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Financial accounts of the Oconee School District were enriched this week by the deposit of nearly $26 million dollars from the total amount Duke Energy paid last month to settle its 2021 county property tax bills. Gloria Moore, finance director for the public schools, says she was notified by the county treasurer’s office that $20,358,945 dollars was allocated for school […]
Read moreA 17-year old has been detained by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office on attempted murder and other charges. The announcement quotes investigator as saying a juvenile charged with a Class A, B or C felony can be tried as an adult. According to the arrest warrant, evidence indicates the teenage victim claimed the 17-year old shot from a vehicle the victim […]
Read moreU-S Rep. Jeff Duncan, Laurens Republican, took part in a hearing of a subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. The subject was: “Back from the Brink: Restoring Brownfield Sites to Economic Engines” for discussion of the future of the Brownfields program. It’s an EPA program, and Duncan said, “The Brownfields Program is important to South Carolinians, as there are multiple […]
Read moreThe back lawn of the Seneca City Museums at 208 WS 2nd Street will be reserved next month for a St. Patrick’s Day student celebration. The event will run 4 to 8 pm Thursday, March 17, and a Seneca High student ID will be required. Arranged by the Seneca Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force and the Department of Arts, […]
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Members of an Oconee sewer committee acknowledge the need for a better working relationship between Oconee County government and the separate political entity of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority. “A conversation needs to be had,” said Leigh Baker of Westminster, member of the JRSA’s operation and planning committee. Atop the committee’s agenda Wednesday was discussion of the JRSA’s role in […]
Read moreTuesday of this week marked one year since Oconee County Sheriff’s Deputies said that 36-year-old Joshua Scott Ivester left a house on Wagener Circle in Walhalla with a friend, then went to a different home near Rock Crusher Road where he was last seen. Oconee Sheriff’s Public Information Officer Master Deputy Jimmy Watt with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office said […]
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Some people in the vicinity of Westminster Highway and Old Georgia Road reported hearing a couple of explosions Wednesday evening and local law enforcement and emergency services responded to the area, which was promptly blocked off. Reports indicated that an empty mobile home and some storage buildings may have caught fire. No word of any injuries. Investigators are working to […]
Read moreMonday, March 14th, 5:00-7:00 pm All SDOC elementary students and parents are invited to attend the SDOC Elementary STEM & Career Night to be held Monday, March 14th from 5:00-7:00 pm at the Hamilton Career & Technology Center. The event will bring together 25 organizations that want to inspire students to get involved in careers related to Science, Technology, Engineering, […]
Read moreCOVID restrictions are being lifted in large urban centers, but the virus is still a continuous problem for rural states such as South Carolina and small towns such as Clemson and Walhalla. The Walhalla administrator, Brandon Burton, reported last night that “several city hall workers have contracted the virus and, of late, have only begun to trickle back to their […]
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A state grant will allow Walhalla to pay for phase three expansion of its Stumphouse Mountain Bike Park. The city administrator last night was authorized to work out the particulars with Black Diamond Trail Design for lengthening the mountain bike trail from 10 to 20 miles. The city’s grant approximates $526 thousand. Trail promoter Darlene Greene believes the expansion will […]
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