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Oconee Regional Airport came through a pair of major events in good order. Tropical Storm Irma, at one point, blew a gust of 58 knots, but left no damage to planes and buildings. The other major event preceded Irma. That was the Saturday night Clemson-Auburn game in Death Valley. The airport, across Lake Hartwell from the stadium, handled without incident […]
Read moreCity Hall workers in Westminster said the list of known power outages in their system was reduced to between 30 and 40 this morning, and City Administrator Chris Carter had left his office to go to one of the power restoration work locations. There was traffic light trouble at one intersection this morning. The traffic lights were flashing at the […]
Read moreWaters Restaurant in Westminster opens its doors tonight for a special meal for the hundreds of power crews who’ve been working to repair the damage Tropical Storm Irma brought on Monday afternoon and Monday night. Lauren Bryson, the restaurant owner, said she’s expecting between 375 and 400 and is planning a menu for them of stew beef and rice, green […]
Read moreWithin the last hour, Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative reports service restored to another 21 customers. Crews for the daybreak-to-10 pm time slot are being assigned geographical areas of responsibility. And Blue Ridge predicts soon more than 500 linemen and other workers will be in route to their job sites.
Read moreThe regular September meeting of Westminster City Council has been re-scheduled. It now will take place at 6 pm Tuesday, September 19 at the Westminster Fire Department. Part of the meeting is reserved for a closed-door session to talk about the vacant job of fire chief, as well as legal advice in the litigation involving Westminster and the Pioneer Rural […]
Read moreIn the darkness of the night, crews restored service to another 400 members in the four-county service territory of Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative. By 5:40 this morning, the number of Oconee Blue Ridge customers without service was 3,273. At daybreak, more than 500 linemen and other workers will tackle the remaining outages. Blue Ridge discovered that many of the broken […]
Read moreSeneca – Julian Parker Prater, 88, of 216 Savannah Drive, passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at Seneca Health and Rehab. A funeral service will be held 2 pm, Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Earle’s Grove Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm, Friday, September 15, 2017 at Sandifer Funeral […]
Read moreTownville – Bonnie First Yannayon, 60, wife of Robert “Gene” E. Yannayon, 1512 Double Springs Road, passed away peacefully, Monday, September 11, 2017 at AnMed Hospital. No formal services will be held at this time. Condolences may be expressed online by visiting www.sandiferfuneralhome.com
Read moreStarr, SC – Maurice Ira Phillips, 59, of 250 Devonshire Road, passed away Monday, September 4, 2017 at his residence. A funeral service will be held 2 pm, Friday, September 15, 2017 at the Chapel of Sandifer Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 1-2 pm prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow in First […]
Read moreThe Oconee public schools are on regular time today, and the buses are running their routes. The final two schools without electric power–Walhalla Middle and Oconee Academy– have been restored. The district is aware that there are still outages, along with downed trees and other debris. For those who can’t return to school today, the schools will accept an absence […]
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