Plans set to celebrate agriculture

The Oconee Soil and Water Conservation District has set plans for the annual Celebration of Agriculture Banquet.  The $12 dollar a person event takes place at 6 o’clock Thursday night, October 26 at the South Union Baptist Church.  It’ll be an evening of fellowship, presentations and awards for local agricultural producers, a catered meal, and prizes. Tickets may be purchased […]

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Bearing the burden of new development costs

Across the meeting table yesterday, the board of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority talked about who should bear the burden of sewer required for new Oconee County development – residential, commercial, and industrial.  And judging what the commissioners had to say it appears they’ll support increased impact fees from developers, in place of higher rates for the retail customers of […]

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Tamassee-Salem muster forces

Seven supporters of the Tamassee-Salem Elementary School urged Oconee school trustees to lay aside any notion of closing the Salem area’s last public school and consolidating the grades with Keowee Elementary students at a new location.  It’s the second straight month that trustees have heard the pleas.  Lynne Martin last night told the trustees they should thank her for alerting […]

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Frist drought level declared

The three reservoirs on the Upper Savannah River declared the first drought level on Sunday — in reaction to the pool elevation at the Strom Thurmond Lake dipping below 326.0 feet above mean sea level.  Entering Drought Trigger Level 1 activates the drought management plan of the Corps of Engineers which conserves water in the lakes by reducing the outflows […]

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Evelyn Haulbrook Black

Walhalla, SC — Evelyn Haulbrook Black, 87, of Walhalla, passed away on Friday, September 8, 2023, at The Residences at Park Place. Born September 13,1936, Evelyn was the daughter of the late Lester “Bud” Haulbrook and Maude Haulbrook. She was the wife of the late Bunyan “June” Black, Jr.   A native of Oconee County, SC, Evelyn was a graduating […]

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