Norma Cantrell

Norma White Cantrell, age 91, of Inverness, Florida, passed away on Saturday, September 30, 2023, at East Bay Rehabilitation Center in Clearwater, Florida.   Norma was born in Seneca, South Carolina on February 13, 1932, to Claude Garvin and Margie Smith White.  Norma graduated from Westminster High School and lived the majority of her life in Westminster, SC.  In 2000, […]

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Adaptive bicycles for kids, a new project for local Rotarians

Inspired by a recent meeting program, the Walhalla Rotary Club has started a fundraising project to make adaptive bicycles available to local schools.  The Rotarians have chosen James Brown Elementary School to be the first recipient of a bike designed for children with mobility disabilities who often don’t get a lot of physical exercise.  Just one bike costs $4 thousand, […]

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Clemson utility repairs

The city of Clemson’s contractor, GarCon Construction, has begun work on the wastewater system in various neighborhoods across the Pickens County municipality. It’s a project in advance of larger repairs to water, sewer, and stormwater infrastructure in the neighborhoods.  What’s called “point” repairs are to remove obstruction issues in the main sewer lines on Riggs Drive, Poole Lane, Monaco Estates, […]

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Tax formula settled

The formula that Oconee follows to set this year’s property tax bills is decided – the result of a unanimous county council vote last night.  This, following a presentation by the county auditor.  Christy Hubbard says she took into consideration the monies approved for the current county budgets and the latest assessed property values.  Those values reflect an expanding tax […]

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Bus rider and gun under investigation

The county public schools issued the following statement this afternoon: “The School District of Oconee County received reports yesterday that a middle school student had a gun on a Seneca area bus. A joint and immediate response by Seneca Middle administration and the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office occurred.  The situation is still actively being investigated by law enforcement and school […]

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Seneca health care workers reap state award

A Seneca physician and health care workers at her practice are being recognized today with an award given during a South Carolina Immunization Conference.  A collaboration award went to Dr. Carey Gully and staff members at the Blue Ridge Pediatrics.  The award winners from Seneca and others so honored from around the state were selected from a pool of health […]

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Attempted murder case in Walhalla

What appears to the police to have been an argument led to the shooting last weekend of a 34-year old Walhalla man.  The police today are announcing the arrest of a 32-year old , Darion Wheeler, on charges of attempted murder and possession of a weapon during violent crime.   The police say that they found an adult male with multiple […]

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