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The newest numerical count by the state health agency reveals Oconee County COVID-19 deaths at 299–281 confirmed virus deaths; 18 considered probable. The figures reflect DHEC counting for the 24-hour period that ended 11:59 Tuesday night. Two more Oconee County deaths were confirmed on Tuesday. The same report highlights the consistent drop of test positivity statewide from the the 30 […]
Read moreTwo people relieved an Oconee County beauty business of merchandise valued between $4 and $6 thousand dollars, and the sheriff’s office appeals to the public for information that can help solve the crime that occurred Tuesday afternoon at Ulta Beauty in the Hartwell Village shopping center. The two females stole perfume and cologne. Evidence gathered by investigators shows the thieves […]
Read moreA woman in rural Pickens County has been arrested and charged with ill treatment of animals in a sheriff’s office investigation of an alleged “puppy mill” at 281 Tater Hill Mountain Road. According to the Pickens Sheriff’s Office, personnel removed 166 dogs from the property and arrested Judith Lynn Brown on charges of ill treatment of animals and animal/rabies control […]
Read moreThe US Forest Service will be conducting an 877 acre prescribed burn today in Oconee County. Assistant District Fire Management Officer, Adam Henry says the burn will be between Cassidy Bridge and FR738 on Cassidy Bridge Road. Smoke signs are in place on Cassidy Bridge Road for the public.
Read moreNot long before 7 am this morning Seneca police, fire and EMTs responded to the intersection of South 2nd and South Fairplay Streets. A school bus and a pickup truck were involved in an accident. The pickup landed on its side and the occupant was taken by ambulance to an area hospital for treatment. Another bus came to finish transporting […]
Read moreProfessional medical personnel recognize a corollary need for care on the part of those people who’ve experienced mental and emotional letdowns, after recuperating from a bout with COVID-19. Dr. Karen Lommel, chair of the psychiatry department for Prisma Health, highlighted this when she spoke today about what some of us experience with our minds as the pandemic just seems to […]
Read moreVoters in Westminster will be asked to go to the polls on Tuesday, April 26 to fill the terms of three city council seats. Those seats have opened with the recent resignations of Brad Chastain, Danny Duncan, and Rusty Cater. According to Kristi Burr, director of Oconee elections, her Pine Street office will accept candidacies from Westminster residents during an […]
Read morePlaced before the Seneca City Council last night was a request to learn what steps would be necessary for the city to accept maintenance responsibilities for a private road. Making that request were two business owners—George Chandler and Josh Ledbetter. The mayor and council were told Ledbetter is opening a new business, at 106 Nelson Lane, a short-length private road […]
Read moreWayne McCall, former District Two member of Oconee County Council, says he and his brother, Keller, are planning to host a town hall meeting at a time and date to be announced. The meeting will take place at the McCall brothers building, 305 McCall Brothers Drive. Wayne McCall, who left government service 13 months ago, says he is worried that […]
Read moreSurveyors were recently seen at work on 148 acres just west of Seneca, and a real estate worker tells 101.7/WGOG NEWS the property owner has his company to prepare the acreage for a marketing campaign for sale. A few years ago, vacant land between the Wal-Mart and the Oconee Country Club was bequeathed to the Thornwell Children’s Home. The children’s […]
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