Radio’s Brandon Kessler one of the “Top 20”

Twenty men and women under the age of 40 have been selected to receive Oconee’s Top 20 Under 40 Award.  The event, organized by the chamber of commerce, will recognize the 20 Wednesday, November 8 at the Blue Ridge Electric Co-Op on the Sandifer Boulevard.  The 20 are chosen for their volunteerism, leadership, cultural contributions, business achievements, and innovative creations.  […]

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Capacity crowd to greet financial leader

Oconee Chamber of Commerce announces no more tickets are available to see and hear Tom Barkin when the president/CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond speaks this month to a community breakfast.  Barkin will address what figures to be a capacity-only crowd November 14 in the community room of the Oconee headquarters of Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative and will […]

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Second flow reduction in the basin

The three reservoirs on the upper Savannah River Basin have declared their second flow reduction in two months.  This, in response to the pool elevation at Lake Thurmond on Sunday dipping below Drought Trigger Level #2.  Water managers also adjusted Lake Hartwell releases to balance with Thurmond.  According to the U-S Army Corps of Engineers, reducing outflow decreases hydropower generated […]

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Julian Lowe

Seneca – Julian Duane Lowe, 62, husband of Dianne Elizabeth Campbell Lowe, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2023 at Rainey Hospice House.       Born in Ahoski, North Carolina, Julian was the son of Robert and Louise Mazell Lowe.  Julian was a security officer with Michelin Tire, proudly serving as a fireman with the Seneca Fire Department, a Lieutenant […]

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Sewer South 2 one-third complete

The project to lay sewer pipe to I-85 in Oconee is estimated to be 33% complete, according to Chris Eleazer.  The head of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority says most of the force main pipe on the south side of the interstate between exits 1 and 2 has been installed with 10″ pipe bored below the surface of Lake Hartwell […]

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Opportunity to grow a professional career

Thomas Alexander of Walhalla, the State Senate president, took the opportunity yesterday to meet a young Anderson man embarking on a career somewhere in the professional world.  And for Alexander, the Oconee-Pickens senator, the meeting served for him to help mentor or coach a young person who shows promise of, perhaps, someday becoming a leader in his field.  Another way […]

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Early Voting yesterday — 32 ballots cast

A total of 32 votes added to the running count of Oconee’s municipal electorate who are taking advantage of Early Voting opportunities — ahead of next week’s town and city elections countywide.  As it has been the case, all of the action is centered in Seneca and Walhalla.  County Elections took in 14 Seneca votes yesterday; 18 from Walhalla.  Voters […]

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