Ronnie Dinkins

Seneca – Ronnie Albert Dinkins, 51, passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2023 at his residence.     Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Ronnie was the son of the late Levi and Ethel Ball Dinkins.  Ronnie was a Customer Service Representative and of the Christian Faith.       Ronnie is survived by his brother, David Dinkins of Lexington, SC; sisters, […]

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George Bennett

Seneca – George Bennett, 80, husband of Dollie Josephine Marcengill Bennett, passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2023 at his residence.   Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, George was the son of the late Dorothy Hartman Rosenzweig.  George retired from the textile industry where he was a mechanic.   George is survived by his wife, Dollie Bennett of Easley; sons, Robert […]

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Deceased security officer to be remembered in memorial service

A memorial service for “Jay” Hackney, the security officer at Prisma Oconee Memorial, who lost his life in last Friday’s car-truck accident at Oakway, is scheduled for Friday in the hospital chapel.  Hackney was 23 and described as  popular, especially in the emergency department where he worked.  His wife, Brianna, was injured in the accident and airlifted to a Greenville […]

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Oktoberfest spirit reigned last night

With two weeks to go, enthusiasm for Walhalla’s annual celebration of its founding was displayed at a meeting of the city’s Partners for Progress (WP2). As early as this weekend, expect to see the start to transform Sertoma Field into the setting for the 44th Oktoberfest.  A couple of attendees were in German attire, including Jessie Bunning who gave a […]

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Ribbon to be cut at rebuilt baseball field

Call it Fall Ball, if you will.  Baseball fans and the general public are invited to Walhalla’s Chicopee Field for the official re-opening of an old ballfield steeped in city recreation lore.  The field aligns Branch Street in a former textile mill neighborhood.  Mayor Edwards announced last night that the ribbon will be cut at 10 o’clock Saturday morning in […]

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Search for second kayaker ends in tragedy

The body of one of two kayakers blown by wind into the waters of Lake Jocassee Saturday was recovered early this afternoon by state DNR divers in water around 45 feet deep.  Coroner Addis identifies the victim as 23-year old Auburn, Georgia resident Joshua A. Morales.  His manner of death, Addis, says is accidental due to drowning.  A female kayaker […]

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Residents’ Rights Month

In the event you are a resident of one of South Carolina’s long-term health care facilities, you are there with rights afforded to patients.  This is national Residents’ Rights Month; in South Carolina, the governor has issued a proclamation stressing the importance of residents of long-term care facilities maintaining dignity and autonomy.  South Carolina DHEC regulates nearly 200 nursing homes […]

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Graham blames Iran

Vicious and barbaric are terms used today by South Carolina’s senior senator to describe the Hammas attacks into Israel.  Before fulfilling an appearance at the Clemson Rotary Club, Senator Graham made clear to reporters that behind the attacks, he’s sure, is Iran, and he’s suggesting that the Mideast country pay a price to its oil-based economy.

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