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What has become a staple event in Oconee County returns next month with an “honor their service” event. Homeowners at Keowee Key invite combat veterans into their homes for events and recreation over four days on Lake Keowee. The group Honoring their Service partners with the Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital, for combat vets from the Marine Special Operations Command […]
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The Colonel’s Fork and Coneross Confluence Flume Investigation Report is a mouthful and is to be devoured this evening when a committee of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority goes to work in a meeting at the treatment plant. The lengthy report takes on added significance at a time when the entire JRSA board is at standstill as to a […]
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Authorities are notifying the public of an alert for a young man wanted on charges in Tampa, Florida who could be in Upstate South Carolina or in an area along the North Carolina border. Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay and the U-S Marshal identify the wanted man as Sherron McCombs Jr., 22, who is wanted on charges of first degree […]
Read moreA one-block section of Walhalla’s S. College Street will be closed around 7 tonight and remain closed until 5 pm tomorrow. It’s the section of S. College, between Main and S. Broad, to prepare for tomorrow’s bike race.
Read moreScott Krein, Oconee’s director of emergency management, is calling attention to National Weather Service concerns that , until 4 this afternoon, high winds and severe weather are possible. They could lead to power outages and roads blocked because of falling trees. If you spot dangerous situations, call 9-1-1.
Read moreThe Town of Highlands, North Carolina Scholarship Committee is recommending the award of $52,500 worth of scholarships this year. Among the graduating seniors in line for the largest awards are Jeffrey Olvera, valedictorian, and Hayley Borino, salutatorian.
Read moreFriday, May 13 is going to be a lucky day for a Walhalla police officer. That’s the day Asa Thompson graduates from her basic training course. Thompson’s accomplishment was celebrated this week by Capt. Tim Rice’s report to the Walhalla City Council.
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An unidentified woman has apparently survived a 100-foot fall down a steep and rocky mountain slope near Toccoa, Georgia. Radio WNEG reports the woman was rescued Tuesday from the summit of Currahee Mountain. Rescuers determined the fall originated from a narrow trail near a rock outcropping, used as a look out location. She is said to have sustained significant injuries […]
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If you can offer a loving home, you may adopt a dog today, according to the Oconee Humane Society. The kennels remain full and many of the adoption fees are waived from 10:30 to 4:30 today and from 10 to 2 tomorrow. All dogs are spayed or neutered, are up to date on shots and have a microchip.
Read moreWally Sparks has lived in Oconee only two years. That’s why his campaign helper says it’s important to spread the word on Sparks’ hopes to land a seat in the state legislature. A Salem resident, Sparks is running for District One, SC House of Representatives. Which means that he, as a Republican, is challenging Walhalla’s Bill Whitmire, a 20-year veteran […]
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