Sara Payne

Westminster – Sara Ann Hall Payne, 66, wife of James Payne, passed away on Monday, October 16, 2023 at her residence surrounded by her loving family.   Born December 1st, 1956 in Oconee County, South Carolina, Sara was the daughter of the late John Ray Hall and Lois Patterson Galloway (Luke).  Sara was a homemaker, served as a former Sunday […]

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Early voting dates

Voters in Oconee’s five towns and cities may vote early, ahead of the November 7 elections.  The office of Oconee Elections announces early voting will run Monday through Friday, October 23-27 at the office, 415 S. Pine Street, Walhalla.  Hours are 8:30 am to 5 pm.  If you’re going, remember to bring a photo ID.  

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Soup kitchen in need of volunteers

If you can spare some time, Seneca’s soup kitchen will be highly appreciative.  Our Daily Bread at 106 Jordan Street needs volunteers to help prepare and serve lunch meals.  According to the chamber of commerce, it’s a great opportunity to serve underserved individuals and families by helping them with a nutritious meal and reducing the stress in their lives.  Volunteer […]

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As a girl, she fished Walhalla’s streams

A career in health care and the military took Dr. Theresa Gonzales to ports around the world, but she’s never forgotten Walhalla the place where, as a child, she fished its streams.  That’s partly why the Oconee Chamber of Commerce Friday welcomed Gonzales as its featured speaker at the First State of Oconee Luncheon since prior to the world pandemic.  […]

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Chief Goff Lifetime Achievement Awards

A Sunday afternoon ceremony at the Keowee Fire Department remembered the department’s first chief, Ed Goff, a career fire fighter who, along with his wife, Carolyn, relocated from the Midlands to a cabin in Tamassee and took the reins of the fire department based at Keowee Key in the mid 1990’s.  He designed the original firehouse and Keowee’s first fire […]

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Open house denotes fire station

Men and women have been answering calls within the Corinth-Shiloh Fire District of Oconee County for 60 years.  Yesterday was a day to mark that with an open house that offered a bouncy house and other fun stuff directed at the youngest population within the fire service area, with the idea also to teach kids about fire safety.  The department’s […]

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Home fire near West Union

An overnight home fire near West Union is under investigation.  No one reported hurt at the Woodland Way address near highway 11.  The brick home was heavily damaged, according to one fire fighter with whom we spoke. Fire fighters on scene for about four hours. The report of the fire on Woodland Way near highway 11 came just past midnight.

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Hazel Elrod

Mountain Rest – Hazel Leeoria Wilbanks Elrod, 79, wife of the late Clyde Julion Elrod, passed away Friday, October 13th, 2023 at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House surrounded by her loving family.     Born February 27th, 1944, in Oconee County, SC, Hazel was the daughter of the late Carlee and Rose Cobb Wilbanks.  Hazel worked at Jantzen and was […]

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Robert Watson Walden

  Seneca, SC – Robert Watson Walden, 91, husband of Rena McKown Walden, of Seneca, passed away on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at the Residences at Park Place.   A native of Kemp, GA, Mr. Walden was the son of the late Seth Watson and Ruby Henry Walden. He was a Corporal in the US Air Force and served during […]

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