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Scott Parris and Sharon Hennes have been appointed by the board of the Oconee Joint Sewer Authority to determine billing needs and start talks with Pioneer Rural Water for the billing for retail wastewater collection and treatment service for Sewer South.
Read moreEleven applications have been received by the Oconee Parks, Recreation and Tourism Commission for “ATAX” monies. The funds are generated by accommodations tax payments. Applications from a variety of organizations range from a low of $2,400 to a high of $20 thousand. The next meeting of the PRT commissioners will be noon Thursday at the Oconee Heritage Center. The public […]
Read moreEleven applications have been received by the Oconee Parks, Recreation and Tourism Commission for “ATAX” monies. The funds are generated by accommodations tax payments. Applications from a variety of organizations range from a low of $2,400 to a high of $20 thousand. The next meeting of the PRT commissioners will be noon Thursday at the Oconee Heritage Center. The public […]
Read moreOconee public schools continue to monitor the outbreak of the coronavirus, although the virus has not yet become widespread in the U-S. Nevertheless, it’s important to be pro-active. The Oconee school district is working closely with South Carolina DHEC to stay informed of any developments and, as they are determined, to implement any recommendations or guidelines from either DHEC or […]
Read moreOconee Sheriff’s Office reports arrests numbers four and five in a case of burglary at the former Dunlop/Maxfli plant near Westminster, and the investigation is said to be continuing. The latest arrests are those of Dylan Richard Copeland, 26-year old Westminster resident, and Kevin Wayne Ballard, 43-year old Six Mile resident.
Read moreThis may be Super Tuesday across the country. But, in Walhalla, it’s a special election day to fill a vacated seat on the six-member city council. The only ballot candidate is Keith Pace. Voting takes place 7 to 7 at the EMS/rescue squad building on S. Church Street.
Read moreSeneca, SC — Betty Jo Green Patterson, 80, wife of the late Alvin Patterson, of 202 Inland Drive, Anderson, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Oconee Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Thursday, March 5, 2020, at Davenport Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Evergreen Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from […]
Read moreSalem, SC – Robert Stephen Akroyd, 80, husband of Linda Quick Akroyd, of Salem, SC, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020 at his home. Memorial service to be held at a later date. The family is at their respective homes. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Oconee Humane Society,1925 Sandifer Blvd, Seneca, SC 29678.
Read moreAn investment group is in hopes to see a new use for a former manufacturing plant near Seneca. Studio Investment Group, LLC held onto the former J-P Stevens plant in Utica by submitting the only bid at a public auction. The un-contested bid of $1.8 million submitted by Studio Investment’s attorney Robert Byrd of Charleston was received by the Oconee […]
Read moreA Pickens County man from the town of Six Mile has been arrested in a continuing investigation of a burglary at a former manufacturing plant near Westminster. According to the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, the arrest of Kevin Wayne Ballard is the fourth arrest related to burglary at the former Dunlop golf products plant. Forty-three year old Ballard is charged with […]
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