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Police and fire report three cars collided around 9 this morning in Walhalla on SC 28 in front of the Kountry Kupboard.  They believe one car was attempting a turn into the restaurant parking lot.  One person injured.  Tow trucks were required to remove all three cars.

Two cars collided this morning on s. highway 11 at Creekwood Lane south of West Union.  Public safety responders say two people required extrication before their transport by EMS to the hospital.  The state patrol logged this morning’s accident shortly before 6 am.

Top Oconee County public safety officials will deliver a public presentation on the county’s capability to withstand disasters–whether they be natural or man made.  And there will be two opportunities for the public to attend.  The Oconee Republican Party has secured the use of Seneca’s Gignilliat Community Center for the occasions.  The first will be Monday, September 11–which happens to […]

By now, if you haven’t bought the proper eyewear protection for the eclipse, you may have to resort to making one yourself.  Some Oconeeans are telling us that local stores have exhausted their supply.  And places, such as the public libraries, are of no help, also.  Blair Hinson, director of libraries, says, “We had a few for specific library programs, but we […]

Following a new system of staggered starts, the 2017-18 school year opens today in Oconee County.  Motorists are reminded that those yellow school buses are back on the roads today and the importance of obeying laws covering passing and stopping for a bus.  Protection of the students, the teachers, and other school workers is chief on the minds at the Oconee […]

The contractor King Asphalt will assign crews this month to a pair of road construction projects in Oconee County.  Work will start Monday, August 28 and continue until Saturday, September 30 on the Snead Road, from Fairfield Road to SC 183, and on Clearmont Road, from Mountain Road to Westminster’s Freeman Street.  There are several things that drivers and home owners can do […]

Senator Lindsey Graham made these comments today on Charlottesville:  “Mr. President, I encourage you to try to bring us together as a nation after this horrific event in Charlottesville.  Your words are dividing Americans, not healing them.  Through his statements yesterday, President Trump took a step backward by again suggesting there is moral equivalency between the white supremacist neo-Nazis and […]

Super Solar Day is Saturday at the Oconee Animal Shelter.  And the Oconee Humane Society believes it has a deal for pet lovers who would like to adopt.  Between 9 am and 4 pm from the location on the Sandifer Boulevard, the Humane Society will drop its cat and dog adoption fees drastically–to a low of $10 dollars for both […]

Walhalla is getting an economic development incentive program.  It’s seen as a way to facilitate future development.  Mayor Edwards calls it a tool to position the city in negotiations with those interested in investing in the city.  One provision is that a development plan must be consistent with the city’s comprehensive and master plans.  A seven-page economic development ordinance received […]

The Destination Oconee project has made strides, but its manager says further accomplishments hinge on additional financial support.  Janet Hartman last night appealed to the County Council for what she called “dedicated funding.”  The council accepted her plea as information, though two members questioned her about what has been accomplished so far and what her committee envisions.  According to Hartman, the […]