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Read moreDuring mayor comments, the Westminster mayor asked his council colleagues to evaluate whether the next set of elected leaders deserve higher pay for their par-time duties. Mayor Ramey, at last night’s meeting, said it has been 20 years or longer since the council salaries have been increased. Over that time, the mayor noted, the pay of regular city workers has […]
Read moreA “dream” of the Westminster Presbyterian Church is, as yet, no slam-dunk with the city council. A couple of council members last night gave a heart-felt reaction to plans by the new Westminster Hope ComeUnity to build three small houses for displaced people in critical need of a stable environment. Hope ComeUnity is requesting city-owned property on Riley Street be […]
Read moreJimmy Powell’s colleagues last night voted him two assignments. In the event, Mayor Brian Ramey can’t fulfill his duties, Powell will step in as mayor pro-tem. A second vote by the city council named Powell a new member of the board that regulates the fire department’s share of a 1% fund.
Read moreThe Wednesday afternoon scene of a fatal Jeep accident in Seneca remained taped off, and the coroner announced the results of the Tommy Glenn autopsy. The Seneca businessman died of a cardiac related event that resulted in the Jeep penetrating guardrail and down an embankment between a car wash and a cell phone store. Coroner Karl Addis ruled 49-year old […]
Read moreA Walhalla man remained in jail after his arrest Wednesday night, on multiple outstanding warrants, after a traffic accident yesterday evening in the city of Seneca. The remainder of the Oconee Sheriff’s Office announcement reads: “Before his arrest, 27 year old Evan Levi Ridley, of Crowes Roost Road, had 10 outstanding arrest warrants in relation to investigations conducted in […]
Read moreA former Oconee school bus driver has been ordered to serve three years in prison for the crime of criminal sexual conduct second degree. Judge Maddox handed down the following sentence today to Windell Sutton Powell Jr., 75 years old: 20 years suspended to 10, with three years active, seven years home incarceration, and five years’ probation. The victim in […]
Read moreA Duke Energy official projects a federal agency will act on the utility company’s request to extend by 50 years the life of the Bad Creek hydroelectric station in northern Oconee County by the middle of the year 2027. However, Duke’s Alan Stuart says, at this point, the date is not guaranteed by “FERC”—the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Duke seeks […]
Read moreA church in Westminster has detected an increasing number of homeless families in its city. And tonight, the directors of the Hope ComeUnity of the Presbyterian Church will ask the city council to deed property on Riley Street, a former recycling center, to allow for three small homes for individuals or families who’ve turned to Hope ComeUnity for help. A […]
Read moreThe coroner in Anderson County said a three-year old pedestrian died yesterday after being hit by an SUV near the city of Anderson. The senior deputy Anderson coroner, Brent Simpson, is aware of the girl’s identity but is withholding the identity until later. According to Simpson, the result of the accident on the property of the Covenant Christian Academy on […]
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