A further change in meeting agendas

A change affecting the agendas of Oconee County Council meetings is spreading to the agendas of other county bodies—the various boards and commissions.  In a recent change at the county council level, council members may no longer make extemporaneous comments under the heading of “New” and “Old Business.”  Instead, those comments are now reserved for the agenda spot for council […]

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Seneca zoning appeals

Three zoning appeals are to be heard during public hearings tonight at the Seneca City Hall.  At 6 o’clock the following variance requests are to be considered by the board of zoning appeals:  Kenneth Cooper’s property at 412 S. Townville; David (Ken) Sloan’s property at 209 N. Fairplay; and the 618 Pinecrest Drive property of Lance and Rachel Edwards.

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Sewer Authority unlikely to OK Clemson request

A committee of Oconee’s Joint Regional Sewer Authority viewed with disinterest any part in a study to determine what, if any, COVID-19 infections are contained in the wastewater that is funneled through its collector system to its treatment facilities at Seneca.  The JRSA operations and planning committee yesterday rejected a proposal that the JRSA collect samples and deliver them to […]

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Three more Oconee cases, new total of 95

S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control has begun to report probable cases and probable deaths in regard to COVID-19. This makes South Carolina the 23rd state to follow recent recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to report this information. There are currently zero probable deaths in the state, and five cumulative probable cases: June 14, York […]

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Sign ordinance leads to clash of council members

The ordinance under discussion dealt with billboards, but it was a clash of politics that was on display last night as two Oconee County councilmen had a go at each other. Tuesday saw the first reading of a modification to the county’s sign ordinance limiting the size and spacing of billboards along the roadways. The ordinance had originated months ago […]

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Clamor over proposed gun range on Stamp Creek Road

Oconeeans living near a proposed gun range took their opposition to last night’s County Council meeting. Multiple speakers from the audience asked the county fathers not to approve the range proposed for at 453 E. Stamp Creek Road.  They are worried about safety and noise, as well as environmental concerns because of lead from spent bullets eventually leaching into nearby […]

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Walhalla to form diversity panel

Moving forward, Walhalla will put in place a committee of city officials and residents to work toward greater diversity.  Mayor Edwards described the committee as an attempt to improve the city and “make sure those with voices can be heard.”  It’s the goal, the mayor stated last night, that the effort at ensuring greater diversity will be done as fairly […]

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Protest behavior better, curfew ends, for now

Walhalla leaders heeded the advice this evening of their police chief and decided that, for now, there’s no need to extend a curfew that was imposed last night.  The mayor and council will hold an ordinance that would permit a curfew if an emergency were to arrive.  At their meeting it appeared the mayor and council were moving toward extending […]

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Can the virus be found in wastewater?

Wastewater is nasty.  And now there’s a question of whether COVID-19 can be found in what’s flushed down the toilet.  In a committee meeting tomorrow Chris Eleazer, executive director of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority, will lead discussion on a request by South Carolina DHEC and Clemson University to study for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in wastewater, and these are […]

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595 new cases, five more deaths

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 595 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 5 additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 19,990 and those who have died to 607. Three of the deaths occurred in elderly individuals from Chesterfield (1), Colleton (1), […]

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