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An address along U-S 76, the Long Creek Highway in Westminster, is in line for a pet grooming business. Westminster Planning Commission last night recommended a zoning change to allow David Kane to move ahead with his plans, provided the recommendation is accepted at city council level. For a lot next door to a convenience store, Kane has applied to […]

All Hamilton Career Center students and their parents or guardians are invited next week for open house. It’s a drop-in event, planned for 6 to 8 o’clock Tuesday night. You can meet the teachers and visit the classrooms and labs. And everyone is welcome to enjoy a hot dog dinner at no charge.  

The agenda for Oconee County Council’s meeting Tuesday reflects the potential for a couple of code-named economic development projects. One of them is being referred to as Project “Flat.” It is being held out on first reading as a potential $12 million capital investment. For its part, the company is seeking infrastructure tax credits and a fee in lieu of […]

Like the Walhalla area, the Lake Jocassee area was struck this afternoon by a storm with high winds and that apparently has created problems on the water for kayakers. At this hour, reports are conflicting to 96.3/WGOG NEWS as to whether a drowning has occurred or whether all aboard a kayak are safe and encountered for. 96.3/WGOG NEWS is aware […]

Oconee County has seven bids to choose among to decide who gets the job of bringing piped sewer to the Golden Corner Commerce Park. The bid opening for the long-awaited project took place this afternoon in the County Council Chambers. The bids ranged from an unofficial low of $6.6 million to a high of $7.7 million. An interested observer at […]

Here’s an update from the Clemson police on the following story displayed below:  The police now say the missing woman has been located and is safe. A 23-year old Clemson woman remains missing, after having not been seen or heard from since Sunday. The police say they are actively trying to find Rebecca Bailey to ensure she is OK. Bailey, […]

South Carolina Agriculture Commissioner High Weather spoke at last year’s “Steak in Oconee.” But he will not be on the dais this time. Chamber of Commerce officials tell us that the speakers for the September 30 dinner will be Lieutenant Governor Glenn McConnell, Chairman Tom Dobbins of the Clemson University Division of Agriculture, and Anna Mink, student president of the […]

The college classroom days of Senator Lindsey Graham and Congressman Trey Gowdy are long behind them. But it’s a classroom setting where Graham and Gowdy find themselves tomorrow. At Furman University, they’ll lecture on the congressional investigation into the Benghazi attacks that killed four Americans. They’ll be joined by a fellow Republican lawmaker, Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz.      

The use of a spec building to attract a tenant, controversial to some, is considered by others to be a valuable tool to attract economic development. And that tool got a thumbs-up this morning at a meeting near Seneca, from a man whose company represents Oconee County’s newest addition to its manufacturing community. In relocating from Georgia to South Carolina, […]

For those who’ve wondered when Oconee County’s first 100-room hotel will officially open, an answer came during a meeting this morning near Seneca. Sherrie Cobb, district sales manager, told the Oconee Alliance meeting that opening date for the Hampton Inn and Suites will be Friday, September 27—in time for Homecoming Weekend at Clemson University. Today, however, the hotel will begin […]