No truck – no food giveaway
By the noon hour today, still no truck had arrived in Westminster with the food to be given away. At last report, Daby Snipes of First Steps was at a loss as to when the estimated time of arrival would be
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By the noon hour today, still no truck had arrived in Westminster with the food to be given away. At last report, Daby Snipes of First Steps was at a loss as to when the estimated time of arrival would be
Read moreA long-time Oconee Sheriff’s officer is spending the rest of the year in retirement, but he’s scheduled to return January 1 as a part-time employee to fill a need within his office. Sheriff Mike Crenshaw today confirmed that retired Sgt. David McMahan, after 15 years, has taken retirement, but will return for a few- days-a-week cold case investigator. There are […]
Read moreOn a week when Americans look forward to spread of turkey on the dinner table, there’s increasing appetite to develop parts of a 4-mile stretch of the interstate highway that bisects the southern tip of Oconee County. Chris Eleazer of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority once again said last night that rarely does a week or two pass without someone […]
Read moreHere is the holiday week schedule for Oconee County solid waste facilities. They will do business at regular time today and tomorrow. They will be closed Thursday and Friday and resume regular operations Saturday.
Read moreOne of COVID’s many impacts has been a tightening of economic activity, but an Oconee County official last night recalled the period just prior to the world pandemic and a bustling of commercial and industrial activity in the county. Chris Eleazer, in an information report to the county planning commission, told of a 253% increase in flow commitment for the […]
Read moreIn the past two weeks, South Carolina DHEC test locations have seen increases in those who want to be tested. Some test locations have seen nearly 100 people each hour. DHEC is stressing that while tests determine if you are sick, masks and social distancing are critical to preventing illness from the start. You can be well today and ill […]
Read moreAnyone getting tested for COVID-19 at Prisma Health test locations before Thanksgiving gatherings must be tested by the closing times today to ensure they get results before the holiday on Thursday. If you wait until tomorrow, you may not get your result until after Thanksgiving. For hospital-based tests — which require pre-authorization through a provider order — people should also […]
Read moreThe police believe a setting sun on the western horizon blinded the vision of a moped operator yesterday on the 123 Seneca ByPass and caused him to crash his bike into a stopped Ford transit van. That van stopped for a red light at Pine Cliff Drive next to Applebee’s. Novie Michael Phillips lay on the highway next to his […]
Read moreSeneca utility workers repair a broken water pipe tomorrow near 123/the Sandifer Boulevard and Hi-Tec Road. The work starts at 7 tomorrow morning and, pending unforeseen circumstances, should finish by the noon hour. During the repair time, Hi-Tec Road will be closed to thru traffic.
Read moreSix new COVID-19 cases appear today on the virus tracking page of the Oconee School District. All were recorded on yesterday’s date: one student at Seneca Middle School; one student at Ravenel Elementary; one student at Walhalla High; one employee at James Brown Elementary; and one employee at Walhalla Elementary and a second employee not on campus during his/her infection […]
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