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The webpage and web maps of Oconee’s GIS services — Geographic Information Services — will be offline for maintenance Thursday through Friday, August 31 and September 1. During the scheduled maintenance, according to GIS manager Nick Walton, the maps and downloadable data will be unavailable. The temporary interruption may affect services in other county departments that rely on the applications. […]
Read moreWestminster – Bryan DeWain Morehead, 43, husband of Nichole “Nikki” Green Morehead, passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2023. Born in Stephens County, Georgia, Bryan was the son of Mary Jo Cragg Morehead and the late Henry DeWain Morehead. Bryan was a lineman for Blue Ridge Electric Co-Operative, a graduate of Southern Wesleyan University with a Bachelor’s Degree in […]
Read moreWest Union, SC — Eloise Alexander, 78, of West Union, passed away Monday, August 28, 2023, at Seneca Health and Rehab. A native of Salem, SC, Ms. Alexander was the daughter of the late Doyle and Viola Nix Alexander. She was a member of Little River Baptist Church. Ms. Alexander is survived by her sister: Kathleen Morgan (Larry) […]
Read moreWestminster – Michael Christon Weaver, 54, husband of Constance “Connie” Vernon Weaver, passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2023 at Prisma Health – Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Weisbadan, Germany, Michael was the son of Kenneth Allen Weaver and Barbara Eby Weaver. Michael was a plumber and tow truck operator, United States Air Force Veteran, and of the […]
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The members of Westminster City Council will gather this week at city hall, but they won’t be voting on any city business. The council members are being asked to assemble Thursday for a photo shoot — the purpose of which is for new photographs to update the city website.
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Oconee Sheriff’s Office has called off a missing person alert for a Fair Play teenager. A sheriff’s captain is reporting that Amarylis Rodriguez, reported missing over the weekend, has been located and is safe.
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Once again, the city council in Seneca is to meet privately for a legal matter — a fire contract with Oconee County. It’s a matter on the agenda for tomorrow evening’s executive session of the city council, to follow a work session and a special called meeting. Amanda Brock, county administrator, recently expressed confidence to 101.7/WGOG NEWS that a contract […]
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A non-profit ministry dedicated to helping get people to their jobs who are without wheels is in need of volunteer coaches. In the first six months of 2023, the Ride to Work Ministry says it has provided about one thousand rides. They report more than 135 of their clients have graduated, meaning that they have been able to find their […]
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Scott Parris’s bosses are going to allow him to work out a payment plan for a handful of Walhalla water customers who, because of an error by the city, weren’t billed over a one-month to three-month period. Some of as many as ten identified customers now have sizable debts to pay, and Parris told the city council’s utilities committee meeting […]
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An early morning accident yesterday took the life of a pickup truck driver near Westminster. Coroner Karl Addis said Bryan D. Morehard, 43, of Westminster was an unrestrained driver in an accident at 2:05 in the morning and died of blunt force trauma injuries. State trooper Brandon Bolt said the pickup truck left the Mt. Pleasant Road, six miles from […]
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