Mailed ballots being scanned

Oconee voters are lining up at their regular precincts today to cast ballots to make their voices known in the General Election.  Meantime, the process is underway to process a large number of votes that have previously been received by Oconee Elections by the mail ballot process.  Those are being scanned electronically today.  And Joy Scharich, elections director, says the […]

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Five new cases reported by Oconee schools

Five new cases of COVID-19 are reported among students and employees of the Oconee School District.  The virus tracking page that is updated each week day recorded the following for Monday, November 2:  one student at West-Oak High School; one employee at Westminster Elementary; one student at Seneca High School; one virtual Ravenel Elementary student; and one Ravenel employee.

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November is National Adoption Month

The emphasis for this year’s National Adoption Month is centered on older youngsters in foster care.  And the South Carolina Department of Social Services says there are 154 children in the state’s foster care system who are legally free to be adopted and await a permanent place to call home.  To highlight the significance of the month, Governor McMaster issued […]

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Small car catches fires

A small car caught fire this morning on Torrington Road.  According to Walhalla Fire Department, the Nissan car fire occurred at 2:30 this morning and everyone in the car got out safely.  The car was burned beyond repair.  At this point, there’s no explanation as to why the fire started.

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Weekend chase lands two brothers in jail

  Two Oconee County brothers were jailed last weekend after a deputy sheriff chased a motorcycle that he saw moving in an unsafe and reckless manner.  The chase started on s. highway 11 near W. Bear Swamp Road and ended in the Tamassee community with a short foot chase. In all, the chase covered more than 25 miles of roads […]

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Monday’s South Carolina COVID-19 numbers

South Carolina DHEC Monday announced 785 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, along with 10 additional deaths.  One of the ten was that of an elderly Pickens County resident.  Sixteen of the additional cases reported yesterday are in Oconee County.  The numbers bring to 170,048 the total of South Carolina cases since March.  The toll includes 3,697 dead South Carolinians.  The […]

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Looking for gold in a drainage pipe

Yells and screams brought Walhalla public safety responders to a drainage pipe yesterday afternoon on N. John Street.  There, according to Police Chief Brinson, a man had crawled inside the drainage pipe.  He was extricated safely by fire department personnel and declined medical treatment.  The police quoted the man as saying he was looking for gold.

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