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Walhalla resident Amy Welch announces that she’ll run for a council seat in her city’s November 2 election. Welch teaches at the Hamilton Career and Technology Center. Her platform includes the following: “I will work with the community and city leaders to strengthen the utility system, support efforts to make Walhalla safer and cleaner and equip the city with the […]
Read moreSeneca – Ronnie Wayne Smith Sr., 74, husband of Maxine Marie Wald Smith, passed away on Wednesday, August 25th, 2021, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. Ronnie was born in Waco, Texas, and was the son of the late Otis Baker Smith and Dovie Lorene Smith. Ronnie was very proud of his name and would often introduce […]
Read moreToday’s South Carolina COVID-19 numbers: 3,259 new cases across the state, 71 in Oconee County. Confirmed: 48 additional South Carolina deaths (two in Oconee) Of 27,573 test results received, positivity: 15.8%
Read moreFive Upstate South Carolina hospital systems took part in a news conference today to demonstrate the worsening rate of COVID-19 infection, and the need for the unvaccinated to take advantage of the shots that can protect individuals and all with whom they are in close contact. The news conference started with remarks by Dr. Surabhi Gaur, chief medical officer of […]
Read moreRELEASE DATE: August 26, 2021 Masks Will Be Required on all SDOC Buses Per new requirements by the SC Department of Education The School District of Oconee County received notification earlier today from the SC State Department of Education that re-institutes the requirement of face masks for students and drivers** on buses. The memo states: “Throughout the pandemic, the […]
Read moreWithin a few minutes, announcement expected from Oconee public schools that the state will now require all aboard South Carolina school buses to be masked–in the face of rising COVID cases. The latest numbers from Oconee schools are 275 total cases–64 employees and 211 students. In the last seven days, there were 200 cases alone.
Read moreFigures from the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce indicate Oconee County finished the month of July with an unemployment rate of 4.5%, or 1,542 members of the county workforce out of work but actively looking to be re-employed. At the same time, the county’s labor force for July numbered 34,546. As is often the case, Oconee’s two South […]
Read moreFire took a toll Tuesday evening in downtown Royston, Georgia to a former theatre building and an adjoining structure. After surveying the damage yesterday, investigators say the fire that destroyed the former Royston Theatre building and damaged the Old Corner Hardware is undetermined. Royston Fire Department received help from 17 volunteer departments in five counties, some of it from the […]
Read moreSenator Tim Scott, South Carolina Republican, says he has joined 11 of his Senate colleagues and 57 in the House in a letter to President Biden raising alarm about the consequences of the Afghanistan withdrawal and asking questions about what America does now. Scott and the others want action on a new strategy while managing the repercussions of what they […]
Read moreA state lawmaker, a civic leader, and a university official were among those who filled the ears yesterday of NRC workers involved in determining whether Oconee Nuclear Station receives a second, extended license. It’s a multi-year process to decide whether Duke Energy’s three-unit power maker in Oconee is deserving of an additional 20 years of life. Going to bat for […]
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