Category: News

The first stakeholders’ meeting for a plan to remove bacteria from the creeks of Upstate South Carolina takes place next month in Central.  Clemson cooperative Extension is among one dozen partners at work on the “Twelve Mile, Eighteen Mile and Golden Creek Watershed Plan.”  The goal is to clean up bacteria pollution in those watercourses.  The public is encouraged to […]

Just exactly what was Dabo Swinney doing last night in Westminster?  Was he doing the ‘Dab’?  He was there coaching his son’s recreation basketball team.  Kris Butts with details on his morning sports show.

Outdoor enthusiasts see a bicycle mecca in the future for Walhalla.  Jim Majors, the Upstate trail coordinator for the Palmetto Conservation Foundation, said during a meeting last night at Old St. John’s, “We want to make Walhalla a mountain biking mecca.”  Majors and other officials are promoting Walhalla as the northern end for a 350-mile statewide trail.  Extensions will add […]

The DOT proposes to spend hundreds of millions of dollars statewide to replace bridges on the interstate highways, including two sets of bridges in Oconee County.  The Department of Transportation invites public comment on the projects including $33.3 million dollars of work to replace the I-85 northbound and southbound bridges over Lake Hartwell and $26.2 million to replace the I-85 […]

The Oconee judge who sentenced Scott Bannister has now signed an order that attaches a lien on the state retirement of the former Westminster police chief.  At the request of City Attorney Derek Enderlin, 10th Circuit Judge Alex Macaulay ruled that it’s appropriate for a lien to be placed on Bannister’s account with the Police Officers’ Retirement System for the […]

The wet conditions are impeding progress this week in the project to finish the Walhalla Streetscape project.  As part of the work to re-build the sidewalk on the south side of Main Street, between Ann and Catherine streets, crews of Hutch ‘N Son might tear out the small sidewalk in that area.  But the contractor promises to replace the walk […]

An Oconee County commission stands ready to award funds to those who will advance local tourism, cultural events, and the like.  The county’s Parks, Recreation and Tourism Commission announces that it has $30 thousand derived through the collection of “ATAX”—the Accommodations Tax.  You can request an application guide by calling the PRT office at 888-1488 or online at www.oconeesc.com.  The […]

Seneca is looking at changes in its process for building permits.  It’ll mean an increase in the permit fee, but city leaders believe reducing paperwork will ease a builder’s burden.  And that’s borne out  from initial feedback to city officials.  During a non-action meeting last night, Ed Halbig announced a proposed increase of the base fee to $50 dollars for […]

The leaders of an Oconee municipality that was laid out in the 19th century on opposite sides of a railroad are being told that a city plan in the early 21st century is right on track.  During a work meeting last night, the mayor and city council heard that Seneca’s planning commission is addressing changes in the city’s comprehensive plan.  […]