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Amanda Brock, Oconee County administrator, shined light today on what the county has in mind for $25M for sewer work and other capital projects. Responding this morning to a question by Kevin Bronson, Westminster member of the board of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority, Brock spelled out some possibilities of attracting industry and other development on Oconee’s I-85 corridor. For […]
Read moreMartha C. Mahaffee, age 93, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2023, at Dominion Senior Living in Clemson, South Carolina. Born on April 21, 1930, she was the loving wife of 41 years to the late Joseph Walter Mahaffee Jr. and daughter to the late Walter Daniel Campbell and Della Campbell Patterson. Mrs. Mahaffee was an active and cherished […]
Read moreRicardo Dizon Riboroso “Lolo Ricky, Bapang Ricky” 64 of Seneca SC passed away on Saturday, November 25th, 2023. He was the son of the late Eduardo Riboroso and Angelina Dizon Riboroso, and the loving partner of Estelita Tunday for 39 years. Ricardo was born in Mabalacat City, Pampanga in the Philippines. He attended college at the Central College of […]
Read moreSeneca – Audrey Lee Crooks Rogers, 84, wife of the late Frank Albert Rogers, passed away on Monday, November 27, 2023 at Clemson Heritage Assisted Living Facility. Born August 15th, 1939, in the Return Community of Oconee County, she was the daughter of the late Warren Wyatt and Elizabeth Moore Crooks. Audrey was retired from JP Stevens and […]
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The effort to bring a large employer to Oconee’s Golden Corner Commerce Park appears to have been tabled, according to information received this morning by a committee of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority. Jamie Gilbert of the Oconee Economic Alliance made the announcement, calling inactive the status of code-named Project Wash, previously identified as an economic development that could create […]
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Contractors tackle storm drainage work tomorrow on Clemson’s Curtis Circle. It’s a two-week project. The work, by Foothills Contracting Service, consists of curb, gutter, and driveway aprons to complete a storm drainage project started by the city in October. When needed, the contractor will direct traffic to minimize disturbance. If you are driving Curtis Circle, use caution.
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Lynne Martin, leading spokesperson to save Tamassee-Salem Elementary School from potential closing and consolidation, is circling Monday, December 11 on the calendar as the next meeting of the Oconee County school trustees. Martin has issued an appeal to others who feel as she does to send each of the trustees an email with valid reasons to protect Tamassee-Salem and, as […]
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A Toccoa, GA man remained jailed, on a combined $287,500.00 surety bond, after his arrest Sunday morning on outstanding warrants related to an investigation of break-ins of storage units. 34 year old Roger Laquerrius Neal, of Whisenant Street, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 6:18am on November 26th . Neal was charged with four counts each of […]
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A Clemson teenager remained jail on a combined $85,000 surety bond, after his arrest over the weekend on charges of Armed Robbery Armed with a Deadly Weapon and Possession of a Weapon during Commission of a Violent Crime. 18 year old Jasean Tyrelle Waters, of West Lane, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 1:54am last Friday, November […]
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A peak deer movement this week creates a driving hazard for motorists, especially in nearby Stephens County, Georgia and other north Georgia locales. Tracking efforts by the Georgia DNR correspond with the breeding season. Several vehicle accidents in Stephens and surrounding counties have been the result of deer encounters — either vehicle/deer collisions, or wrecks resulting from drivers swerving to […]
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