MLK Day closings

Oconee County government offices will be closed Monday to observe the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.  For the sheriff’s office, normal and routine law enforcement operations will continue.  The library doors will be shut, but book returns and the virtual branch options are available.  Here is the holiday garbage pickup schedule in Walhalla.  Monday’s routes will be run on Tuesday […]

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The FEND Off Fentanyl Act

Senator Tim Scott is losing patience over inaction to stop people from dying from fentanyl.  The junior South Carolina senator pushed yesterday to pass a bill of sanctions and anti-money laundering targeting the China-Mexico illicit supply chain of the drug.  Scott spoke from his seat on the Senate Banking Committee and raised awareness of the destruction caused by fentanyl arriving […]

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Three lakes emerge from drought level 2

South Carolina lakes Hartwell, Russell, and Thurmond have come out of drought level 2 and, says the Army Corps of Engineers, are back in drought level 1 — thanks to the rains across the Savannah River Basin.  Nevertheless, lake users are advised to use caution.  Privately-owned reservoirs upstream of Lake Hartwell are releasing water, accounting for additional inflow for Lake […]

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South Carolina now drought free

An obvious conclusion to draw for the state’s committee of rain monitoring is that all of South Carolina is now drought-free.  Because of significant rain since mid-December, the drought response committee yesterday removed the incipient status of 16 counties and the moderate drought status of seven others.  Most stations across the state reported 7 to 14 inches since December 1, […]

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Topping out Oconee Hall

The renovations of the highest-sitting building on the Pendleton campus of Tri-County Technical College have reached the midpoint.  Yesterday a beam was hoisted into place to mark the halfway and, according to Tech’s Mandy Elmore, it was a sight to behold.  Harper General contractors have a $22M budget to do the job.  Included in the work are renovations to the […]

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Oconee school enrollment numbers

In the first few days of the second semester in Oconee public schools, countywide enrollment is down – for a third straight year.  Steve Hanvey, the associate superintendent, has some thoughts on why – which he is sharing in an interview airing today on 101.7/WGOG NEWS.  The current total enrollment is 10,153, with Walhalla High, Walhalla Middle, and Seneca’s Northside […]

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