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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123 new cases, 15 more deaths

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced 123 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 yesterday, and 15 additional deaths were reported to DHEC. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 5,735 and those who have died to 192. 14 of the deaths occurred in elderly individuals in Berkeley […]

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Orangeburg County man was fatality near Townville

The Anderson County Coroner, Greg Shore, has identified a man from the Orangeburg County town of Elloree as the victim of a late Monday night accident near Townville. He was Jeremiah Antoine Blackmon, 39 years old. The coroner was notified around midnight Tuesday morning after Fork Rescue and South Carolina Highway Patrol responded to S.C. Highway 243 near Townville. Blackmon […]

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Lights ON for Oconee’s 2020 seniors

On Friday May 8th, 2020 at 8:20pm (20:20 Military time), SDOC will join in the national #BeTheLight campaign. The lights at all three SDOC high school stadiums will be turned on for 20 minutes to recognize and honor the Class of 2020. All seniors are invited to drive through campus during this time. All students and families must remain in […]

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South Carolina testing sites being strengthened

The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is helping to expand COVID-19 testing capabilities for the novel coronavirus COVID-19 by deploying rapid-testing devices and testing supplies to areas of the state where testing for the virus may be limited. The Abbott ID NOW COVID-19 rapid-response test recently received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]

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State agency plagued by call volumes and limited staff

The following statement was issued this morning by the South Carolina DNR: “We continue to experience higher than normal wait times on our boat titling and licensing hotlines. To comply with Governor McMaster’s executive orders and to ensure the health and wellbeing of both our staff and customers, our offices have restricted public access and are operating with a limited number […]

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