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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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A highway 24 water line connecting Westminster water to Pioneer Rural Water District at Oakway is the subject of a potential sale involving the two suppliers. After this week’s Pioneer board of directors’ meeting, general manager Terry Pruitt said he will reach out to Westminster and extend an offer to buy the line for $70 thousand. Pruitt says the line […]
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A social studies teacher at Liberty High School, Zachary Arms, was named yesterday one of five finalists for South Carolina Teacher of the Year. Molly Spearman, state superintendent, surprised Arms with the news that, as a finalist, he’ll get $10 thousand and a berth in the next stage of competition. Arms is known for his spirit and innovative teacher methods, […]
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The integrity of a large bridge connecting Oconee County with Clemson may have been behind a question recently posed to Clemson city officials. At a “Conversations with Council” get together, the question of when the highway 123 bridge over Lake Hartwell was last inspected, elicited the following reply: “South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is required to complete the biannual […]
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Rising costs are pinching West Union. Town Council last night raised the cost of a water tap to $1,500. Residential garbage pickup goes up from $10,50 to $12 dollars; commercial garbage pickups will cost $15 dollars. Mayor Linda Oliver says of the costs to run a town of 350 population: “It’s terrible. Everything’s going sky high.” Oliver expects that when […]
Read moreFood Lion says it will press charges if an investigation identifies the vandals responsible for graffiti on the back of the supermarket building in the Keowee Village Shopping Center. A sheriff’s officer snapped photographs of the spray painting and, in his report, noted “a large tent city” behind the building in woods. The spray painting was discovered Monday morning.
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Some disappointment could be sensed last night when the Westminster administrator was unable to produce a report detailing how much the city collected through its Automatic Metering fee that assessed customers $7 dollars a month. But Kevin Bronson, the administrator, promised that the accounting in the form of a special audit will be available to the city council in ten […]
Read moreWestminster so far has one-half of its share of $1.3 million in American Rescue Plan money, as one of 254 small South Carolina towns and cities eligible to use based on federal standards. And last night the city fathers found two utility infrastructure projects for some of the money. Westminster will spend nearly $80 thousand for seven sewer flow meters, […]
Read moreA Walhalla church continues its mission of feeding those in need. From 4:30 to 5:30 this afternoon, there’ll be another food giveaway from the pantry of St. Luke Methodist on E. Main.
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