Oconee approved for rural infrastructure grant

South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority has approved a $500 thousand grant for Oconee County water and sewer infrastructure.  According to Scott Moulder, county administrator, the money will be applied to the county’s share in preparing industrial park property for Tri-County Tech and Oconee School District buildings on highway 11.  The grant was part of more than $9 million in grant awards that the state agency recently approved for 25 projects across the state.