Need to raise rates described as unavoidable

  Oconee Joint Regional Sewer officials have begun talks with a financial consultant to help frame the projects the JRSA will need and what they are going to cost.  And the key could be whether the member cities can be sold on the projects and whether they would be willing to pay more to treat their customers’ wastewater.  The JRSA’s […]

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Witness signatures now NOT required

After the latest court ruling on Friday, witness signatures are now NOT required on ballot return envelopes, according to an announcement today from the South Carolina Election Commission.  The full United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the ruling of the court’s three judge panel issued a day earlier.  In effect, the most recent ruling reinstates the United States […]

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DHEC addresses Clemson University COVID testing

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 542 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, along with 10 additional confirmed deaths.  There were seven Oconee County cases reported. This brings the total number of South Carolina confirmed cases to 142,449, probable cases to 4,006, confirmed deaths to 3,154, and 183 probable deaths.   After further review […]

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Nellie Faye Miller

Westminster- Nellie Faye Doyle Miller, 84, wife of Paul Raymond Miller for 65 years, passed away September 28th, 2020, at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House.   Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Nellie was the daughter of the late C.J. and Ethel McCoin Doyle. Nellie was a high school graduate, a homemaker and a member of Westminster First Baptist Church.   […]

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Robin Long Washington

    Walhalla, SC — Robin Long Washington, 59, wife of Ernest Jones Washington III, of 118 Jamlette Drive, Walhalla, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020, at Cottingham Hospice House.   A native of Atlanta, GA, Mrs. Washington was the daughter of the late Starling Bruce and Lucy Blackwell Long. She retired from Fatz Café as an associate manager. Mrs. […]

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Eugene Ramsay

    Westminster – Eugene Baskin Ramsay III, 86, husband of the late Annie Sue Hix Ramsay, passed away, September 26th, 2020 at his residence.   Born in Pickens County, he was the son of the late Eugene Baskin Ramsay Jr. and Annie Lucy Henderson Ramsay and step mother, Virginia Dickson Ramsay. Eugene was a retired truck driver for AmCan […]

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Coleman Calup Justice

Mountain Rest, SC – Coleman Calup Justice, 88, husband of the late Vera James Justice, of Mountain Rest, passed away Monday, September 28, 2020, at Lakeview Assisted Living.   A native of Mountain Rest, SC, Mr. Justice was the son of the late Calup and Inez Wilson Justus. He worked as a Brick Mason and enjoyed playing Bluegrass and Gospel […]

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Rural health project targets disparities across South Carolina

The Joseph F. Sullivan Center has performed health outreach in rural communities on behalf of Clemson University for nearly four decades. As part of the Clemson University College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences (CBSHS), the center has acquired improved outreach vehicles and expanded its staff, and leadership in the college are continuing that growth in order to meet the needs of rural populations. […]

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World Rabies Day is today

As part of World Rabies Day initiatives, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) reminds pet owners how important it is to keep pets up to date on their rabies vaccinations. Several partners across the state are supporting World Rabies Day, a global campaign to help prevent the spread of rabies, by providing low-cost rabies vaccines. Promoted […]

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Dan Bolt

  Westminster – Dan Steve Bolt, 73, husband of Effie Butts Bolt, passed away, September 27th, 2020 at his residence.   Born in Seneca, South Carolina he was the son of the late Tellus Stephen and Ollie Mae Dickson Bolt. Dan was a United States Army Veteran having served during the Vietnam era, he was a commercial fisherman, who had […]

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