Category: News

Pioneer Rural Water prepares to open its treatment plant, perhaps, by the end of April, with the intent to show off the 2.5M gallon a day facility in an open house in spring time. And to help mark these achievements, Pioneer’s policy-making board held its meeting yesterday in the large building near Cleveland Creek and the county’s Golden Corner Commerce […]

In what could be the steepest promotion curve in the history of Oconee County government, Amanda Brock is set to become the county’s permanent administrator, with full charge of the county’s operations that includes a budget of over $40 million and over 400 employees. Brock began the year as executive assistant to interim county administrator Rick Martin. After an executive […]

The expanse of time over which forensic auditors will dig into county finances will be a year longer. On the motion of District 5 Councilmember Glenn Hart, the County Council voted unanimously on Tuesday for a forensic audit of county finances to cover records going back to July 2017. Last week the Council approved a forensic audit going back to […]

An agreement between Oconee County and Sandvik, Inc., obligates the Swedish-owned manufacturer to invest a further $22 milllion in its Oconee County operation near Westminster over the next five years. The County Council on Tuesday approved a fee-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with the company, a common vehicle that facilitates investment by tax breaks.

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, will hold a hearing tomorrow titled ‘Oversight of the Customs and Border Protection’s Response to the Smuggling of Persons at the Southern Border.’  “We are facing an illegal immigration crisis at our southern border and President Trump is on sound legal footing to declare an emergency to deal with […]

A judge’s order in the Oconee Common Pleas Court has settled the claims in a lawsuit alleging negligence in 2017 over a patient’s treatment in the Oconee Memorial Emergency Department. Judge Scott Sprouse’s late January ruling approved the award of $462,500 to Martha Fair, individually and as personal representative of the estate of Wade Van Fair. Mr. Fair died October […]

The South Carolina Education Lottery Commission says it is pleased to announce that the winner of the $1.5 billion Jackpot from the October 23, 2018, Mega Millions drawing has come forward and submitted a claim for the underlying prize. As allowed by South Carolina law, the winner has elected to remain anonymous and has chosen the cash option of a […]

Both Oconee County Council and the Joint Regional Sewer Authority have frequently met separately in private to try to figure out an agreement on just who is to own, operate, and maintain sewer facilities covering parts of southern Oconee County, including a destination point of the county’s I-85 corridor. Last night the JRSA and county representatives met together and openly […]

Oconee’s three largest municipalities will have to wait to get their hands on sewer service refunds. A recommendation to approve millions of dollars for Seneca, Walhalla, and Westminster was taken off the agenda during last night’s meeting of the board of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority. This, after the board set in motion the pursuit of revenue bond issue to […]

An incident on Doyle Street near Westminster this afternoon is under investigation by Oconee sheriff’s deputies. What happened on Doyle Street near Bennett Road was first reported as a person hit by motor vehicle. Sheriff Mike Crenshaw says his officers were told that one person was hit by a vehicle that left the scene. The injured man was being treated […]