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A water project on West Union’s Schroder Street and Burns Mill Road is an example of how a government service agency still benefits Oconee County. The South Carolina Appalachian Council of Governments in Greenville has been around since the years of the President Lyndon Johnson administration. Steve Pellisier, A-COG Director, delivered his agency’s annual report this week to the Oconee […]
Read moreFlood damage to the Westminster Masonic Hall has forced the Masons to re-locate their annual sale of tomato and flower plants. The sale is now underway at the front of the Oconee Habitat for Humanity store in the Bountyland Community. There, you can buy ready-for-the-ground tomato and flower plants. What you pay goes to the Habitat’s mission to put […]
Read moreA 40-year old Oconee man has been jailed in the investigation of his wife’s homicide. The Sheriff’s Office late last night identified the accused as Lee Mikeal Cawthon of the Welcome Church Road near Westminster, jailed after investigators interviewed him about his missing wife, Rebecca A. Murray Cawthon. She had been missing since the middle of last month. Coroner Karl […]
Read moreMtn. Rest – RB Alvin Cobb, 90, widower of the late Blanche Louise Cobb, 299 Fall Creek Road, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Oconee Memorial Hospital. A funeral service will be held 4 pm, Saturday, May 6, 2017 at Mtn. Grove Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm, Friday, May 5, 2017 at […]
Read morePowdersville, SC – Peggy Hammond Landreth, 83, widow of the late John Landreth, Sr., passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Magnolia Manor of Greenville. A funeral service will be held 2 pm, Saturday, May 6, 2017 in the Chapel of Sandifer Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 1-2 pm, prior to the service at the funeral […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — John Joseph Sass, 68, husband of Judy Ann Smith Sass, of 209 N. Pine Street, Walhalla, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM, Friday, May 5, 2017, at Davenport Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Heritage Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from […]
Read moreThis week’s announcement by the new Agriculture Secretary, Sonny Perdue, has been greeted with approval of Oconee School District officials. Dr. Michael Thorsland, Superintendent, said, “I was excited to hear that news.” And Scott Hood of Sodexo, the county district’s food provider, said relaxing the rules to reduce salt and include more grain in the foods will strike a […]
Read moreFinal approval has been given for construction of a new home for Clemson University’sCollege of Business. After the approval by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority on Tuesday, work on one of the biggest academic building projects in school history, 170,000 square feet, is expected to begin this fall and be ready in early 2020. The $87 million building across from […]
Read moreAfter an executive session, Oconee County Council took the first vote for a lease of county property to local agricultural interests who want a permanent location for a market center and agriculture heritage fair. The location is a 58-acre county-owned tract on the Sandifer Boulevard. According to Edda Cammick, the agreement still needs tweaking. Last night’s approval was a first […]
Read moreThe leader of the Stillwater Homeowners Association, Bob Medlin, says he and his neighbors are not against progress and understand that Clemson University is undergoing growing pains, but they are worried about a planned new home development—to which there is limited road access. Medlin last night sought to bring to the attention of Oconee County leaders that the student housing […]
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