Where gas prices could be headed

Gas prices in the Carolinas last week dropped another one to two cents, but AAA Motor Club cautions that pump prices could soon edge higher–due to the price surge in crude oil, which is closing in on $80 a barrel.  Because the global price accounts for nearly one half of what consumers pay at the pump, higher oil costs usually […]

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Head-on fatal crash in Pickens County

State troopers reported one driver was killed in an accident around the noon hour yesterday in a crash in rural Pickens County.  The state patrol is referring reporters to the county coroner for the identity of the deceased pickup truck driver.  The other driver was identified as Six Mile resident Denver C. Elrod, 26.  Trooper Miller said Elrod was uninjured.  […]

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Blackwell declines JRSA seat

Richard Blackwell has declined a seat on the board of commissioners of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority to instead accept an offer to join the governing board of a state agency.  Blackwell was scheduled yesterday to take the oath to fill a Seneca vacancy on the JRSA board, as a Seneca representative.  But Seneca’s Scott Moulder announced at the […]

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5-3 vote ushers in sewer treatment hike

A mid-year increase of 20% to Oconee’s three largest municipalities to treat sewage was ushered in a by a vote of 5-3 during the board meeting of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority.  The motion from Westminster’s Kevin Bronson specifies that the increase will be reflected in March bills, based on February’s usage numbers.  The JRSA policymakers are trying to dig […]

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Bronson succeeds Moulder at the sewer authority

Westminster’s first-year administrator, Kevin Bronson, moved into the chairman’s position of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority, after an attempt failed to return last year’s chairman, Seneca’s Scott Moulder, and last year’s other officeholders.  Moulder’s Seneca colleague, Bob Faires, moved to keep last year’s board officers, but withdrew his motion when it was evident that Walhalla’s Scott Parris had something else […]

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High schoolers temporarily move to virtual

In-class teaching or virtual learning.  It’s a debate nationwide during the most significant COVID surge yet.  A decision has been taken in Oconee County to temporarily send the high schools to virtual learning.  Starting tomorrow, it’s virtual instruction for the high school classes of Seneca, Walhalla, and West-Oak, until  Tuesday next week, the day after the King holiday.  Yesterday’s school […]

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Flushing the toilet to cost more in Oconee

Breaking news–the board of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority late this afternoon approved a 20%, mid-year increase on the rate that Oconee’s three largest municipalities pay to treat wastewater.  All three Seneca members voted in opposition, but the vote carried.  The motion, by Westminster’s Kevin Bronson, is time for the increase to show up on March bills that reflect February […]

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Red Cross can use volunteers

To be on scene when disaster occurs, the Red Cross can make good use of volunteers willing to respond and provide comfort, hope, and resources to those impacted.  They offer essential resources to families that unexpectedly are displaced.  Those resources include financial help, comfort kits, health services to replace medications and equipment, mental health services, and community referrals.  The Red […]

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Garbage truck mishaps

An accident involving a Seneca sanitation truck this morning on the 123 By-Pass resulted in no injuries and “minimal damage” to the truck, according to Scott Moulder, city administrator.  The accident was investigated by the state patrol, and Moulder says the patrol did not issue any citations in its investigation.  Oconee Solid Waste this morning was still awaiting an estimate […]

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Tornado awareness being stressed

Oconee County is making its annual effort to educate some of the youngest population about dangers of tornadoes and the protective actions that should be taken in the event that a twister develops.  Tornadoes are not an uncommon occurrence in this part of the country.  As many Oconeeans learned well in 2020, tornadoes can cause death and millions of dollars […]

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