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The board of Oconee Economic Alliance and others turned out in large numbers today to welcome the county’s new economic development recruiter and bid farewell to her predecessor. Annie Caggiano was applauded when she was introduced and she spoke to the meeting held at the Oconee campus of Tri-County Tech. She succeeds Janet Hartman who, with her husband, starts a […]
Read moreA plastics operation near Westminster is in line for an expansion. The board of the Oconee Economic Alliance was told at its meeting this morning to expect an announcement at the board’s next meeting, in November. However, a financial assistance agreement that Oconee County is offering ACI Plastics is ready for a third and final reading at next week’s county […]
Read moreYou can’t blame Walhalla Oktoberfest organizers if they are smiling over the change to autumnal weather. 75 for a high yesterday, 53 for a low. That’s ideal weather for Walhalla’s annual three-day event celebrating the County Seat’s German origins. And it’s likely OK’fest organizers would like to bottle the current weather and repeat it next weekend, which will be festival […]
Read moreThe office of the 13th Circuit Solicitor has announced the sentencing of a Central man who pleaded guilty to sex and drug charges. A judge ordered Fred Russell Urey to serve 18 years for the crimes of criminal sexual conduct first degree and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Urey is 41 years old. According to Solicitor Walt Wilkins, […]
Read moreBurglars have struck targets in the last handful of weeks in the Tamassee-Salem area of Oconee County, and the Sheriff’s Office is investigating to bring the culprit or culprits to account. A spokeswoman for the Sheriff’s Office says in that part of the county there have been three burglaries in the last 40 days.
Read moreSouth Carolina is in an extended drought that’s creating extreme fire conditions. This is the word that the U-S Forest Service wants to get out to all South Carolinians so that everyone is diligent in not tossing a lighted cigarette or tries to conduct a controlled burn that could lead to wildfires. Often fires start in the leaf-litter from an […]
Read moreSeneca – Horace Ledon “Donnie” Brock, 73, Husband of Eunice Daley Clifton, passed away October 9, 2019 at Prisma Health, Cottingham Hospice House, surrounded by his loving family. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. The family is at their residence. Memorials may be made to Seneca Church of God, 1010 E Main St, Seneca, SC 29678. […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Virginia Hendrix Miller, 80, wife of the late James Willis Miller, of 106 Playground Road, Walhalla, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Saturday, October 12, 2019, at Davenport Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Oconee Memorial Park. The family will receive friends […]
Read moreA Tennessee man is awaiting extradition to Franklin County, Georgia after he led authorities on a high-speed chase into Oconee County that ended in Anderson County, South Carolina. According to WLHR Lavonia, 34-year old Julius Marshall O’Brian Bowling of Johnson City is currently being held in the Anderson County Detention Center facing multiple charges in Franklin County and Anderson. Franklin […]
Read moreTri-County Technical College’s Commissioners welcomed a new member to the governing board at a bi-monthly meeting October 7. Larry A. Smith, retired plant manager for Schneider Electric in Seneca, attended his first board meeting since being appointed by the governor to fill the Oconee County seat vacated by Ham Hudson, who retired in June after serving 18 years on the […]
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