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Two high school students from within the service territory of the Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative were part of a trip this summer to Washington, DC. Logan Addis of Walhalla High School and Addison Wilson of Pendleton High School, along with 33 other South Carolina students, learned how government works, started their own cooperative, and produced their own podcasts. A photo […]
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A report credited this morning to the Washington Post quotes President Biden saying “a tentative” deal has been reached to avert the potential of, what’s feared, a freight railroad strike that would cripple the country’s supply chain. But in the walkup to tomorrow’s deadline, all long-distance AMTRAK trains have been canceled. Included is the passenger train that runs between north […]
Read moreA late morning crash of two pick-up trucks in Anderson County took the life of a 64-year old Pickens man, Terry Giovani Luciano. This accident, according to the state patrol, occurred just after 11:45 Wednesday morning on the Liberty Highway at Allgood Road. Trooper Brandon Bolt said the second pickup driver, a 56-year old Easley resident, was hurt and sent […]
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Saturday through Friday, September 17-23, commemorates the signing of the Constitution of the United States. Nora Field, regent wizard for the Tamassee DAR Chapter, says, “You might have even heard the phrase, ‘That’s unconstitutional’ or ‘That’s my constitutional right!” Field urges everyone to use Constitution Week to resolve to be better informed and responsible citizens. And you can do that […]
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Property owners Gary Alexander and Margaret Palmer are going to take their chances tomorrow with a judicial board in Seneca. Palmer and Alexander, owners of 913 Twingate Lane Lot16 off the Old Salem Road, are applying to the city board of appeals for a variance. The city hearing starts at 6 tomorrow night.
Read moreThe 22nd of September, a Thursday, has been chosen as the next trip by a group with Salem connections to the area of flood-ravaged Kentucky communities. A spokesman for the group says thank you to everyone who has supported the Kentucky ventures with donations of important life-sustaining food stuffs and other materials. This next trip, it is being planned, will […]
Read moreHere’s an updated announcement from the citizens’ group that is sponsoring the September 24 gathering at Keowee Key of this year’s candidates for Seat One, Oconee School Board of Trustees. If you are entering the Key from outside the gates, use the South Gate off SC 183/the Walhalla-Pickens Highway. The gate attendant will direct you to the Keowee Key Event […]
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City of Clemson requests the public to make suggestions for the theme for this year’s Christmas parade in the Pickens County municipality. Here are some suggestions already made: Candy Cane Lane, Summer in December, and the Songs of Christmas.
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The U-S Geological Survey reported a mild earthquake that struck Hartwell, Georgia’s Reed Creek area yesterday morning. The quake measured a 2.1 tremor around 6:30 in the morning yesterday; there was no damage or injury associated. According to the USGS, damage from a quake usually occurs at 4.0 magnitude or higher.
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Leigh Baker sloughed off a reporter’s suggestion last night that he might sing the words to “California Dreaming.” After a two-year stay in Westminster, Baker is returning to California to take advantage of an opportunity that was described as too good to turn down. Baker was accorded “special recognition” last night of the city council for the work he has […]
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