Will Oconee get into the sidewalk business?

  The assistant director of Oconee Public Works, Kyle Reid, says a 13-year old county ordinance effectively took Oconee County government out of the business of sidewalk construction.  But that doesn’t mean there is no interest on the part of county policymakers in sidewalks along county roads.  At a planning commission meeting this week, Reid conversed with planning commissioner Mike […]

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Widespread haze today — weather alert

Widespread haze is forecast today after the 11 o’clock hour this morning, and South Carolinians are being advised about possible health effects related to smoke from wildfires burning across parts of central and western Canada and the western U-S.  Smoke from the fires that has drifted into the northern part of South Carolina can irritate the eyes and respiratory system, […]

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Construction tower to be dismantled next week

Part of Clemson’s College Avenue will be closed the first week of August to allow for the dismantling of a tower crane.  From Earle Street to Keith Street, College Avenue will be closed 48 hours Wednesday and Thursday, August 4 and 5.  There will be partial street closures but, according to the city of Clemson announcement, the street closures will […]

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Two “probable” Oconee COVID deaths

The deaths of two Oconeeans on June 28 are considered today by the state health agency to have been probable cases of COVID-19.  On the DHEC report this afternoon, four additional confirmed deaths of South Carolinians due to the virus were added to the state’s running totals.  For the 24-hour count that ended Monday night, there were 462 new confirmed […]

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Update–Tuesday police chase

Multiple police agencies were on scene yesterday at the end of a pursuit in which the car being chased went out of control off Walhalla’s S. Pine Street and went down an embankment.  The accident occurred adjacent to the offices of Oconee School District.  Employees inside the building could hear the sound of sirens.  One police source said the driver […]

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Tentative OK on a new food truck law

Walhalla’s policy makers are finding out that creating a new law that regulates how long and where food trucks may do business in the city is a process that doesn’t please everyone.  The city council yesterday gave first reading to a replacement ordinance covering mobile food trucks.  Josh Roberts cast a dissenting vote. The new law would confine the trucks […]

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Give an opinion (or request) for Westminster recreation

If you have a thought or two about future recreation possibilities in Westminster, you are invited this evening to register it with city officials planning the next recreation complex.  Mayor Brian Ramey says the city’s special recreation committee invites the public for a presentation this evening on the future Hall Street complex.  The meeting is set for 5:30 this evening […]

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Senate vote strengthens Victims Crime law

Democrats and Republicans haven’t agreed on what to spend to fix the country’s rotting infrastructure, but they do agree on spending more for victims of crime.  Just, as increased crime numbers are becoming more pronounced, the Senate unanimously approved re-directing monetary penalties from federal prosecutions into the Crime Victims Fund.   Senator Lindsey Graham said, “In South Carolina, groups who provide […]

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