Wooden boardwalks to be replaced

The near 15-year old wooden boardwalks of Clemson’s Abernathy Lakefront Park are being replaced, and the city is looking for volunteers to help get the job done.  Those boardwalks have become worn and weathered.  The new boardwalks are to be replaced with Trex, a more durable composite material expected to last 25 to 30 years.

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An Oconee story that dates back 200 years!

Duke Energy invites the public to the World of Energy at 10 o’clock this morning to hear a story about gold, rattlesnakes, and moonshine in Oconee County.  It’s a story dating back 200 years.  Duke’s Chris Rimel will be the presenter of the free, educational program that is the first in a year-long series to help mark Oconee’s 150th year–the […]

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Arrest made in burglary near Salem

Sheriff’s officers have arrested an Oconee County woman on charges that she burglarized a home on Crowe’s Roost Road in the vicinity of n. highway 11. Authorities believe on January 3 Brandy Michelle Whitt, 39, was one of three people who entered the home in spite of the occupant’s resistance. Authorities say they were first alerted to the incident when […]

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Scott and Graham vote to end the shutdown

South Carolina U-S senators Scott and Graham voted yesterday to end the government shutdown.  “Ending the government shutdown stops the losing for the country.  But it’s not winning.  Winning is solving the nation’s problems,” Graham said in a statement.  His colleague Scott termed what happened the “Schumer shutdown,”–a reference to his Senate counterpart, New York Democrat Chuck Schumer.  Third District […]

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No severe injuries reported

Members of Walhalla’s St. Luke United Methodist Church quote a police officer as saying a bicyclist in an early night accident last night was very lucky.  No severe injuries were reported.  That accident occurred in the vicinity of the church during the rainstorm.  Authorities say medical help responded, but no one was transported from the scene.

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Judith Marie Douglas

Salem, SC— Judith Marie Douglas, 76, wife of Paul Douglas, of 3 Watch Tower Court, Salem, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2018, at AnMed Health Cannon. A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the COPD Foundation, 3300 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Miami, FL 33134. The family is at […]

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Lois Marie Marschewski

Seneca, SC— Lois Marie Marschewski, 83, wife of Paul A. Marschewski, of 124 Grand Summit Drive, Seneca, passed away, Saturday, January 20, 2018, at her home, peacefully surrounded by her family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Paul Catholic Church, 170 Bountyland Road, Seneca, SC 29672, or to Golden Corner Respite Care Program at the Episcopal […]

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Political forum next month in Seneca

Seneca voters get the chance next month to meet and hear the candidates in the city’s 2018 election.  Six candidates are running for four seats on the eight-member city council.  The Oconee Chamber of Commerce will hold the candidates’ forum at 6 o’clock Monday night, February 12 in the North Room of the Gignilliat Community Center on N. Townville Street.  […]

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Old school buses to be replaced

Returning from the state General Assembly last week, Senator Thomas Alexander said the Senate cast a unanimous vote to override Governor McMaster’s veto of funds to buy new school buses.  And that, the Oconee-Pickens Republican says, will create a cycle from one year to the next to allow the state to replace aging buses, parts for which are difficult to […]

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New cell tower requested

The Oconee Board of Zoning Appeals will welcome comment tonight on a request to put up a new cell tower in the Tamassee community.  The hearing centers on a special exception request to build a 225′, self-supported tower at 226 Whitmire Church Road.  Tonight’s 6 o’clock public hearing takes place in County Council Chambers in Walhalla.

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