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It appears likely that Bo Bowman, attorney for the city of Seneca, will lead the city council into an executive session next week for advice on the pending legal matter involving Seneca, Walhalla, Westminster, and the Joint Regional Sewer Authority. According to Tuesday night’s agenda, on return to open session action may be taken on items discussed in the executive […]
Read moreA head-on crash near Seneca….Until the public safety responders finish, motorists are requested to avoid SC 188/the Keowee School Road at S. Cove Road.
Read moreLike other local governments, West Union has received American Rescue Plan money from Washington to help relieve effects of COVID-19. Mayor Oliver says West Union is holding $83 thousand dollars, received in September, in a new banking account. How to spend that money will be a topic Tuesday next week during the West Union Town Council December meeting. Mayor Oliver […]
Read moreThe CDC on Thursday expanded its COVID-19 booster recommendation for the Pfizer vaccine brand to include ages 16 and older. This comes after Pfizer’s research concluded that a booster shot, following the initial vaccine series, provides protection against the Omicron and Delta variants, as well as other strains of the COVID-19 virus. The South Carolina Department of Health and […]
Read moreThirty-four of South Carolina’s 46 counties were categorized yesterday as “Incipient Drought” counties. Oconee, and the rest of the Upstate, is not included. Oconee, Pickens, Anderson and the rest of Upstate counties are considered normal rainfall counties of late. Incipient Drought is the first level of drought followed by Moderate, Severe, and Extreme. According to the state Drought Response Committee, […]
Read moreOn the part of Westminster’s elected leaders, there appears consensus that the high cost of water service outside the corporate limits will require higher customer charges. The city council last night gave preliminary approval to charging more to its outside customers. Kevin Bronson, city administrator, predicted that if, finalized, the rate increase will show up on March 1 bills. At […]
Read moreWestminster – Samuel Hernandez- Acosta, 54, husband of Rosa Martha Tapia-Hernandez, passed away Thursday, December 9th, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Born in Mexico, Samuel was the son of Amparo Acosta Gomez and the late Isidro Hernandez. Samuel worked in the construction industry as a concrete finisher and most recently he worked for Green Hill […]
Read moreA 12-and-under Westminster recreation volleyball team won the state championship. The girls, and their coach Lacy Fant, were applauded last night by Westminster City Council and given certificates denoting their accomplishment. They posed for pictures behind a banner that contained the names of each volleyballer. Councilman Mefleh said, “You made us proud.”
Read moreIn the middle of the night, Oconee fire fighters spent hours at the scene of a fire in the Oakway area. A passerby reported fire in an abandoned doublewide mobile home. The location was described to 101.7/WGOG NEWS as the Oakway Road, the vicinity of Harbin Road and E. Spearman. The call was sounded at 11:21 last night; the last […]
Read moreWestminster Councilman Brad Chastain believes the city’s fellow sewer authority municipality, Seneca, is attempting to scare his city with the threat of lawsuit. “Bow down” is the way Chastain put it last night as to his thought as to what Seneca wants Westminster to do. Led by Westminster administrator Kevin Bronson, Chastain and the rest of the city council last […]
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