Highway 28 wreck backs up traffic
Around 6 last night, an accident involving a car and a pickup truck resulted in no injuries, but Walhalla Fire Department reports a traffic backup resulted in the Seneca bound lanes.
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Around 6 last night, an accident involving a car and a pickup truck resulted in no injuries, but Walhalla Fire Department reports a traffic backup resulted in the Seneca bound lanes.
Read moreThe COVID-19 death confirmed Sunday by the state health agency brings Oconee’s running death toll from the virus to 247 residents. ABC NEWS reports that 1,100 Americans are now dying every day. Worsening the situation is the new variant Omicron, now confirmed in 21 states, Florida and Illinois among the latest.
Read moreOconee County Council is of the mind that the county planning commission should not study and recommend impact fees to be paid by those who develop properties. The five councilmen were unanimous in their vote, after hearing a home builder describe the disadvantages. Although he voted with his colleagues, District Three’s Paul Cain made clear that while he opposes impact […]
Read moreThe idea that two or three of Oconee’s five districts may have to trade voters to accede to balance the populations doesn’t sit well with the council; nevertheless, the council directed the county attorney to draft ordinances in time for its second January meeting. District One’s John Elliott, council chairman, called again last night to switch 747 residents from his […]
Read moreState troopers worked what’s reported as a multi-vehicle crash early last night in eastern Oconee County, on 123 at Jacobs Road. First reports indicated no one injured.
Read moreMore than $1 million dollars in American Recovery Plan money allocated to Oconee County is on its way to hundreds of county workers who stayed on the job who, during the first year of the pandemic, “never skipped a beat” – in the words of one county councilman. At the request of Amanda Brock, the administrator, county council last night […]
Read moreIt’s another Hall of Fame for talk show host (and Oconee County resident) Jim Bohannon who has been selected as the 2022 NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductee. The host of the Westwood One-syndicated “The Jim Bohannon Show” will be honored during the Achievement in Broadcasting event at NAB Show, held April 23–27, 2022 in Las Vegas. Bohannon was inducted into […]
Read moreAfter classes Thursday, a student-led volunteer group at Seneca High School holds an induction ceremony. The ceremony is to welcome new members of the high school Interact Club. Supported by local Rotarians, Interact aims to make the community and the world a better place. They attempt by this by taking on local and, at times, internationally-based service projects.
Read moreTwo men have been arrested and charged in Oconee County with stealing a Bobcat Loader and an Interstate Trailer, worth a combined $73 thousand. The sheriff’s office today announced the charges against James William Green, 25; and Matthew Kevin Bowen, 26. Green and Bowen were arrested last week at separate locations. The thefts were reported November 30 at a West-Oak […]
Read moreSeneca- Nellie Lee Breedlove Land, 94, wife of the late Clayton Land, passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021 at Levine and Dickson Hospice House in Charlotte, NC. Born in Six Mile, SC, Nellie was the daughter of the late Russell and Ida Roper Breedlove. Nellie was retired from the Oconee County School System and was a member of […]
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