Old St. John’s celebration next month

Tenth Circuit Judge Alex Macaulay delivers the remarks for next month’s event to cut the ribbon and dedicate Walhalla’s Old St. John’s Meeting House. The public is invited to Kaufman Square for the celebration at 10:45 a-m Saturday, September 20. The meeting house will soon be available for events, meetings and receptions. And, according to the Greater Walhalla Area Chamber […]

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House overrides library bill veto

The House of Representatives this week overrode Governor Haley’s veto of a bill that applies criminal penalties to people who enter public libraries after having been warned not to enter. Phil Cheney, director of Oconee public libraries, says it’s a bill to root out those who misbehave and spoil the library experience for others. And Cheney says he and his […]

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Rosemary Bailes touts events manager

Seneca has one. Maybe now it’s time for Oconee County. Rosemary Bailes, in her capacity as the chairwoman of the Oconee A-Tax Commission, said yesterday, “The handwriting is on the wall that tourism will be a big part of Oconee County’s economic survival.” The commissioners yesterday recommended the distribution of nearly $30 thousand worth of state and local accommodations tax […]

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Governor candidate to campaign in Walhalla

Republican Independent Tom Ervin brings his campaign for South Carolina Governor to Oconee County next week. Ervin plans to speak to the public about his intentions at the Palmetto Sweets restaurant from 7:30 to 9 Tuesday morning in Walhalla. His campaign spokeswoman says the Walhalla visit is one of 23 town hall meetings the candidate plans across the state between […]

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Environmental steward David Cohen

A 27-year old Georgia native is spending his work summer alone in the wilds of the national forest in Oconee. That’s where David Cohen is camping and serving as a steward in the vicinity of the Chattooga River and one of Oconee County and South Carolina’s landmarks—Ellicott’s Rock. Cohen is there as part of a partnership between the U-S Forest […]

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Clemson Hosts Commissioner’s School

As many high school students around the nation were dreading the returning to the classroom, 37 high-achieving students got a jump start on the future by participating in the South Carolina Commissioner’s School of Agriculture at Clemson University.   The Commissioner’s School is a summer program that challenges rising juniors and seniors to consider academic programs and careers in agriculture and […]

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West Union Man Faces Charges

  The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a West Union man yesterday morning on multiple charges after a pursuit when the subject failed to pull over for blue lights. Twenty-Two year old Brandon Kyle Stancil of 305 Rose Drive was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 7:57am on charges of Possession of a Stolen Vehicle, Failure to Stop […]

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Clemson & UGA Team Up

Clemson University & the University of Georgia may be rivals on the football field, but researchers from the two institutions will continue working together to develop low-cost technology that can detect and isolate cancer cells. Researchers discovered a new method to separate mixtures of particles with different magnetic properties, and they say this new technology can help isolate cancer cells. […]

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Westminster Woman Faces Neglect Charges

A Westminster woman is being held at the Oconee County Detention center on charges of child neglect. Sheriff’s department spokesman Jimmy Watt says 36 year old Bridgette Delanea McCall of 1906 Clearmont Road was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 6 pm Wednesday.      According to the warrant, McCall is accused of exposing the victim, her one year old […]

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