OMC’s bottom line for July

Oconee Medical Center enjoyed a positive bottom line of nearly $295 thousand during the month of July. A report provided the board of directors by Kevin Herbert, hospital finance director, attributed cost reduction efforts. According to Hunter Kome, chief operating officer, key was the managing of the cost of labor through flexing of staff based on the daily numbers of […]

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“Barely conscious and bleeding”

Two Oconee County residents have been arrested in the Sheriff’s Department investigation Friday night of an attack on a man at his home in the Tamassee Community. A deputy found a 37-year old man “barely conscious and bleeding.” The officer quoted a witness as saying two individuals used a hammer and a stick to inflict head and ear injuries while […]

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Democratic headquarters

A metal building next to a retail store on Seneca’s By-Pass 123 may be small, but Oconee Democrats say it is full of ideas. The building, next to Harris Sporting Goods, is being prepared to serve as the 2012 election headquarters of the Oconee Democratic Party. The public opening is planned Labor Day, September 3. Voters will be able to […]

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Editorial—Dusting Off PFP’s Plan

The new Walhalla City Council is moving to take a stab at the Partners for Progress Plan for a streetscape project in downtown Walhalla. When the plan was completed a few years ago, a scare ran through the downtown that the plan would make so many changes that they would be counterproductive to the benefits. There appears to be consensus […]

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Meetings rescheduled

Two meetings today for committees of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority have been called off and re-scheduled. Conflicts on the part of commissioners mean that the finance and the planning and policy committees will next meet on Thursday, September 6.

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Voter photo ID trial

The week-long trial before a three-judge federal panel begins today in South Carolina versus United States, a case involving South Carolina’s photo identification law. The trial begins at 9 this morning at the U-S District Court in Washington. In the lawsuit, South Carolina is asking a federal court to allow it to implement its photo I-D law in time for […]

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Sewer overflow at Clemson

A sewer overflow lasting one hour occurred Friday morning in Clemson, on Cambridge Drive. According to a notification from the city of Clemson, the overflow amounted to about one thousand gallons the result of a sewer main washed out by heavy rain. Although a utilities crew responded, the overflow reached an un-named creek. The creek passes though Ashley Estates, Monaco […]

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Two Seneca meetings Tuesday

Seneca’s elected leaders hold a pair of meetings Tuesday night at City Hall. The evening will start with a work session at 6 o’clock and adjourn into a special meeting afterward. Items of business for the special meeting are county sewer contract, new bank account, and the second and final reading of an ordinance to organize the Seneca Facilities Corporation […]

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