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U-S District Court in Greenville called off yesterday’s session when the judge in Columbia could not travel from home because of the flooding problems in the Capital City. It means that a former Oconee banker, Benjamin Lee Hiott, will have to wait for another time to hear his bank fraud sentence.
Read moreDistrict Five’s Reg Dexter said aloud last night what others on council obviously have given thought. If the council is going to say yes to this and that when it comes to spending requests, won’t the county have to raise taxes? The council had just voted to appropriate a little more than $46 and a half thousand dollars to allow […]
Read moreOne of the wants of Walhalla Partners for Progress is a hotel, and it appears that Oconee County Council will do its part. The council last night gave the first of three required readings to an ordinance to allow a developer to take over the former courthouse, at Main and N. Church. “The long-awaited first reading of an ordinance” […]
Read moreOconee County Council gave first reading last night to an ordinance transferring $700 thousand dollars for the purchase of highway 123 property. The action is seen as a step toward finding a permanent home for a county agriculture center, but some members expressed concern about the costs to operate and maintain such a project. The council acted after 15 people, […]
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The flooding in the Low Country and Midlands of S.C. has crippled the region. Numerous roads are closed. The South Carolina Department of Transportation has released a map showing some of the trouble spots. You can click the picture below for a larger view.
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Here’s what we have regarding how you can locally help #SCFlood victims in the Midlands and Lowcountry. We’ll continue to update this post as new information arrives. If you are aware of a way to help that is not listed, you can let us know about it in the comments section of a our Facebook page. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office (SC) and […]
Read moreThe group Clean air Upstate announced that the EPA put into place new nationwide air quality standards last week that call for strengthening the attainment level from 75 parts per billion to 70 ppb. There are indications that the Upstate, including Oconee County, would be in compliance with the new standards as the highest testing monitor in the region had […]
Read moreMinisters are uniting in Walhalla to organize a relief effort to benefit South Carolina flood victims. And one minister, Richard Reams of St. Luke United Methodist, has spoken to Mayor Danny Edwards about city government and the churches supporting a drive to collect all sorts of necessary supplies for those impacted by torrential rain last weekend. The mayor invited Reams […]
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At the noon hour today, part of Walhalla’s S. College Street at the Main Street intersection remained closed to traffic. Streetscape workers are pouring concrete. Electrical work is continuing, also.
Read moreIf you believe two Lake Keowee drownings last summer were too many, you undoubtedly believe that 80 in the lake’s history are way too many. Lake Keowee drownings are a big concern for FOLKS—Friends of Lake Keowee. Its president, Jack Lewis, says one solution may be for Oconee County to acquire control of Fall Creek Landing, where 15 have died, […]
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