Category: News

Wisdom, fairness, and honesty are words ascribed to Flora Riley for the Seneca woman’s contributions to the process of Oconee County elections.  A drop-in held yesterday by the Board of Registration and Elections served as a farewell to Riley, who steps down after 33 years board service.  Riley still has the letters from the governor and state senator that confirmed […]

President Trump has switched strategy to determine the numbers of citizens and non-citizens in the population.  On this controversial issue, Trump can count Third District Rep. Jeff Duncan an ally.  The Laurens Republican issued said yesterday:  “The United States has every right to know how many citizens and non-citizens there are in this country….”  Duncan released a letter that he […]

The Walhalla mayor confirmed personnel changes this afternoon, and they involve the city’s second year administrator, Brent Taylor. Mayor Edwards says the many job responsibilities for Taylor are overloading his work schedule, and the mayor and the council are offering relief. Ashley Jones of the Municipal Court has assumed the position of clerk-treasurer, a vacated position. “That will free up […]

The job of executive director of the Oconee Economic Alliance is already a job that is highly sought after.  Amanda Brock, Oconee County administrator, this afternoon said there have been so far in excess of 25 applications received, and the job will remain posted until filled.  The county has spread a wide net to find a replacement for interim director […]

A prosecutor’s announcement today will mean that Columbia area resident Michael Lambert Seabrooke, arrested as the result of Pickens County investigations, will have a detention and preliminary hearing 10 o’clock Monday morning at the federal courthouse in Greenville. U-S Attorney Sherri A. Lydon says Seabrooke was arrested on a federal criminal complaint and charged with possessing firearms (destructive devices) which […]

Students and faculty in Clemson University’s College of Science already have a favorite in the Miss America competition – and the date and location of the event have yet to be announced. May 2019 Clemson graduate and Miss Clemson Morgan Nichols was recently named Miss South Carolina. Nichols’ state and national platform will focus on STEM education, which promotes career […]

Officeholders and residents in four Oconee municipalities will have decisions to make next month when candidate qualifying takes place for their 2019 elections. Salem, Walhalla, West Union, and Westminster all will elect mayors and members of their town and city councils this year on Tuesday, November 5. Seneca will be the only Oconee municipality to sit out this election. Joy […]

Fifty years after American astronauts walked on the moon, the Westminster Branch of the Oconee Public Library will stage a space-themed event designed to be a blast-off to a fun family night.  That event will be 6:30 Monday night at the library and will offer space-themed trivia, prizes, crafts and more.

Salem residents have a special invitation tonight to give input into the next Oconee County Comprehensive Plan.  The county planning commission sponsors a listening session at 6 tonight in the town facilities at 5 Park Avenue.

Apparently in the next few months there’ll be an opening in the top job in the office of Oconee Economic Alliance.  Paul Cain, chairman of the planning and economic development committee of the county council, says outgoing director Janet Hartman has indicated she’s willing to help with the transition of whoever is chosen to be the next chief economic development […]