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Westminster – Burt Albert Cox, 90, husband of Frances Burton Cox, 143 Oakmont Road, passed away Wednesday, February 08, 2017 at the Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Oconee County, he was the son of the late Burt Andrew and Eula Hudgens Cox. Mr. Cox retired from the textiles industry and was a veteran of the United States […]
Read moreA University of South Carolina student from Walhalla has been selected for a trip next week to the United Nations in New York City. Kathryn Stoudemire was chosen for her leadership skills and is one of only five USC students chosen for the trip. It’s believed they’ll get to meet former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, now U-N ambassador for […]
Read moreAn Oconee trial ended yesterday with guilty verdicts and a sentence that sends a Westminster man to prison for one year. The General Sessions jury found Sonny Sloan Peay guilty of resisting arrest and possession of meth first offense. Judge Sprouse ordered a one-year term for resisting arrest and sentenced the 51-year old Peay to three years suspended to five […]
Read moreWestminster – James Clinton Loggins, 76, husband of Delores “Dee” Smith Loggins, 1417 Dr. Johns Road, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at Oconee Memorial Hospital. A funeral service will be held 2 pm, Friday, February 10, 2017 from the Chapel of Sandifer Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Heritage Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7-9 pm, […]
Read moreThe Oconee County administrator, Scott Moulder, has confirmed the departure of long-time county engineer Mack Kelley, saying Kelley resigned in early January with the intention to seek work elsewhere. Moulder says for now, Kelley’s duties are being handled by Rick Martin, the manager of the county Rock Quarry. Kyle Reid remains number two in charge of the county’s road and […]
Read moreNew faces for the Oconee Planning Commission, an advisory commission to the county council. At its meeting, the council last night named Stacy Lyles to serve as the new District Five planning commissioner and Andrew Gramling as the new District Two commissioner. Re-appointed to a new term was at-large member Mike Johnson. The council chairwoman, Edda Cammick, asked the meeting […]
Read moreAt the Oconee County Council table last night there was discussion about the need for better communications for the operations staged in Walhalla by the Joseph Sullivan Nursing Center of Clemson University. Once a week, the university’s nursing division provides free health services to those who can’t afford them from an office in the former health department in Walhalla. But […]
Read moreGroundbreaking ceremony for the new Pickens County jail will take place at 2 o’clock Friday, February 24 on Catherine Street behind the County Administration buildings in Pickens. Pickens County signed a contract with Mosley Architect to design and build the new facility. The new jail will replace the existing jail, built in the 1970s. Property for the project was recently […]
Read moreAlthough nothing is visible to the naked eye, the project to convert the former Oconee Courthouse into a privately-operated hotel is moving along, according to one of the developers. “We are just about finished with our application for our Part Two that goes to the state and goes to the National Park Service,” Tom Markovich told 101.7/WGOG NEWS before […]
Read more“Let’s talk trash” is how a Seneca area resident began her remarks last night to the Oconee County Council. Elaine Masceri was able to engage council members about the need to do more than what’s now done to combat the countywide litter problem. One councilman, Paul Cain, said he will request increased deputy patrols in the area of Wells […]
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