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A 62 year-old Seneca man died Wednesday night shortly after 7 pm from a gunshot injury which occurred outside his apartment at 1021 East South Second Street, Seneca. His death is being investigated by the Seneca Police and Oconee County Coroner Office as a homicide. Coroner Karl Addis said Ronnie Lee Cobb died from a gunshot injury to his chest. […]
Read moreThe Andrew Pickens R.D. is conducting a 210-acre prescribed burn on Pine Mtn in Oconee County today. Smoke may be visible at times on Hwy. 76 and moving toward Walhalla. This is a Threatened and Endangered species burn priority as well as fuels reduction around an FAA VOR tower.
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Not too many budgets ago, Oconee County doubled the allocation to help underwrite Prisma Heath Oconee EMS. But the amount, according to Prisma Health officials, pales as to the true costs of providing a countywide ambulance operation. In fact, the Prisma Oconee chief operating officer, said the Oconee EMS is running an annual deficit of $2.3 million. Said Prisma Health […]
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In agreement last night that Oconee County property adjacent to the new Westminster magistrate’s office shall be leased for a public health clinic. The address is 1606 E. Main Street. Vickie Thompson of the Rosa Clark Medical Clinic at Seneca announced that the Rosa board of directors agreed that Westminster is deserving of the first Rosa Clark satellite location. “Westminster […]
Read moreA divide on Oconee’s four-member governing board was evident again last night when County Council failed to appoint a representative to the county Economic Alliance, a public-private partnership group that works on economic development. Chairman Elliott motioned to name Julian Davis but neither Glenn Hart nor Don Mize would support Davis’s appointment. Hart moved to appoint Mize but neither Elliott, […]
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Forty-two acres in what one farmer called an “overgrown field” will be professionally prepared for economic development, in line with a vote last night by the Oconee County Council. After a searing session of public comments opposing piped sewer in the heart of Oconee’s farm community, the council approved a $169 thousand contract for a Greenville company to provide the […]
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As many as four people escaped from a burning home in Westminster. Chief Michael Smith of the city fire department said the fire in a two-story home on Mountain View Street occurred Sunday afternoon and the cause is under investigation by the city police.
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Methodists will open their pantry tomorrow at St. Luke church in Walhalla. The food giveaway will be 4:30-5:30 pm.
Read moreOn the agenda this week for the board of directors of the South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority: application by the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority for the Fair Play and I-85 Sewer South project. The Oconee JRSA request is among several from various South Carolina towns, cities, counties, and districts to be considered in the 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon meeting.
Read moreU.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced the Supply Chain Disruptions Relief Act, bipartisan legislation to provide tax relief to auto dealers experiencing inventory shortages due to global supply chain issues. “Auto dealers across the country have struggled to maintain inventory due to global supply chain constraints,” said Senator Scott. “This legislation will help stabilize the industry and support thousands of jobs […]
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