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Smoke disbursed Friday from a Georgia prescribed burn all the way into Walhalla and as far south as the Bountyland Community near Seneca. Sky 96.3 Clayton Radio reported a 1,261 acre burn inside the Chattooga Ranger District, five miles northeast of Clayton. It prompted Mountain Rest Fire Department to post: “The wind is blowing our direction.”
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The kitchen at the Clemson University Madren Center anticipates a greater demand once the new alumni and visitor center is finished. The board of trustees will use $3.6 million in housing and dining money, along with an additional $700 thousand, to upgrade the kitchen. The trustees last week also approved two main campus projects: a $2.5M expansion to the R-4 […]
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A luncheon at the new Seneca Middle School is a sellout. Friday’s event, arranged by Oconee County and the chamber of commerce, will serve as the annual “State of Oconee” and is considered the first venue at the school scheduled to open later this year. Tours will be offered following the meal and the lineup of speakers.
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An apartment in Bountyland was burglarized twice on the same day, but the sheriff’s office made an arrest. According to the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, Angel Dawn Holloway, 34, is charged with petty larceny, along with first and second degree burglary. Deputies investigated burglaries, one in the morning, one in the evening, at Gail Court. Clothing items were stolen.
Read moreCentral- Adam Christian Tillman, 39, passed away on Thursday, April 4th, 2024 at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital. Born August 8th, 1984, in Newport News, Virginia, Adam was the son of William George Tillman and Vickie Sue Treadwell Moretz and Brent of Hendersonville, North Carolina. Adam was a paramedic, a volunteer fire fighter, and he dedicated his live to […]
Read moreWest Union, SC– Jerry Louis Davis, 70, of West Union, SC, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at his home. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mr. Davis was the son of the late Louis Coaxie Davis and Ruby Lee Stewart Davis. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Davis is survived by his daughters: Marilyn Hamby (Michael) […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC – Michael McMahan, 24, of Tamassee Salem, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2024. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mr. McMahan was the son of Lisa Sharee Bates McMahan and the late Daniel Calvin McMahan. He was a loving son and brother who was an avid Clemson and Nascar fan. Mr. McMahan loved fishing and spending […]
Read moreMountain Rest– Ferrell Franklin Spivey, 39, passed away on Friday, April 5th, 2024 at his residence. Ferrell was born in Valdosta, Georgia, and was the son of the Frank Spivey and Sandra Knipp Spivey Black. Ferrell worked in construction and had a great passion for the outdoors, whether it was fishing, camping or hanging out with friends. […]
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Ken Sloan says the interest of travel writers in Oconee County makes easier his job at Visit Oconee. One of those travel writers spent part of last week in the Land Beside the Water county. Bill Clevlen. The man that Sloan described as a combination national/global travel writer toured the county last year and photographed attraction scenes that interested him. […]
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Parisa Fitz-Henley moved from Los Angeles to Oconee County. She has taken up residence in the village of Newry, and she’s happy to be there. Fitz-Henley is one of the organizers for a 130-year Newry reunion this year. The reunion, which will feature a parade, will take place on Friday and Saturday, June 14 and 15. It’s going to be […]
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