Wednesday’s South Carolina (and Oconee) COVID numbers
New South Carolina vases: 474 (eight in Oconee) Statewide: 19 new deaths Test results: 10,655; positivity 6.6%
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New South Carolina vases: 474 (eight in Oconee) Statewide: 19 new deaths Test results: 10,655; positivity 6.6%
Read moreSeneca, SC — Selena Monroe Charles, 73, wife of Stephen Eugene Charles, of Seneca, passed away on Monday, March 29, 2021, at her home. A native of Seneca, SC, Mrs. Charles was the daughter of the late Charles and Ollie Belle Price Monroe. She was a member of Bountyland Church of God. In addition to her […]
Read moreWord is spreading thru Walhalla that one of the city’s stately homes has changed hands for what appears to be a record-high amount for a house sale inside the county seat. It’s the large home that sits on E. Main and S. John streets, listed by Clardy Real Estate’s Alicia Keys. It went for $515 thousand, says Keys, and went […]
Read moreNorthwestern Oconee County is included in the National Weather Service flash flood warning in effect today until 3 o’clock this afternoon. Rain is pelting all of Oconee County today. In the northwest tip, however, conditions are in place for flooding. The Lake Burton area of Rabun County, Georgia could get as much as three or four inches. The impact could […]
Read moreProject Rise” is a code-named Oconee County economic development prospect which, if realized, would locate within Seneca’s utility service area. Last night the mayor and council approved a deal with the Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative for a utility tax credit for the project. Because Project Rise is being recruited by the county, city administrator Scott Moulder said he won’t identify […]
Read moreScott Moulder, Seneca city administrator, dropped strong hints last night that, as the city absorbs an anticipated treatment charge from county sewer, the city might pass on at least part of that increase to its customers. However, at this point, everything is at the anticipation stage as both the city and the county’s Joint Regional Sewer Authority have yet to […]
Read moreSeneca’s elected leaders sought last night to arrive at a fair and equitable policy on the rental of city facilities. In question was whether the mayor and council would be willing to waive a second time its $1,400 rental charge to the Oconee Republicans who wish to use Gignilliat Community Center for their April 10 county convention. Scott Moulder, city […]
Read moreNew cases statewide: 344 (nine in Oconee) Statewide: four new deaths Of 9,233 test results, the South Carolina positivity: 5.7%.
Read moreA traffic violation early Sunday raised the suspicions of a county deputy on U-S 123 in Oconee County. After learning that the Dodge pickup truck was registered as a Honda, the deputy investigated further and discovered two loaded weapons, narcotics and an open container of alcohol. The weaponry was identified as a pistol and a shotgun. The following charges were […]
Read moreLake Hartwell with its array of habitat and abundant largemouth and spotted bass will be the body of fishing waters for next year’s Bassmaster Classic. The dates will be March 4-6, 2022, with take offs from Green Pond Landing and Event Center and daily weigh-ins at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. This will be the 4th time that the tournament […]
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