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A 57-year old Oconeean faces drug and weapon charges — the result of a search warrant served Wednesday at 120 Goddard Avenue, Utica by the county sheriff’s office. The warrant was served by members of the narcotics division and members of the “PACE” team–Pro Active Criminal Enforcement. The man arrested, Steven Ashley Neal, is charged with trafficking in methamphetamine, possession […]
Read moreThe House on Wednesday approved measures to ban Russian energy products, provide billions in assistance to Ukraine and fund the government through the fall — but only after Democratic infighting forced party leaders to remove more than $15 billion in COVID aid from the package. With the federal government set to run out of funding as soon as Friday, the […]
Read moreRemember this weekend is the time to spring forward. Daylight Saving Time arrives on Sunday. If you don’t set your clocks ahead by one hour before you retire on Saturday night, you might awake the next morning at the wrong time.
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The board of zoning appeals at Walhalla granted a special exception last night to permit a mobile home near N. Laurel Street. The address is the Tree Farm Road, a property that protrudes into a flood plain zone outside the city limits. Code and zoning administrator Elijah Hayes says the only option open to the property owner was a petition […]
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The latest arm of government to salute West-Oak High School’s championship wrestling program will be the Oconee County Council. The council will reserve a period during the first part of its meeting next week to issue a proclamation honoring the Warriors for their accomplishment as 2022 state 3-A wrestling champions.
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“The School District of Oconee County encourages all Oconee County families with students eligible to attend K5 kindergarten for the 2022-2023 school year to complete a pre-registration form. To be eligible for kindergarten, a child must be 5 years of age on or before September 1, 2022. Parents who pre-register their student will receive email notification when online registration becomes […]
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A highway 24 water line connecting Westminster water to Pioneer Rural Water District at Oakway is the subject of a potential sale involving the two suppliers. After this week’s Pioneer board of directors’ meeting, general manager Terry Pruitt said he will reach out to Westminster and extend an offer to buy the line for $70 thousand. Pruitt says the line […]
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A social studies teacher at Liberty High School, Zachary Arms, was named yesterday one of five finalists for South Carolina Teacher of the Year. Molly Spearman, state superintendent, surprised Arms with the news that, as a finalist, he’ll get $10 thousand and a berth in the next stage of competition. Arms is known for his spirit and innovative teacher methods, […]
Read moreVickie Dorothea Brewer age 69, loving wife of the late Claude Randall “Randy” Brewer, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2022, at Oconee Memorial Hospital. A native of Seneca, Vickie was born February 2, 1953, and was the daughter of the late Roy C. Long, Sr. and Avis Long. Survivors include her three children; Cassandra Simpson (Tom) of Nicholasville, Kentucky, […]
Read morePendleton, SC– Glen Lewis Adams, 93, husband of the late Rena Addis Rhodes Adams of Pendleton, SC, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at The Residents at Park Place. A native of Oconee County, Mr. Adams was the son of the late Willie Jasper Adams and Verna Gladys Spencer Adams. He retired from Platt-Saco-Lowell as a Machinist and […]
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