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Oconee embraces I-85 sewer plan
November 9, 2009 - 10:47 p.m. EST Photo Reg Dexter WALHALLA - After years of funding studies, making plans and doing nothing, the Oconee County Council is on the verge of moving forward on a three-phase, $11.7 million plan to get sewer into the Interstate 85 corridor and proposed Golden Corner Commerce Park.
Two Oconee County men were in jail Friday after being arrested on separate assault charges Thursday.
House, barn burn in separate blazes
November 4, 2009 - 11:05 p.m. EST The South Union, Fair Play, Oakway and Cross Roads fire departments responded to a barn fire at 646 Worley Road in Westminster on Wednesday evening.
Fair Play man busted in Internet sting
A 57-year-old Fair Play man has been arrested in an undercover Internet sting conducted by the city of Orangeburg Department of Public Safety.
Police: Woman arrested after trying to kill her mother
A 29-year-old woman is still in jail after being arrested early Monday morning for allegedly trying to beat her mother to death.
Wreck sends vehicle plummeting off of I-85 bridge
A crane was brought in to remove a Ford Explorer that crashed over the guardrail Sunday and into a creek off of I-85 northbound near mile marker 6. Both occupants were from Virginia and were hauling a trailer carrying motorcycles.
Millions ride on impending development decisions
July 24, 2009 - 10:03 p.m. EST WALHALLA - In the weeks ahead, decisions will be made that will shape the future of economic development in Oconee County for decades.
Pickup's driver winds up in water after crash
The Fair Play Fire Department, Cross Roads Fire Department, Oakway Rescue and Oconee Medical Center EMS were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on West Pine Grove Road near Grant Road early Monday evening, July 13, 2009.
Father allegedly hits daughter, wife
July 2, 2009 - 10:11 p.m. EST WESTMINSTER - A man allegedly beat his juvenile daughter and his wife during a drunken rage on June 30.
Firefighters battle barn blaze for 5 hours
Cross Roads Fire Department along with Friendship, Oakway and Fair Play Fire Departments fought a hay barn fire at 9:47 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2009.
Suspected drug runners nabbed on I-85
Oconee County Sheriffa s deputies arrested two men early Thursday afternoon after a brief chase on Interstate 85.
Dr. Harry Mays led a life of service
FAIR PLAY -- Longtime physician Harry Mays Sr., who touched lives throughout his community as a doctor and volunteer, died at his Fair Play home Tuesday at the age of 89.
Dr. Harry B. Mays dies at age 89
FAIR PLAY a ' Word was received late Tuesday of the death of Dr. Harry B. Mays, a leader in the Fair Play community for many years.

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