Rodney Alan Grant

Seneca- Rodney Alan Grant, 59, husband of Teresa Rogers Grant, of 753 Lacey Lane, Seneca, passed away November 29, 2019, at his residence. A funeral service will be held 2 pm, Wednesday, December 4th, 2019 at Sandifer Funeral home chapel, the family will receive friends prior to the service from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm, Wednesday, December 4th, 2019. Burial […]

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Ivan Milton Madden

Seneca – Ivan Milton Madden, 84, husband of the late Cora Elizabeth Madden, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Richard Campbell Veterans Nursing Home. A funeral service will be held 11 am, Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019 at the Chapel of Sandifer Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 9:30 am -10:30 am prior to the service at the […]

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Christmas excitement tonight in Seneca

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 […]

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Pedestrian killed in rural Oconee

A 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.

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Abandoned house fire in Utica

A 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.

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Charles “Buddy” M. Land

Walhalla, 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. […]

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Vera Julia “Judy” Heaton Alexander

Westminster, 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, […]

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Home fire victim identified

The 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 […]

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Sheriff’s tracking dog pays dividends to Walhalla

The 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 […]

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Troopers talk traffic safety at welcome center

Two 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 […]

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