Scharich played it straight throughout

Words such as fair, efficient, and honorable were tossed about yesterday in a ceremony to fete Joy Scharich on her retirement as the director of Oconee Registration and Elections.  Two of the county’s three state lawmakers were there in person to lead a ceremony to congratulate Scharich ahead of her June 28 retirement date.  She’ll be succeeded by Christi Burr, […]

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Ex-Westinghouse VP — guilty plea

A former Westinghouse vice president has pleaded guilty to making a false statement to an FBI agent in the investigation of the failed V-C Summer nuclear project in Fairfield County.  The announcement by M-Rhett DeHart, acting U-S Attorney, said Carl Dean Churchman’s plea “shows that the investigation into the V-C Summer nuclear debacle did not end with the former SCANA […]

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Drop in Thursday’s COVID-19 numbers

On today’s report from South Carolina DHEC:  119 new cases of COVID-19 in the state; seven of them in Oconee County.  There were no new deaths reported.  Of 5,507 test results received, the positivity was 3%.  The case numbers, the deaths, the positivity were all lower than on the report from yesterday.  The numbers reported today are data reflecting the […]

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Tragic accident takes the life of state worker

South Carolina DOT reports the tragic loss of one of its workers this morning in a crash in Greenwood County.  According to the highway patrol, there will be further details of the accident that killed person and injured two others.  The DOT says the deceased was Charles “Chuck” Kennedy, 59 years old, driver of a DOT truck headed toward a […]

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Timothy D. Littleton

Salem, SC – Timothy D. Littleton, 37, of Salem, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital.   A native of Salem, SC, Mr. Littleton was the son of Garland Michael and Rosemary Owen Littleton. He worked for NASON and was a member of Salem First Baptist Church.   In addition to his parents, Mr. Littleton […]

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Performing band has famous lineage

If you happened to be up and in downtown Walhalla early this morning, you’d have caught a glimpse of a large bus pulling an equipment trailer.  The bus carefully maneuvered Main Street for a turn onto N. College bound for the Center for the Performing Arts.  Tonight’s featured act is the Allman-Betts band, whose members are sons of original members […]

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Georgia man charged with theft and burglary in Oconee

Oconee County law enforcement records identify a 27-year old Georgia man as having been arrested and charged in a crime investigation at a Fair Play business. The records show Toccoa resident James Saul Dugas arrested yesterday and charged with burglary second degree and grand larceny at Wood-Tex Products on s. highway 11 at Fair Play.  Wood-Tex makes cabins, horse barns, […]

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Duncan: Biden harms U-S energy production

South Carolina’s 3rd District representative, Jeff Duncan, and a few of his Republican House colleagues believe Democrat Joe Biden made a reckless decision on his first day in office by rescinding a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline project.  The latest is that Canada has failed to persuade the new U-S president to restore the permit.  Duncan co-chairs a group […]

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CATBus cameras are proof in the pudding

A CATBus official says video cameras are now part of every bus in the system and they serve to deter crime and to help law enforcement solve crime.  CATBus’s Holly Brown says the police frequently contact the bus operations to look at video that helps them solve crime and investigate traffic accidents that occur within the vicinity of bus routes.  […]

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