Volunteer workers return Saturday to Seneca

Volunteers organized by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will return to the Seneca area this Saturday responding to work orders that are telephoned to a home cleanup hotline. Dr. Jayson Jones, a leader in the South Carolina church, They can help cut fallen trees, tarp roofs, mitigate mold, and provide other services. They are able to […]

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Camp fire restrictions lifted

Camp fire restrictions have been lifted inside four ranger districts inside the state’s national forests, including the Sumter National Forest in Oconee County.  The Forest Service announced the lifting of the camp fire ban with the expectation that, for the next month, there will be above normal rainfall.  But in allowing camp fires in the national forests, all campers are […]

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Early morning fires

Two early morning fires in the areas of Walhalla-Westminster.  The worst fire broke out around 2 o’clock this morning at what appears to be an abandoned home on Little Country Lane.  The second fire burned a 15-foot carport/shed at Yellow Bell Road. Walhalla Fire Chief Brandon Burton says that fire appears accidental and started from a lawnmower.  No one reported […]

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Seneca continues power restoration work

By yesterday, Seneca Light and Water had reduced the outages to 250 customers.  A total of 130 linemen continue to try to restore service to those customers.  At the height of the tornado damage, the city utilities department faced up to 5,000 individual customers who had lost service.  Meantime, clean-up efforts have been well underway.

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Donald Don “Big Bird” O’Connor

Westminster- Donald Don “Big Bird” O’Connor, Jr, 68, of 153 Greenfield Road, passed away April 21, 2020 at Anmed Hospital. Born in Huntington, NY, he was the son of the late Donald O’Connor, Sr and Helen Gill O’Connor. Don was a United States Air Force Veteran and was self-employed with his brother, Robert O’Connor at B&D Grading and Landscaping. Survivors […]

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Shower service ends

The City of Seneca and Oconee County have announced that shower services offered by the Seneca YMCA for those affected by the tornado were discontinued at 5 pm yesterday. Showers were still available at Utica Baptist Church last night with the last person in need of a shower allowed at 8:30.

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SC: 160 new cases, five more deaths

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 160 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, and five additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 4,761 and those who have died to 140. Three deaths occurred in elderly individuals from Berkeley (1), Clarendon (1), and Richland […]

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Grocery “re-start” bags available at no charge

The JoAnn Johnson Media Foundation, a 501c3 organization in partnership with the United Way, Zone 7 Landscaping and Scenic Heights Church in West Union will give out Grocery Restart Bags on Saturday at the Shaver Recreational Complex. These bags include refrigerated items that may have been lost due to the power outage which resulted from the tornado. They began providing […]

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Superintendentdisappointed, but understands

Dr. Michael Thorsland, superintendent of Oconee School District, admits he was disappointed to hear that the governor and the state superintendent believe it’s best that schools do not re-open the classrooms for the rest of the current year. But he understands and supports Governor McMaster’s recognition that it’s difficult to prevent social distancing in the schools. Part of Thorsland’s disappointment […]

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Through the maze of the unemployment system

The anxiety felt about falling into the unemployment lines by the world pandemic is not only felt by the displaced workers of South Carolina. It’s felt also by those in charge of administering the state’s jobless benefits. And James Suber can empathize with those who are frustrated trying to navigate a system that requires communications by the internet. Suber, the […]

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