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Oconeean Dick Cottingham has driven a lot through South Carolina, even some driving in European countries. And he’s convinced it’s time for South Carolina to adopt a law that would require some drivers to step on the gas … or be ticketed by a traffic cop. Cottingham has been campaigning for the South Carolina legislature to forbid slow-moving vehicles from […]
Read moreSeneca- Shirley Graham Landrith, 84, of 158 Shirley’s Farm Road, wife of Horace W. Landrith, passed away June 2nd, 2020 at her residence. Born in Seneca, SC, she was the daughter of the late Oscar J. and Rena Bell Miller Graham. Shirley was a graduate of Anderson University where she was a member of the Denmark Society. She was a […]
Read moreNot even a world pandemic or an EF3 tornado can block a scheduled gas pump tax increase that will be charged at fill-up time, starting July 1 in South Carolina. On the 1st of next month, the motor fuel user fee will increase two cents a gallon, from 26 cents to 28 cents. According to the South Carolina Department of […]
Read moreThe possibility of a cash reward for the right information awaits the person who can help the Oconee Sheriff’s Office identify the man who drove a truck that eluded a deputy’s pursuit late on the evening of May 22 near Tamassee. The deputy attempted a traffic stop on n. highway 11 at Alexander Road. But the chase ended on 11 […]
Read moreA cable TV system at Central that serves parts of both Pickens and Anderson counties is under new ownership. Vyve Broadband of Rye Brook, New York announces the purchase of Family View Cablevision. The purchase price was not announced. Vyve provides high-speed internet, television and voice services to home and business customers in rural markets in 16 states. According to […]
Read moreSeneca is about to start a four-month effort to eradicate the city of its mosquito population. Mosquitoes are known for their bites and their ability to transmit serious diseases. Starting Friday night, June 12 the Seneca Public Works Department will start spraying every two weeks on Fridays until late September. Here are some things to keep in mind in advance […]
Read moreAn accident around 8:30 last night at a Walhalla intersection sent three people to the hospital. According to one public safety responder, none of the injured appeared to have been seriously hurt when a car and a pickup truck collided at Walhalla’s N. Poplar and WN Broad streets. The pickup overturned, according to the fire department, and one person in […]
Read moreA 24-year old Utica man was jailed late last week in an Oconee Sheriff’s Office investigation of burglary at a home in Utica. The charges of grand larceny and first degree burglary against Robert Wesley Quarles II, 24 years old, arise from an April incident at a home on Padgett Street, Utica. Clothes and electronic items were stolen, some of […]
Read moreA Newry man was charged with nine offenses after his car was stopped Saturday for a motor vehicle violation near Salem. According to the Sheriff’s Office, a deputy found a gun, ammunition, and a quantity of narcotics inside a fanny pack-style bag. The Sheriff’s Office announced the following charges against Joshua Lee Byrd, 31 years old: trafficking in methamphetamine, unlawful […]
Read moreThe U.S. Census Bureau, in coordination with federal, state and local health officials, will begin this week to drop off 2020 Census questionnaire packets at front doors of some households in South Carolina . This is to be in areas where the majority of households do not receive mail at their physical address. The Census Bureau began hand-delivering census materials on […]
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