The Golden Corner's Radio Station
Judge Lawton McIntosh received indications late yesterday afternoon that the Pioneer water trial is likely to take the entire week in the Oconee Common Pleas Court. The entire afternoon of day one was devoted to the plaintiffs’ lead-off witness, Scott Moulder. The Oconee County administrator underwent lengthy cross-examination. Testifying on direct, Moulder related how in only recent years sufficient questions arose […]
Read moreThe ballots may now be printed for the November municipal elections in Walhalla and Westminster. The candidate qualifying came to a close at noon today at the election office. Here is the field for three seats on the Walhalla City Council: Incumbent Lamar Bailes and newcomers Robbie Burrell, Dennis Owens, and Josh Roberts. In Westminster, running for three, four-year city […]
Read moreAn officer of the court says Scott Moulder will testify as the first witness when the Pioneer Rural Water trial officially starts this afternoon at the Oconee Courthouse. Moulder, the county administrator, will be called in his capacity as representative of Oconee County, which is one of the parties challenging Pioneer Rural Water’s treatment plant project. Preliminary to the start of […]
Read moreSonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, visits Clemson University next month for a moderated question-answer session with students. The event will be 11 am Thursday, September 14 at Brooks Center. The event is free and open to the public, but reserved tickets are required. Tickets are available through the Brooks Center box office first to Clemson students and, […]
Read moreA meeting of the Westminster Special Events Committee takes place at 6:30 pm tomorrow at the Westminster Depot. Topics for discussion include T-shirt design, vote on inflatable at Music on Main, and possible name change and new members.
Read moreThe Pickens County Maintenance Office of the South Carolina DOT has closed a section of J & D Drive (secondary 39-2) for repairs to the bridge crossing Wolf’s Creek. Traffic is being routed around Evergreen Acres from SC-8 to C. David Stone. Barring weather delays, repairs should take two weeks.
Read moreMountain Rest, SC — Joseph Michael DeVita, 80, husband of Sylvia Jean Benson DeVita, of 697 West Cove Drive, Mountain Rest passed away Friday, August 25, 2017 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P. M. on Monday, August 28, 2017 at Mount Freedom Baptist Church with burial in Mountain Rest Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Levi Lynn Pinion, 16, of 310 Verner Street, Walhalla, passed away on Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Oconee Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 4:00 PM Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at the Chapel of Davenport Funeral Home with burial to follow in Evergreen Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 3-4:00 PM Tuesday, August […]
Read moreSeneca – Chuck Devane Spearman, 49, of 9132 West Oak Hwy, passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017 at the Cottingham Hospice House surrounded by his family. A funeral service will be held 2 pm, Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at Hopewell Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Heritage Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm, Monday, August 28, […]
Read moreThe challenge to Pioneer Rural Water’s treatment plant project is headed to a courtroom this morning. It’ll be a bench trial, meaning the judge will make the decision once the evidence is introduced and all witnesses have testified. Preliminary to trial will be motions by both sides this morning–aimed at getting what’s called a partial summary judgment in their favor. […]
Read more