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A 137-year old house in Seneca was described last night as “majestic”, but those words weren’t enough to win an appeal of the zoning administrator’s decision. The board of appeals voted 3-0 in support of the interpretation by zoning administrator Ed Halbig that 210 S. Townville Street doesn’t allow for a bed-and-breakfast in single-family, R-10 zoning. The decision disappoints Austin, […]
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Oconee’s state “C” Fund Committee agreed yesterday to dole out necessary money to allow Seneca and the DOT to pave roads and streets in the corporate limits and locations across rural Oconee. The Seneca request was approved for $561 thousand to pave parts of Hillandale Road, Red Cardinal Road, and Bluebird Court. For the DOT, Randy Russell received money approval […]
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A new law signed into effect March 14 by Gov. Henry Dargan McMaster establishes on most of South Carolina’s major reservoirs a new 100-foot distance limit that boats underway must observe when approaching a dock, a person in the water or an anchored vessel. The new law, which doubles the previous distance of 50 feet, applies to the waters of […]
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A special noon hour Oconee County Council meeting has been called off. The meeting had been planned to consider accepting for maintenance the streets within the Pointe West student housing complex near Clemson. However, only hours after the special meeting had been announced, word came from Jennifer Adams, the council clerk, of the cancellation.
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Everyone is invited to an event Saturday in Westminster to mark the 147th year of Oconee’s third-largest municipality. From 11 am to 3 pm, there will be activities, snacks, and refreshments. Free punch and cupcakes will be served at the General Store Museum on E. Main. Across the street at the Depot, at noon Saturday, will be the place to […]
Read moreU-S Representative Jeff Duncan, the Republican 3rd District representative, urged Democrat members to bring to a vote the legislation “American Energy Independence from Russia” at a time Americans are facing high inflation. Among the provisions in the bill: approve the Keystone XL pipeline and restart oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters. After remarks on the House floor […]
Read moreFive people were removed from a home in the Eastanollee Community of Stephens County, Georgia after the smell of a strong, pungent odor. Deputies last weekend found unresponsive people including a mother, a father, a son, and a daughter. Emergency workers traced the origin to chemical agents for pest control. Toccoa Radio WNEG quoted Sheriff Shirley as saying the chemical […]
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Walhalla officials are hopeful that trees and shrubs will hide the large wall visible at Lake Keowee, from the city’s first-year raw water intake structure and resolve complaints about aesthetics. This week the city council awarded a contract worth $44,500 to hide the wall with a mix of trees and shrubs.
Read moreSeneca Councilman Joel Ward will make the welcome when town and city leaders from across the county will gather in his city next week for a meeting of the Oconee County Municipal Association. Among the matters on the pre-meeting agenda: an explanation of the Appalachian Council of Governments along with who from Oconee sits on that government service agency board […]
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The state has closed a secondary-258 bridge in Mountain Rest for repairs. The DOT says a time frame to reopen the Chattooga Ridge Road bridge has yet to be determined. For the 175 daily traffic volume that crosses the bridge, there are two detour routes for both east and westbound traffic. The average detour length is measured at nearly 12.5 […]
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