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Fire fighters in three sections of rural Oconee County kept busy last night putting out separate structure fires. Between the hours of 8 o’clock and midnight the following incidents: home fire on Horseshoe Lake Road at Long Creek; fire in a home on Goldie Lane, Crossroads; and an abandoned trailer on Moore Farm Road near 123/the Toccoa-Westminster Highway. No injuries […]
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Pioneer Rural Water District customers no longer need to vigorously boil their water prior to drinking or cooking. This boil water advisory affected customers in the Residence of FairPlay Heights, Carolina Landing Campground, The Gate, Edgewater Hills, Riverlake and Edgewater. Also, customers that live on the roads of Overlook Drive, Herring Road, Durham Road, Tugaloo Heights Circle, FairPlay Heights Circle, […]
Read moreIn relative routine fashion, a state funding authority has just voted to add $2.1 million to the fund to help pay for Sewer South Phase Two — the long talked about project to run a line from the Golden Corner Commerce Park to I-85. In a separate action the board of Rural Infrastructure Authority approved $100 thousand to allow the […]
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A Seneca police operation this morning south of the railroad not far from the middle school. Chief Bowling says a narcotics search warrant was executed at 9 this morning at a home on Tamarack Drive near WS 4th Street. As a result, the police say, they have detained suspects.
Read moreThe Anderson County Sheriff’s Office and SLED Agents are searching for an escaped inmate. James Holley Cobb was a trustee at the Anderson County Detention Center who walked off the premises during the performance of his maintenance duties at the facility on Wednesday night. Staff members at the detention center said they noticed Cobb was missing just after their routine […]
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Repairs to a bridge are creating a detour for thru traffic on the Clearmont Road near Westminster. Local traffic may enter, but part of Clearmont Road from Mountain Road to W. North Avenue, Westminster is closed. According to the DOT, repairs are underway to the Clearmont Road bridge over Colonel’s Fork Creek.
Read moreThe Andrew Pickens Ranger District is conducting a 220 acre burn in Devil’s Fork State Park. Objectives are fuel reduction, wildlife management, and habitat restoration. Smoke will be visible from surrounding areas of the park and should be tracking towards Sapphire NC. Impacts should be minimal and of short duration.
Read moreSpartanburg Regional Medical Center recently accepted an infant surrendered under Daniel’s Law, the Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act, on Monday, February 20, 2023. The SC Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act provides a safe, legal option to surrender infants up to 60 days old, who have not been harmed, at designated locations. The African American/Caucasian male was born on […]
Read moreJim Jordan, the Ohio Republican who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, will hold a field hearing at the U-S and Mexico border at Yuma, Arizona. Jordan’s fellow Republican on the Senate committee, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, is pleased. In a statement from Washington, Graham said, “It is important to hear firsthand from those on the front lines who are […]
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What had been a large field on Wells Highway in front of Seneca subdivisions is quickly being transformed into an education complex for middle age public school students. Today, to the afternoon Rotary club, Steve Hanvey of the school district will speak about construction of the new Seneca Middle School.
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