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The attorney for Zachary Hammond’s family has released an affidavit from a former Seneca police officer citing incidents in Lt. Mark Tiller’s past which the attorney says raise questions why Tiller was not disciplined and why they were not made part of his official employee file. One incident involved a weapon that was assigned to Tiller but was found by […]
Read moreA new publication should help South Carolinians rid their landscapes of kudzu or other invasive plants. Clemson University and the South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council teamed up to produce a guide that offers tips and methods to identify invasive plants. Two Clemson students, Margie Lund and Diego Soriano, researched the state’s most threatening, non-native species. Copies can be requested […]
Read moreCell phone users are going to be able to rely on a 95-foot monopole tower to give them service in a central part of Oconee County. The county’s Board of Zoning Appeals last night agreed to allow Verizon to place the tower at 1642 Blue Ridge Boulevard. There, in the Bountyland Community, according to a representative speaking before the board […]
Read moreA performance agreement bond is being called a first step by Westminster to rid the city of a blight—especially for those living nearby. Westminster has announced that the owner and the tenant of the former Beacon Mill property have agreed to post a performance bond to ensure the satisfactory closure of the demolition permit. Jeff Lord, city administrator, says, […]
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Oconee Sheriff Mike Crenshaw’s lengthy review of the case of the missing drug fund money has resulted in this announcement today: “I do not see any facts or evidence to indicate the need for further investigation. Crenshaw says he bases that conclusion on “evidence in this case, interviews with current employees, interviews with various citizens, results of a polygraph test, […]
Read moreMultiple charges have been placed against a 31-year old man as the result of crimes that Oconee sheriff’s officers say were committed yesterday near Westminster. The Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of Jonathan David Crooks, 31 years old, on charges of kidnapping and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. Among the charges against Crooks is […]
Read moreA second candidate has entered the race this year for Westminster City Council. Ronald Dodson of “D” Street qualified to run for a seat in the November election. Susan Ramey entered the race yesterday on the first day of filing.
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Seneca resident Claire Muzal joined other South Carolina Parkinson’s Advocates for a meeting in Washington with U-S Senator Tim Scott. They discussed the research and policy needs of the Parkinson’s community in the state. A spokeswoman for the group said of Scott, “We found him very sympathetic, as he had a grandmother afflicted with PD.” Pictured left to right, Lisa […]
Read moreThe mayor of Westminster will put it on the line this November. Rick McCormick qualified this morning as a candidate to be re-elected to a four-year term during his city’s 2015 election on November 3. The Oconee County Election Commission is receiving candidates in this year’s municipal elections in Westminster and Walhalla.
Read moreAnnouncement is to be made of a record-setting gift to the Oconee Hospice of the Foothills, GHS Cottingham Hospice House. During a meeting last night, Cortni Nations of the Oconee Hospital Foundation said the gift will amount to $631 thousand and will represent the largest estate gift to the local hospice home.
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