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Sunny skies, low 80s make ideal the weather today and tomorrow for the bulk of South Carolina Apple Festival activities.  Considering there was no festival last year, Mayor Brian Ramey says his city is eager to welcome back crowds that’ll sample food and craft vendors, see the parade, watch a rodeo, and buy some apples.  While visitors will enjoy good […]

A limit on seating will be in effect for Monday night at the next meeting of Oconee school trustees.  The possibility that the public schools might attempt to require facial coverings in classrooms or re-institute virtual learning brought out a large crowd last month, and a number of the concerned have indicated they’ll return for the next meeting.  For Monday’s […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in a recent homicide that occurred on Padgett Street, which is on the Utica Mill Hill, near Seneca.   27 year old Braxton Earl of Scott Circle in Pendleton was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 1:12pm Thursday on a charge of Murder.  Earl was transported from the Anderson […]

Apple Festival parade time in Westminster is the 5 o’clock hour this afternoon.  No matter how impressive today’s parade might be, it likely won’t mirror the procession that made its way through Westminster at apple time 58 years ago.  This is known by a colored film of the 1963 South Carolina Apple Festival Parade.  The existence of the film became […]

In the face of bi-partisan opposition in Washington, the White House will withdraw the nomination of David Chipman to lead the ATF, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.  Although a long-time ATF worker, Chipman’s position as a gun-control advocate has sunk his chances to head the agency.  South Carolina’s 3rd District representative, Jeff Duncan, says it’s a development worth […]

An engineering group’s report card on the condition of South Carolina roads and bridges prompted a response and an explanation from the state’s secretary of transportation.  Christy Hall says the SC American Society of Civil Engineers used data from 2-3 years ago on the physical condition of the roads and bridges to help generate South Carolina’s score.  Those data show […]

Walhalla’s Stumphouse Park (Tunnel and Falls) and Stumphouse Mountain Bike Park will be closed Tuesday, September 14 to allow city workers to remove hazardous trees through out the park.  According to the city, it was determined that one full day closure is best for the safety of everyone.  The parks re-open the next day, Wednesday, September 15.

The 2021 Miss South Carolina Apple Festival Queen is a Seneca teenager.  She’s Ashlyn Denny.  And, at age 14, she’s the youngest winner ever in the storied years of competition for the crown.  She’s the daughter of Carla and Keith Denny. Other top winners are Olivia Tate Sanchez, Junior Miss; and Morgan Laura, People’s Choice.  Little Apple Dumpling top winners:  […]

After a chase yesterday that followed 62 miles across parts of two counties, the Oconee Sheriff’s Office announces four charges against a motorcyclist.  The sheriff’s office report states the chase started at Wells Highway and Friendship Road and reached speeds as high as 130 miles an hour-plus.  The report identifies four charges against the operator of a crotch rocket-style motorcycle:  […]

The newest state health agency report includes the deaths of 50 South Carolinians from COVID-19, recorded in the 24-period that ended Tuesday night.  Of the 50 new deaths, three in Anderson County and two each in Oconee and Pickens counties.  Statewide, new cases:  2,198 (69 of them in Oconee County).  Of 22,250 test results received, the positivity:  12.9%.