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The annual Seneca Christmas parade will roll thru the city starting at 6 o’clock tonight. There’s a change in this year’s route, to better accentuate the seasonal lights along E. Main Street in front of the downtown park. Everyone has an invitation from the mayor and the council to join them for the official tree lighting. The holiday events tonight […]
Read moreA 44-year old Oconee man died Saturday night in a Greenville hospital. Authorities say Russell Alan Tupper was the pedestrian victim of a motor vehicle accident Thanksgiving Day night on Critter Road near SC 11. Coroner Karl Addis says Tupper died of a head injury. The highway patrol investigated.
Read moreA late night house fire in the Utica Community near Seneca. According to Rural Fire Control, the house that caught fire was abandoned and no injuries resulted. The fire location was an empty house on James Street near Goddard Avenue. A fire at Lonsdale Street home last week in Utica took the life of a 27-year old man.
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Charles “Buddy” M. Land, 83, of Walhalla, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at Cottingham Hospice House, following a long illness. A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Sunday, December 1, 2019, at Davenport Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 PM, Sunday, prior to the service, at Davenport Funeral Home. […]
Read moreWestminster, SC — Vera Julia “Judy” Heaton Alexander, 79, wife of Frederick Harold Alexander, Jr., passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at Cottingham Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Friday, November 29, 2019, at Davenport Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Oconee Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1:00 – 2:00 PM, […]
Read moreThe man found dead in the Tuesday home fire near Seneca was a 27-year old who was known to have stayed at the Lonsdale Street location in the Utica Community. He was Seth Jacob Gaunt. According to Coroner Karl Addis, Gaunt was identified by his general appearance, tattoos, along with a fingerprint comparison to a known print on file with […]
Read moreThe replacement K9 of the Oconee Sheriff’s Office paid off handsomely during a recent crime investigation. At the request of the Walhalla police, K9 Thor and its handler, Deputy Justin Stokes, mobilized to help track and apprehend a man allegedly responsible for thefts and burglaries. Once the suspect was in custody, Thor began a search that led officers to recover […]
Read moreTwo South Carolina troopers are spending part of the day talking traffic safety with I-85 drivers who pull into the state Welcome Center at Fair Play. And, why not? According to the motor club AAA, the day before Thanksgiving has earned the nicknames of “Blackout Wednesday” and “Drinksgiving” because it’s sometimes a more popular partying night than New Year’s. And […]
Read moreSeneca, SC — Melvin Thomas Towe, 74, husband of Patricia Sanders Towe, of 139 Flat Creek Road, Seneca, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Saturday, November 30, 2019, at Davenport Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Oconee Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 PM, […]
Read moreSheriff Mike Crenshaw confirmed this morning that in a fight between two Oconee jail inmates this week one of them bit off a small part of the ear of the other inmate. However, no charges resulted from the altercation. About fights in the jail, Crenshaw said, “Our staff strives to classify inmates when they come in and place them in […]
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