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Sam Dickson and Dick Cottingham, in their capacity as members of Oconee’s state “C” Fund Committee, welcomed and approved the town of Salem request today to make street and sidewalk improvements. A third committee member, Tally Grant, was absent from this morning’s meeting. Town Clerk Marti Jennings says the approval of $356 thousand, 300 dollars should be enough to repair […]
Read moreThe condition of a state highway in northern Oconee that draws complaints from motorists will get attention next year, as the result of a vote this morning by Oconee’s state “C” Fund Committee. The local DOT was approved for $1.6 million from the county’s pot of C fund money. That’s the estimate for what it will take to re-surface […]
Read moreThe Seneca Health and Rehabilitation Center was among 10 South Carolina nursing homes fined by the state for missing a reporting deadline. South Carolina DHEC documents show that the facility near Seneca paid a $250 civil penalty to satisfy the state health agency for the failure to submit a weekly visitation report by the mandatory deadline. Failure to submit such […]
Read moreThe Oconee County-based program that provides rides for workers without transportation is spreading to Anderson. Steve Finger and Ron Kaufman have announced that Anderson’s S. Main Chapel and Mercy Center has started a Ride to Work program. Oconee County’s transportation ministry last month was providing rides to as many as 14 workers, most of whom work in good jobs at […]
Read moreWestminster, SC– Dr. Rev. Jerry Lee Mize, 78, husband of the late Barbara Ann Bruce Mize, of 647 Poplar Springs Road, Westminster, passed away on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Anderson, SC, Rev. Mize was the son of the late Henry and Dorene Freeman Mize. He was a Baptist Minister serving churches […]
Read moreSalem – Gladiola Cannon Patterson, 69, wife of Jack Patterson of 276 Bennettsville Road, passed away on Wednesday July 14th, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her loving and devoted family. Gladiola was born in Oconee County, and was the daughter of the late Lee Wesley Cannon and Bessie Whitmire Cannon Bowen. Gladiola formerly worked at Oconee Memorial Hospital […]
Read moreA woman who owned a small business has been selected to lead the interests of the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce at Seneca. Crystal Romanyszyn on August 16 will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Brittany Kessler. Romanyszyn has also served in various other capacities, including the chamber of commerce in Daytona Beach, Florida. Darryl Broome, president of […]
Read moreDuke Energy has filed an Oconee County legal action against three out-of-county residents to remove what its lawyers say is a partially dismantled and derelict sailboat left in Lake Keowee. Subject of the civil court filing is a 1978 Buccaneer sailboat called “The Jada Emma Ray”. Named defendants: one resident of Fairfield County and two residents of York County. […]
Read moreOconee County has implemented an anonymous, electronic reporting system allowing citizens and employees to anonymously submit complaints, report ethics violations, or probable fraud. Oconee County Council requested Administrator Amanda Brock research and implement a reporting system for both staff and citizens to promote increased accountability within the County. The County team identified SAFE Hotline as the most efficient, viable, and […]
Read moreWalhalla’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee is having luck this summer with community block parties. The next one will Friday, July 23 from 5 to 8 pm at Chicopee Field. Some of the activities will take place at the nearby Gather 205. Here’s the schedule of events: from 5 to 6:30 pm food will be served; at 6 o’clock there will […]
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