Meeting called off, lack of quorum
Because of the lack of a quorum, tonight’s planning commission meeting at the Seneca City Hall. The meeting has been re-scheduled for 6 o’clock Monday night, January 24 in council chambers.
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Because of the lack of a quorum, tonight’s planning commission meeting at the Seneca City Hall. The meeting has been re-scheduled for 6 o’clock Monday night, January 24 in council chambers.
Read moreIn a three-day period–Thursday through Saturday last week–the state health agency counted 817 new, confirmed COVID-19 cases among the populace of Oconee County. The breakdown: 298 on Thursday; 269 on Friday; and 250 on Saturday.
Read moreA case of vandalism at a Walhalla apartment complex and an arrest. Law enforcement records show Chloe Brooke Paul, 36 years old, was arrested and charged with vandalism/illegal graffiti after the police late last Thursday night investigated graffiti on the door to the front office of Highland Glen apartments.
Read moreWestminster – Jimmy Clyde Norris, 68, husband of Linda Bryant Norris, passed away Sunday, January 16th, 2022 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital. Jimmy was born in Oconee County, and was the son of the late Jesse James Norris and Paris Holbrooks Norris. Jimmy was a truck driver for 35 years, diesel mechanic, owner of Jimmy Norris Repair […]
Read moreAn Oconee County class that educates, motivates, and trains leaders returns for a 16th year on March 21. Crystal Romanyszyn of the Oconee Area Chamber of Commerce says Leadership Oconee is an excellent personal and professional development opportunity for residents of all ages. So far, since 2005, there have been 274 class graduates. The new, 6-month course will start March […]
Read moreToday alone, 280 metered Blue Ridge Electric locations in and around Salem have been restored to service. By midday, 421 Co-Op customers were awaiting re-connection. Workers counted 68 broken, wood poles, most within the same area. With 300 operations employees on the job, Blue Ridge expects power to be restored to all customers by tonight.
Read moreThe weekend storm forced the Blood Connection’s 13 donation centers to close, and blood collection drives across the Upstate of South Carolina and North Carolina were cancelled. The result has been Blood Connection’s inability to collect the needed 800 units of a blood a day to supply hospitals across the Carolinas (including Oconee Memorial) and Georgia. As soon as possible, […]
Read moreSouth Carolina DHEC says it is actively addressing issues with multiple COVID-19 testing vendors and reporting facilities for failure to process tests and report results and case counts since the omicron-fueled surge started in late December. Most tests are processed at large, non-DHEC labs. DHEC’s lab, with a capacity of 2,500 samples, is operating at capacity, but not experiencing any […]
Read moreIf Lynn Towe, the Salem mayor, could wave a wand, he’d see to it that Sunrise Drive in his town would be repaved. It’s the one state road above all in his town in the greatest need, he believes.
Read moreBy 6:45 this morning, Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative counted 701 customers without service–all of them in Oconee County. Most are within a hard-hit Salem area. Izzy broke a large number of electric power poles that take time to fix. All 300 of Blue Ridge’s operations workers are concentrating on addressing the problems in the Salem area.
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