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A new webpage has been created by a state agency to highlight critical hotlines, resources and community partners to help victims of domestic violence.  South Carolina DHEC created the new webpage to be a voice to those needing help.  According to the CDC–the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 in 3 women and about 1 in 4 men […]

The theatre department at Walhalla High School will take to the stage next week with a Broadway comedy you don’t want to miss.   Stephanie Necessary says it’s the school’s fall production — Thursday October 26 and Saturday, October 28 at 7 pm.  Doors open at 6:30. At the door, tickets are $10.

October to November is the time that South Carolina drivers should be especially cautious of roaming white-tailed deer.  According to the DNR, studies show that about 45% of deer-vehicle collisions occur during October to November, and it’s related to the fact deer naturally increase their movements related to breeding.  Most collisions occur near dawn and dusk because deer tend to […]

A 54-year old Oconee man has been ordered to serve a 10-year prison sentence.  This after his plea of guilty yesterday in the county General Sessions Courtroom.  Deputy Solicitor Jason Alderman said James Gus Orr Jr., of Douglas Drive, Seneca pleaded guilty to trafficking in methamphetamine 10-28 grams.

Representatives of the Kent Company, the Texas company that owns the Bountyland Quik Stops, are making application in Oconee County for sign changes, and there’s word this morning that the Bountyland stores are switching from Exxon to Texaco, effective next week.  A Walhalla City Council vote last night approved a monument sign and overlay at the city’s Bountyland location at […]

By the 9 o’clock hour this morning, a median on 123 — the Seneca-Clemson corridor — remained an accident scene investigation.  Westbound traffic appeared to have been backed up a quarter of a mile.  The scene is in front of the turn to J-C Sports.  One car was smoking; an airbag also deployed.

Oconee County Council signed off on the approval of a $100 thousand grant to facilitate the arrival of the Meyn America project at the county Industrial and Technology Park on highway 11.  The South Carolina Coordinating Council for Economic Development awarded the company $100 thousand for building and property site improvements.  County Council is told that the grant is similar […]

Cool, but dry sunny days are hailed by local residents.  But coupled with pleasant fall weather is the concern for a lack of rainfall.  The state committee that monitors conditions has placed 23 counties — including Oconee, Anderson and Pickens — as incipient drought counties.  Much of the northern half of the state is experiencing mild drought conditions.  As designated […]

John Elliott’s daughter in Atlanta tells him that in that major U-S metropolis she can’t see the stars and the moon at night.  What Oconee’s District One councilman tried to convey to last night’s meeting is that the artificial light created by large cities obscures one of nature’s blessings — a dark sky across the universe.  And Elliott wants to […]

A report given last night by Oconee’s economic development recruiter indicates Jamie Gilbert, hot on the trail of employers to create jobs, is mindful of the role agriculture plays, along with consideration that the pursuit of economic development should not conflict farmers’ ability to make a living.  Gilbert expressed to the county council that, as the county works to develop […]