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The state has calculated a higher assessment to cover Duke Energy’s taxable holdings in Oconee County for 2017.  The new Duke assessment arrived yesterday at the office of the Oconee County Auditor.  Figuring done by Christy Hubbard, the auditor, shows Oconee public schools can look forward to an extra $1 million this tax season from Duke, the county’s largest taxpayer.  The […]

Bob Faires, the 16-year manager of Seneca water, testified this morning for the plaintiffs’ side in the case with Pioneer Rural Water.  And Faires explained how he had met with Terry Pruitt, the Pioneer manager, in attempt to save his city’s wholesale supply deal with Pioneer by drawing up a new contract which included a limit of 1% increase a […]

Two Oconee County deputies have received assignments, having graduated last week from the basic law enforcement program taught by the state Criminal Justice Academy.  Kyle Edwards also brings to the job a degree from Winthrop University; Andrew Marcengill is a West-Oak High graduate.  Both have been assigned to the uniform patrol division.

If the group pursuing a YMCA in Oconee ever gets to build one on the grounds of Oconee Hospital, it’s going to need the blessing of a panel that will consider the request during a meeting this morning in Greenville.  The transfer of property near the EMS building is an agenda item for this morning’s 11 o’clock meeting of the […]

Executive Director Richard Blackwell of the Oconee Economic Alliance is drawing on the South Carolina motto of “While I Hope, I Breath” to absorb the disruptions of late at the South Carolina Public Service Authority, commonly called Santee Cooper.  The county Economic Alliance is pinning its hopes on an application to Santee Cooper for a loan to build a spec […]

The effort to fill Seneca’s open job of finance officer/clerk-treasurer is the reason given for a planned executive session tonight of the Seneca City Council.  The council will start in open session at 6 tonight at City Hall for the purpose of a work meeting.  Then, the plan is to meet privately.  Mayor Alexander has said he’s narrowed his search […]

Judge Lawton McIntosh received indications late yesterday afternoon that the Pioneer water trial is likely to take the entire week in the Oconee Common Pleas Court.  The entire afternoon of day one was devoted to the plaintiffs’ lead-off witness, Scott Moulder. The Oconee County administrator underwent lengthy cross-examination.  Testifying on direct, Moulder related how in only recent years sufficient questions arose […]

The ballots may now be printed for the November municipal elections in Walhalla and Westminster.  The candidate qualifying came to a close at noon today at the election office.  Here is the field for three seats on the Walhalla City Council:  Incumbent Lamar Bailes and newcomers Robbie Burrell, Dennis Owens, and Josh Roberts.  In Westminster, running for three, four-year city […]

An officer of the court says Scott Moulder will testify as the first witness when the Pioneer Rural Water trial officially starts this afternoon at the Oconee Courthouse.  Moulder, the county administrator, will be called in his capacity as representative of Oconee County, which is one of the parties challenging Pioneer Rural Water’s treatment plant project.  Preliminary to the start of […]

Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, visits Clemson University next month for a moderated question-answer session with students.  The event will be 11 am Thursday, September 14 at Brooks Center.  The event is free and open to the public, but reserved tickets are required.  Tickets are available through the Brooks Center box office first to Clemson students and, […]