Lucy Allene Hood Carver

Seneca, SC — Lucy Allene Hood Oliver, 82, wife of the late Newton Harbin Oliver, of 204 Gracie Street, Seneca, passed away Monday, April 27, 2020, at her home. A native of Walhalla, SC, Mrs. Oliver was the daughter of the late C.P. Hood and Millie Duckett Hood. She worked at several sewing plants, Sangamo and retired from The Inn […]

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Billy Ray Stewart

Walhalla – Billy Ray Stewart, 73, of 1882 Westminster Highway passed away April 28, 2020 at Prisma Cottingham Hospice House. Born in Oconee, SC, he was the son of the late Lewis Dee Stewart and Ara Wilson Stewart. Billy was a heavy equipment operator with Oconee County Roads and Bridges Department and was of Church of God faith. Billy was […]

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Sympton checker for COVID-19

Prisma Health has started an interactive symptom-checker for COVID-19 on its website. The service is free to everyone, regardless of whether they are patients at Prisma Health. The click-to-chat platform launched last Friday by computer or mobile device at https://www.prismahealth.org/coronavirus/ or by texting “COVID19” to 83973. “The quick, easy feedback helps not only those individuals seeking medical advice but helps […]

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Boaters reminded of governor’s order

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ (SCDNR) Law Enforcement Division would like to remind boaters throughout the state that Gov. Henry McMaster’s Executive Order prohibiting the beaching or “rafting” of boats on islands, sandbars or beaches statewide is still in effect. On Monday, April 28, Gov. McMaster extended for an additional 15 days the declared State of Emergency in S.C […]

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Report on COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes

DHEC has issued a new report on deaths associated with COVID-19 in South Carolina’s nursing homes, assisted living and similar facilities. The list, which includes both residents and staff, does not list any Oconee facility as having had a death connected to the virus. According to the list, there’s one confirmed case among residents and staff at Prisma’s Lila Doyle […]

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Oconee testing better than it was

In the view of one Oconee doctor, there has been greater opportunity for COVID-19 tests in the county than earlier.  “Testing has improved pretty dramatically in the past couple of weeks,” says Dr. Billy Campbell of Westminster.  So far, Oconee test results have indicated two dozen county residents positive for the virus.  Among the locations that, with doctors’ orders, offer […]

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Paper shred day is Friday

Oconee Federal Savings and Loan in Seneca will offer a free paper and document shredding day on Friday.  It’s planned as a drive-up service between the hours of 9 am and 1 pm at the bank’s 201 N. Second Street location.  Your documents will be destroyed on site.  Please, no plastic sacks.

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Payroll Protection round two

The Small Business Administration’s inspector general will investigate the implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program, a spokesman for the independent watchdog agency tells ABC News. Specifically, the agency will review timing of the implementation, lender participation, the guidance provided to lenders, the system used to process loans and the timeliness of loan approval and disbursement. The original program has been […]

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Diane Freeman Gibson

Westminster, SC — Diane Freeman Gibson, 69, wife of Charles Edward Gibson, of 651 Poplar Springs Road, Westminster, passed away Monday, April 27, 2020, at her home. A native of Seneca, SC, Mrs. Gibson was the daughter of the late Ernest Calhoun and Eula Mae Peay Freeman. She retired from Itron and was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church. […]

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