Rare summit-type meeting to be September 6

Not all the time to the men who set the policy for Oconee government and their sewer policy counterparts see eye-to-eye on piped sewer–where and how it’s to be paid for.  And rarely do they directly communicate in a joint meeting.  But that’ll change in September, when the two meet jointly in the county council chambers.  At yesterday’s JRSA board […]

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Oconee native killed in Texas plane crash

Published media accounts report the deaths of two people—one, an Oconee County native– in a light  airplane crash late last month in central Texas.  The sport aircraft deceased were identified as Lisse Melendez Colon and Michael David Langston, a 58-year old Oconee native.  Both Colon and Langston lived in Bay City, Texas.  A press release form the FAA stated:  “An […]

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Michael Langston

Bay City, TX– Michael David Langston, 58, of Bay City, TX, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022.   Born and raised in Oconee County, SC, Mike was the son of Jess and Marcella Manley Langston. He retired March of 2021, as a Maintenance Supervisor from South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company after working there for 29 years. Mike was […]

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Phyllis Pearson

Townville– Phyllis Marlene Cobb Pearson, 79, wife of Hershel Lee Pearson, Sr, passed away on June 5th, 2022 at the Residence at Park Place.   Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Phyllis was the daughter of the late Thomas Robert Cobb and Vera Manley Cobb   Phyllis is survived by her beloved husband, and her son, Lee Pearson (Shawn); a […]

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Fair Play death — drowning

Just before 6 this morning Karl Addis, the Oconee coroner, made this announcement: “A death investigation is being conducted after the recovery of a body from Lake Hartwell (Tugaloo River basin) at Fair Play near the SC / GA state line.  The body of an African American male was found within the jurisdiction of Oconee County. At approximately 10 pm […]

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Sewer Authority vote averts potential calamity

Two votes were needed in a three-hour meeting, but Oconee’s Joint Regional Sewer Authority can count on a budget for the new government year starting July 1.  On the second vote yesterday, three Walhalla members switched their votes to approve after they were able to further analyze the costs Walhalla will bear to treat their wastewater in 2022-23.  By voting […]

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Moped operator arrested on meth charge

Here’s law enforcement’s announcement: “The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man late last week, on a charge of Trafficking in Methamphetamine – 2nd Offense, as the result of a traffic stop.   37 year old Bocephus Bentley of Heather Drive was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 8:57pm last Thursday.  Bentley was also served with two […]

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Johnny St. Clair

Johnny St. Clair, 76, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022, at Prisma Health – Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born on February 08, 1946, in Pineville, Kentucky he was the son of the late John and Edna (Howard) St. Clair. He is survived by his loving wife, Mary Ann (Squires) St. Clair of Seneca, South Carolina. Two sons, Johnny St. Clair […]

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The victim was Scott T. Johnson

A 60 year-old Fletcher, NC man, Scott T. Johnson, died Sunday afternoon at 5:08 pm in the emergency department at Prisma – Oconee Memorial Hospital. At 3:32 pm, Oconee 911 Communications received a call reporting a person had been struck by the propeller of a boat near Fall Creek Landing.  He was extricated from the lake into the boat and […]

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