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All Oconee solid waste facilities will close Monday for the Labor Day holiday.
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All Oconee solid waste facilities will close Monday for the Labor Day holiday.
Read moreOconee Medical Center is turning to a new accounting firm to keep track of its $166 million dollar business. Bob Toggweiler, chairman of the budget committee, announced the selection last night of a Charlotte, North Carolina firm—Dixon, Hughes and Goodman. Toggweiler also announced that, at its September meeting, the board will be asked to approve a budget to cover 2012-2013. […]
Read moreOconee Medical Center enjoyed a positive bottom line of nearly $295 thousand during the month of July. A report provided the board of directors by Kevin Herbert, hospital finance director, attributed cost reduction efforts. According to Hunter Kome, chief operating officer, key was the managing of the cost of labor through flexing of staff based on the daily numbers of […]
Read moreTwo Oconee County residents have been arrested in the Sheriff’s Department investigation Friday night of an attack on a man at his home in the Tamassee Community. A deputy found a 37-year old man “barely conscious and bleeding.” The officer quoted a witness as saying two individuals used a hammer and a stick to inflict head and ear injuries while […]
Read moreA metal building next to a retail store on Seneca’s By-Pass 123 may be small, but Oconee Democrats say it is full of ideas. The building, next to Harris Sporting Goods, is being prepared to serve as the 2012 election headquarters of the Oconee Democratic Party. The public opening is planned Labor Day, September 3. Voters will be able to […]
Read moreA 17-year old student at Greenwood County’s Emerald High School today is wearing the crown of Miss South Carolina Apple Queen. Sara Bates won the title during Saturday night’s contest at West-Oak High School.
Read moreTwo meetings today for committees of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority have been called off and re-scheduled. Conflicts on the part of commissioners mean that the finance and the planning and policy committees will next meet on Thursday, September 6.
Read moreThe week-long trial before a three-judge federal panel begins today in South Carolina versus United States, a case involving South Carolina’s photo identification law. The trial begins at 9 this morning at the U-S District Court in Washington. In the lawsuit, South Carolina is asking a federal court to allow it to implement its photo I-D law in time for […]
Read moreAt their meeting today, Walhalla Rotary Club welcomes members of Boy Scout Troop 45. The Rotarians this week makes plan for the annual Okoberfest golf tourney, to take place Friday, October 12 at Falcon’s Lair Golf Course.
Read moreA sewer overflow lasting one hour occurred Friday morning in Clemson, on Cambridge Drive. According to a notification from the city of Clemson, the overflow amounted to about one thousand gallons the result of a sewer main washed out by heavy rain. Although a utilities crew responded, the overflow reached an un-named creek. The creek passes though Ashley Estates, Monaco […]
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