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A new three-member majority of the Oconee County Council took shape Tuesday, with the opening moves seemingly aimed at isolating the other two members. Julian Davis was elected the new Council chairman on Tuesday with three votes, his own and that of District 3 Councilmember Paul Cain and District 1 Councilmember John Elliot, who was sworn in Tuesday to replace former […]

Amanda Brock, longtime executive assistant in the county administrator’s office, will be the new interim county administrator for the foreseeable future. After an executive session of nearly an hour on Tuesday, the County Council unanimously approved Brock for the position. Brock will replace Rick Martin, who has served as interim administrator since the resignation of Scott Moulder last spring to […]

No students are reported injured in a late afternoon school bus accident near Seneca. The accident is believed to have involved a bus and a motorcycle on Wells Highway in the vicinity of Utica Baptist Church. Dr. Michael Thorsland, superintendent, says 12 students were on the bus.  Some were picked up the scene by private transportation for a ride home, […]

The project to build Pioneer Rural Water’s 2.5 MGD treatment plant is close to the finish line, but the water district’s outside consultant says he can’t say exactly when it will be finished and when it will produce water for the first time. Complicating the situation, according to Design South’s Donald Phillips, is the federal government shutdown. That shutdown is […]

Clemson has announced the parade to honor the football champs will be 9 o’clock Saturday morning, starting at College Avenue and Keith Street, turning right onto 93, and eventually making its way to the stadium. The parade lineup will be players, coaches, administrators, invited guests, Tiger Band, cheerleaders, Rally Cats, and mascots. For fans who wish to avoid the parade […]

Construction of Oconee County’s YMCA is on hold as long as the federal government shutdown continues. That statement today from Christle Ross, the Y’s executive director. The campaign for the county’s first YMCA has the land, an architect, a builder, and a large federal loan. But until Washington reaches agreement to get the government back up and running, the “Y” […]

The January business forum, conducted by the Oconee Economic Alliance, takes place at 8 o’clock Thursday morning at Thrift Development near Seneca. Janet Hartman, interim director, says, “To close out one year and kick off another the Oconee Economic Alliance will present our 2018 annual report.” The Economic Alliance Business Forum is a monthly opportunity for business leaders and Oconeeans […]

In the year 2018, the office of the Oconee County Coroner handled 781 calls. That amounts to more than two cases a day for which Coroner Karl Addis had responsibility to respond and handle. In the middle of the calendar year, thanks to funding from the county, Addis added his first, full-time assistant. The 781 calls, from January through December, […]

Near San Francisco last night, the Clemson football Tigers completed an undefeated season by defeating #1 Alabama to win the national championship. The 44-16 outcome proved little contest, as Alabama failed to score in the second half. For Clemson, it was an offensive explosion, led by the freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence. Apparently during the game there was very little crime […]

Investigation of the shooting of a married couple in Pickens, according to the county Sheriff’s Office, suggests an attempted murder of the 73-year old wife, followed by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the 81-year old husband. The Sheriff’s Office announcement states: “Evidence from the autopsy conducted on the husband (January 4) has confirmed that the deceased sustained a single gunshot […]