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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today regarding a report of a burglary and vandalism yesterday at an Oconee County church. The vandalism was reported to the complainant by a parishioner of the church around 8:30am yesterday. A deputy responded to St. John’s Anglican Church on River Road near Westminster yesterday morning and began an […]
Read moreCorps of Engineers officials at Hartwell Lake have closed all access at Singing Pines Recreation Area, including the roadway leading to the boat ramp parking area, in response to repeated trespassing of the adjacent closed day-use area and public safety issues along the park entrance road and the boat ramp parking area. “Closure of the ramp area, immediately adjacent to […]
Read morePrisma Health’s hospital-based COVID-19 drive-through testing sites will be closed Monday, May 25, for Memorial Day. Sites will reopen Tuesday at their usual start times. Sites are at Greenville Memorial Hospital, Laurens County Hospital, Oconee Memorial Hospital, Richland Hospital and Tuomey Hospital.
Read moreA 26-year old Oconee man has been arrested by sheriff’s officers on charges that he burglarized a home near Seneca and took ammunition, a slingshot, and two fishing reels. The crimes were reported yesterday at a S. Cove Road home. Deputies say they arrested Anthony Michael Griffin near the house. According to authorities, deputies found a backpack near the home […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Dr. Janet Burgess Cobb, 52, wife of Gregg Wendell Cobb, of 297 Lakeview Drive, Walhalla, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at her residence. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Cobb is the daughter of Sandra Burgess Orr of Walhalla, SC and the late Broadus “Bow” J. Burgess. She was a self-employed Chiropractor and was […]
Read moreThe chief operating officer for Prisma Health in Oconee, Hunter Kome, says his best advice is for everyone to wear a mask. Kome fears that if the general public, for whatever reason, won’t wear masks, another shutdown is possible. So far, however, Oconee hospital test results are encouraging. He told the chamber of commerce’s JoAnn Johnson that of 900 COVID-19 […]
Read moreApproaching 40 million, joblessness across the country has hit unprecedented numbers. But, once again, first time claims are falling among the Oconee County workforce. The county’s first-time claimants were reported today at 305, descending downward from the 1,000 levels from the first known weeks of COVID-19. As counted by the state Department of Employment and Workforce, here’s the picture in […]
Read moreAt its meeting on Monday, May 11 the, the School Board approved the hiring of Alden Broome to fill the role of assistant principal at Walhalla High School for the 2020-2021 school year. Broome, a Walhalla High School graduate, has taught in the district for the last seven years, including the last two at Walhalla High. Besides teaching social studies, […]
Read moreSeneca, SC — Emagene Rooney Sloan, 81, wife of the late Fred Martin Sloan, of 431 Singing Pines Road, Seneca, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Quantico, VA, Mrs. Sloan was the daughter of the late Harry Alocious and Selma Emma Christ Rooney. She retired […]
Read moreEmergency housing assistance is available to South Carolinians facing financial hardships due to the COVID-19 crisis. The assistance is being provided by SC Thrive in the amount of $1,500 for rent in a one-time lump sum payment directly to property owners or management companies. Those who can qualify include those affected by shutdowns, closures, layoffs, reduced work hours, or unpaid […]
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