Sea change ahead in Oconee emergency care

Doubling the size and better medical equipment are promised as Prisma Health’s Oconee Memorial Hospital embarks on a 21-month project to expand the emergency department.  Shovels were turned for a ceremony highlighting what’s ahead as the expansion is carried out in phases, to minimize disruption to the patient care. Senator Lindsey Graham gave the featured talk for his hometown hospital […]

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Public may take part in a regulatory process

The public gets the chance tomorrow afternoon to take part in the federal government process to consider a second license renewal for Duke Energy’s three-unit nuclear plant in Oconee County.  It’s called a scoping meeting, and there are a variety of ways in which the public can take part, as is being explained by the NRC’s Scott Burnell today on […]

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Finding those best gas pump prices

Oconeeans found out last week that if they simply drove across the county line, they could find gas pump prices 20 cents lower.  But those prices change, depending on crude oil prices.  And the motor club AAA says crude decline substantially, and that sent Carolina prices downward.  The motor club spokeswoman, Tiffany Wright, noted the price per barrel is the […]

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Statement from the South Carolina DHEC boss

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued full approval Monday of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for those ages 16 and older. This full approval from the FDA further indicates how safe and effective the vaccines are at preventing severe illness from COVID-19. There continues to be an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for […]

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Meth trafficking alleged on rural road near Salem

A car driver near Salem whose vehicle displayed no license plate wound up in worse trouble when stopped Sunday by an Oconee County deputy.  According to the sheriff’s office, the traffic stop resulted in the charge of trafficking in methamphetamine against driver Keith Allen Alexander Jr. of the N. Little River Road.  Additionally, 25-year old Alexander received citations for driving […]

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Man shot dead near Westminster

A 54-year old man has been shot dead near Westminster, and the police are turning to the public for information that can solve what happened last evening at a home in the area of 400 Hobson Street.  Deputy Coroner of Oconee County, Jana Morris, says her office will disclose the name of the victim once all family members are notified.  […]

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Three days of COVID-19 South Carolina numbers

In three days last week, the counters at the state health agency compiled 210 new cases of COVID-19 across Oconee County.  The numbers reflect DHEC’s counting Thursday through Saturday.  In the state, new cases on each of those three days were three thousand-plus.  The death toll rose by 25 Thursday, 14 Friday, and 36 Saturday.  Positivity was 11.2% Thursday; 15.1% […]

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Garland reaches trail end in Maine

Walhallan Wayne Garland reached the summit of Maine’s Mount Katahdin, the northern end of the Appalachian Trail.  Hiker Garland is pictured in a triumphant pose at the northern end of the A-T.  Because he has hiked the trail in sections, he’ll need to complete the section south of Maine to the Commonwealth of Virginia.  He believes he can finish it […]

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