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Oconee County councilmen are willing to extend the lease of the old courthouse building and property to developers who want to build a hotel and other commercial development there. But two of the councilmen say extending the lease six months should be a one-time extension only. A one year’s lease expired this week, and County Administrator Scott Moulder told the […]

A circuit judge will allow a plaintiff’s attorney to go forward with depositions before he rules on a motion by the defense lawyer to throw out a civil lawsuit that arose from an unsolved 2004 homicide in Seneca. The attorney for Lloyd Lash, Stephanie Fajardo, told Judge Alex Macaulay that she wants to schedule the depositions of three individuals: former […]

Seneca resident Andy Inabinet says he’ll make a trip to Walhalla to qualify today as a candidate for the open District Three seat on Oconee County Council. Once Inabinet signs up, a special GOP primary will be required in April to decide his party’s nomination. The one previous filer was Paul Cain, another Republican.

The February meeting of West Union Town council takes place at 6 tonight at Town Hall.

Seneca planning commissioners are sending recommendations to the city council to grow the city limits and make zoning changes at three other locations. One of the zoning changes is 809 E. N. 1st Street—part of a corridor which the city planner says is transitioning from homes and businesses to businesses. After last night’s hearing, the commissioners also recommended the mayor […]

An Oconee-based water utility will have to look elsewhere for help withdrawing water from Lake Hartwell. WLHR Lake Hartwell Radio reports the members of the Hart County, Georgia Water and Sewer Authority voted 5-0 last night against Oakway-based Pioneer Rural Water District’s request to piggyback onto Hart’s Army Corps of Engineer’s permit. As Hugh Holland, Hart County authority chairman, put […]

On the question of whether to forgive school days lost to bad weather, a state lawmaker says he’s going to defer to Oconee County school authorities. However, Bill Whitmire of Walhalla, as the House District One representative, voted yea when it came to a resolution that would allow public schools to waive bringing students back for make-ups. Dr. Mike Lucas, […]

What does a U-S senator who lives in Oconee County think of the potential for the county to see its local hospital merge into some kind of an affiliation with a larger out of county health care provider? Well, if you are Senator Lindsey Graham, there’s a bottom line to health care in the 21st century. “Will it enhance quality […]

In a sit-down interview recorded yesterday, the president/CEO at Oconee Medical Center addressed for 96.3/WGOG NEWS rumors of an employee down-sizing in the wake of the announcement of the start of talks with a Greenville-based health care organization. And OMC’s Jeanne Ward also responded to another continual rumor in the community that, rather than an affiliation, what’s really in the […]

Oconee’s second-year sheriff intends to ask the County Council for a county-wide law that forbids distracted driving. And it won’t cover simply texting and driving. It’ll require hand-free cell phone use while a vehicle is in motion. Sheriff Crenshaw gave details today of the ordinance that he has drafted, and the details are being aired today on 96.3/WGOG NEWS.