provide information that helps solve the crime, […]

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County money released to Salem

Oconee County Council will send $210 thousand to the town of Salem, money that had been earmarked three years ago, to help the town extend waterlines on highway 11.  Water service is a money maker for the small town, and this project is expected to raise its service capacity by more than 200%.  The money will complement $215 thousand of […]

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Mixing general trash with recyclables, still a sore rub

Chairman John Elliott of Oconee County Council says a week doesn’t go by without someone asking him when the county will once again take plastics to be recycled.  The county’s convenience centers stopped taking plastic to be recycled once the world pandemic was declared, and the decision remains unpopular to county residents who believe that mixing plastics with general trash […]

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