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The J. Davis Construction Company of Westminster, owned and founded by Joel Davis, has been recognized by SC BIZ NEWS as of one of the top twenty fastest growing large businesses in South Carolina. Davis and some of his leadership were honored at a Columbia ceremony this month as the ninth fastest growing company in the state. According to SC […]
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LeAnna Lennon (right) of Greenville and her soon-to-be freshman roommate Alex Bumgardner of Raleigh, North Carolina met over the summer in 2012 before Bridge to Clemson classes started and continued their conversations by phone, texts and e-mails. They became fast friends and learned a lot about each other but one piece of information didn’t reveal itself until move-in day when […]
Read moreOconee County Emergency Services is announcing details of its annual Tornado Safety Poster Contest. This contest helps acquaints children with the dangers of tornadoes and is a reminder to adults about what can happen when the skies turn bad. The contest is open to all students in grades 1-6 in Oconee schools. There will be a winner, runner-up, and honorable […]
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Blue Ridge Bank is sending congratulations to six children for winning a pumpkin decorating contest at the three bank branches. The decorated pumpkins were displayed in the lobby of each branch last week. The public picked the winners. Gift cards went to Gunner Lowe, Tobie Lowe, Gunner Lee, Raine Wheeler (pumpkin pictured at right), Rosie Espino, and Ethan Pace.
Read moreAfter an executive session Tuesday night, the Oconee County Council voted to allow more time to the courthouse hotel developers. A due diligence agreement was to have expired next week, but the council has extended the agreement with Tom Markovich and Herb Witter until April 15, 2017. Markovich told 101.7/WGOG NEWS, . “The due diligence period is a time allotted […]
Read moreNo increase in Westminster electric power rates is expected through next year. Mayor Brian Ramey says a budget meeting yesterday at the PMPA—the Piedmont Municipal Power Agency—determined that the wholesale power consortium has no need to raise charges during 2017. Westminster is one of 10 cities that buy electricity produced by a Duke Energy nuclear unit for re-sale to their […]
Read moreThe donation by a member of Oconee County Council resolved an emergency need last spring at the county Rock Crusher, and the county last night formally thanked Councilman Wayne McCall for his generosity. Scott Moulder, county administrator, read into the record a letter of gratitude from Rick Martin, quarry manager, for McCall’s donation of pieces of steel that were needed […]
Read moreAt times, voting lines will be long on Tuesday in Oconee, but the county’s elections office promises everything will be done to avoid wait times. Still, those voting at the polls are requested to be patient. There are things that individual voters can do to speed the process. Go to scvotes.org and view their sample ballot, be ready to vote, […]
Read moreHunters took 47 bears during the recently-completed season across Oconee, Pickens and Greenville counties. The DNR’s Tammy Wactor said the plentiful crop of acorns on the ground along with the warm, dry weather resulted in fewer bears on the prowl for a food supply. Wactor says dry conditions impede hunting dogs from picking up a bear’s scent. Twelve of the […]
Read moreA three-party agreement will allow for funding to build an entrance road to 100 acres of property near Seneca that that the county’s economic development recruiter has described as a must before the property’s potential can be realized. Oconee ‘s 100 acres adjoin Seneca’s part of the industrial park known as the Seneca Rail Park off Shiloh Road adjoining […]
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