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Sheri Biggs holds her first town hall get together. It will be a telephone town hall event at 6 o’clock tonight when the first term U-S representative wants to hear directly from her constituents. The event also will be a chance for the first term Republican to update the public on her work during the first four months of congress. […]
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The newest but still fledgling tax authority in Oconee has its first budget. The commission board for the Corinth-Shiloh special tax district agreed on a $1.2 million projection that’ll allow the volunteer fire station to start hiring full-time personnel once tax revenues come in during the county’s next government year July through June, 2025-26. By adopting the budget, according to […]
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In Seneca, the job of utilities director rarely opens. But the city continues to accept applications to oversee all aspects of the Light and Water Department. The retirement of long-time director Bob Faires is just a couple of months away. Many responsibilities await his replacement, including negotiating all contracts required for the city’s utilities.
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Mountain Rest is to remain unchanged going into a new government year. Chairman Matthew Durham of Oconee County Council says some who’ve been concerned should know there’s no change when it comes to the volunteer fire station. Durham says, “Mountain Rest has never been part of the County’s fire service contract with the City of Walhalla.” That contract, Durham explains, […]
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The state police say charges have been laid against seven people for interfering with traffic control signs in Anderson County. Six of the seven are juvenile age. More than 200 roads signs were removed from Anderson County locations. The arrest warrant naming a 21-year-old Piedmont man — Hayden Lawrence Frommel — alleges the following: “This offense occurred with the assistance […]
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Not all items found in the Westminster time capsule opened last Saturday had been removed and identified before the question arose: Will there be another time capsule buried by Oconee’s third largest municipality?” Here’s what the city administrator, Kevin Bronson, said about that today: “After speaking with a few folks on Saturday, we are in early discussions to do another […]
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Squad cars were seen Friday afternoon at a 123 ByPass Seneca motel, and the police chief says two arrests were made. Chief Casey Bowling identified the arrested as a female adult and a male juvenile. Bowling said the police investigated a domestic incident at the Best Way Motel.
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The U-S Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Denis McDonough, visited Clemson University last week for a student veteran roundtable. The event was a roundtable-style discussion between McDonough, Clemson leaders, and student veterans from the university and nearby schools.
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Glenn Hart, the District Four county councilman, has issued a statement on what appears to be the largest Oconee County general government bond issue. And the proceeds have been received and invested by Greg Nowell. Hart’s statement is being aired today on 101.7/WGOG Newscasts.
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has reports of a law enforcement scam in which actual names of Oconee County Sheriff’s Office employees have been used. According to Sheriff Mike Crenshaw, the scam centers on potential victims receiving calls stating that they have missed a court appearance due to a Federal Grand Jury subpoena. The caller says that the potential victims […]
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