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An Oconee County councilman wants his state senator to give the motoring public in the state relief from the rising prices at the pump. This morning Matthew Durham, the District Two councilman, released a letter to Sen. Thomas Alexander calling on the Oconee-Pickens lawmaker to use his influence as the Senate president to author a bill–or support a measure–to suspend […]
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The owner of a bail bonds company in Walhalla is under arrest in a breach of trust investigation by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office. Law enforcement records show the arrest Wednesday of Virginia Lea Driver, a 48-year old Fair Play resident identified as the owner of Tribal Bail Bonds in Walhalla, on the charge of breach of trust with fraudulent intent. […]
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Seneca fire personnel and other public safety responders were in Bountyland yesterday to attend to a fuel overflow from an underground tank. An estimated 50 gallons spilled, but Chief Caudill credits a truck company with a quick stop of the spill.
Read moreThe police in Westminster say a 20-year old female was stabbed in the back and taken by EMS to the hospital today. The police say a 19-year old man, Joseph Bertich, was arrested and sent to jail, charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. The police found the victim at the Johnson Street apartments.
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A 57-year old Oconeean faces drug and weapon charges — the result of a search warrant served Wednesday at 120 Goddard Avenue, Utica by the county sheriff’s office. The warrant was served by members of the narcotics division and members of the “PACE” team–Pro Active Criminal Enforcement. The man arrested, Steven Ashley Neal, is charged with trafficking in methamphetamine, possession […]
Read moreThe House on Wednesday approved measures to ban Russian energy products, provide billions in assistance to Ukraine and fund the government through the fall — but only after Democratic infighting forced party leaders to remove more than $15 billion in COVID aid from the package. With the federal government set to run out of funding as soon as Friday, the […]
Read moreRemember this weekend is the time to spring forward. Daylight Saving Time arrives on Sunday. If you don’t set your clocks ahead by one hour before you retire on Saturday night, you might awake the next morning at the wrong time.
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The board of zoning appeals at Walhalla granted a special exception last night to permit a mobile home near N. Laurel Street. The address is the Tree Farm Road, a property that protrudes into a flood plain zone outside the city limits. Code and zoning administrator Elijah Hayes says the only option open to the property owner was a petition […]
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The latest arm of government to salute West-Oak High School’s championship wrestling program will be the Oconee County Council. The council will reserve a period during the first part of its meeting next week to issue a proclamation honoring the Warriors for their accomplishment as 2022 state 3-A wrestling champions.
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“The School District of Oconee County encourages all Oconee County families with students eligible to attend K5 kindergarten for the 2022-2023 school year to complete a pre-registration form. To be eligible for kindergarten, a child must be 5 years of age on or before September 1, 2022. Parents who pre-register their student will receive email notification when online registration becomes […]
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