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South Carolina Republican voters gave the nod last night to Henry McMaster, the sitting governor, and made him their nominee for the November General Election. With 100% of the votes tallied across the state, McMaster outpolled John Warren with a little more than 53.5%. The Oconee County result was practically the opposite. Voters in Oconee’s run-off election went with, John […]

Once again, a late June day of sunshine vanished to darkening clouds, and the area again was pelted by isolated thunderstorms that caused problems across Oconee County, including the loss of electric power at two voting places. We’ve learned this morning about the loss of electric power affecting Oconee County customers of Duke Energy in the vicinity of Lake Keowee. […]

The qualifying period to run for two seats on the Oconee School Board of Trustees will open late next month for a two-week period. The office of the Oconee Superintendent of Education in Walhalla will accept candidacies to run for Seats #1 and 3. Those seats are now held by Andy Inabinet and Jerry Lee. So far, there is an […]

David Stokes is willing to accept a settlement of $900 thousand to settle his slander and wrongful termination lawsuit against Oconee County and two of its county council members. According to a filing this month in the Common Pleas Court by plaintiff’s attorney Clay Hopkins, the former building codes director is willing to drop his claims for damages provided that […]

The sun that shines today belies what kind of a night it was for many Oconee County residents who lost electric power service during the late afternoon storm. In one Lake Keowee neighborhood, Duke Energy crews at 10:20 this morning restored service to about 16 homes on Lakeside Drive. The problem there started at 5:30 last evening when a large […]

Two meetings are scheduled tonight at the Seneca City Hall. The mayor and council will convene a work session at 6 o’clock. Following that, there will be a special council meeting. One of the business items tonight is the renewal of an agreement to pay public defender fees.

The board that sets the policy for Oconee’s Coneross Wastewater Treatment Plant signed off on projects last night by approving contractors’ bids. The projects include enhancing capabilities within the eastern end of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority’s service area near Clemson. One of them guarantees service to the group that is planning the EPOCH student housing complex off 123 behind […]

Summertime frolic turns into a mishap in upper Oconee County. Emergency Services reports that a young male required an ambulance ride to a Greenville hospital after he fell yesterday afternoon from a waterfall. Bystanders and members of the injured male’s family brought him to the Devil’s Fork State Park where he received assistance from personnel from Salem Fire and Rescue […]

Two straight evenings of storms have left Oconeeans picking up the pieces—many of those pieces are limbs and trees that fell into yards and streets. In a fire that broke out during the height of last night’s storm, three adults have been displaced from a home in the Tamassee area. That fire took a heavy toll on Lewin Way in […]

Chairman Bill Jerome of Oconee Republicans is hopeful that as many Republican voters as possible will remember to turn out to cast ballots tomorrow in the party’s primary run-off election. Voting takes places countywide at the regular locations, starting at 7 in the morning and ending at 7 at night. There are a couple of big stakes involved in tomorrow’s […]