Fire near Westminster
Everyone is reported to have escaped from a fireplace fire this morning at a home on the Clearmont Road near the city limits of Westminster. County authorities say the fire occurred at 1854 Clearmont Road.
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Everyone is reported to have escaped from a fireplace fire this morning at a home on the Clearmont Road near the city limits of Westminster. County authorities say the fire occurred at 1854 Clearmont Road.
Read moreThe Andrew Pickens Ranger District forecasts that the smoke from today’s prescribed burn is likely to drift northward, which means it could be a smoky afternoon in and around Highlands, North Carolina. Today’s burn is to encompass 826 acres in the units called Rifle Range and Presbyterian Lake. That acreage will be between Rich Mountain Road, Cedar Creek Road, and […]
Read moreA car chase at midafternoon yesterday from Toccoa, Georgia ended in an accident scene near Westminster and apparent injuries to one of the people in a gray car chased by the police. The chase apparently ended with an accident on highway 76 at Dewey Street, where the Westminster police deployed their K-9 to assist in the investigation. Information received by […]
Read moreA controlled woodland burn announced by the U-S Forest Service for today in Oconee County will require the closing of the Cedar Creek Rifle Range. Today’s burn is to consume 826 acres between the Rich Mountain Road, the Cedar Creek Road, and the Cassidy Bridge Road.
Read moreOn Wednesday’s South Carolina COVID-19 report: 64 new confirmed deaths statewide, three of them from Oconee County. Two of the Oconee victims on January 28 were middle age; the other, on January 30, elderly. Across the state, 1,762 new cases reported, including 29 from Oconee. Of 15,289 test results received statewide, the positivity was 16.1%.
Read moreA man and a woman from Oconee are in jail after being arrested and charged with armed robbery in Lavonia, Georgia. The Lavonia police chief, Bruce Carlisle, says the robbery occurred the night of January 26 at the Royal Foods store. A man wearing a mask and gloves entered the convenience store and pointed a gun at the clerk and […]
Read moreThe delay announced this week in the timetable to finally run piped sewer to I-85 in Oconee is not anticipated to jack up the multi-million dollar price of the project. In fact, according to Oconee’s chief honcho of sewer, there might even be some savings to realize. Chris Eleazer, executive director of the JRSA, said, “I just got off the […]
Read moreGovernor Henry McMaster and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced that beginning Monday, February 8, any South Carolina resident aged 65 or older, regardless of health status or preexisting conditions, can begin scheduling their appointment to receive COVID-19 vaccine. DHEC’s online tool at scdhec.gov/vaxlocator shows locations currently accepting appointments for COVID-19 vaccine and provides […]
Read moreBlue Ridge Electric Cooperative and West Carolina Telephone Cooperative have sent a letter of intent to acquire the fiber and broadband network assets of One Tone Telecom. Last October Blue Ridge and West Carolina Telephone entered a partnership to start high-speed internet across a five-county service territory. Soon afterward, they started negotiations with One Tone to buy its assets that […]
Read moreOconee County government announces it will help county residents, especially those 70 and older who are part of phase 1A, in setting up the necessary account with the federal government to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Help in setting up a “VAMS” account with the CDC is available by calling the Oconee History Museum/helpline number 864-638-2224 between Tuesdays and Saturdays, 11 […]
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