Kathy Fowler

Westminster – Katherine “Kathy” Lynn Fowler, 57, passed away September 30, 2019 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. A Memorial Service to be announced at a later date. The family will receive guests 6-8 pm, Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at the home of Holly Menard, 208 RC Drive, Westminster, SC 29693. The family is at the residence. Condolences […]

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Construction worker charged with grand theft

The police in Seneca say a construction worker has been charged with burglary and grand larceny at a work site on W. Quincy Road. The crimes were reported Wednesday last week after the homeowner returned after having taken a friend to a Columbia doctor’s appointment. Law enforcement authorities today listed the arrest and grand larceny charges against Westminster area resident […]

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Month later, still snags in property buy

Oconee School District identified property last winter as its first choice for a new Seneca middle school. But there are obstacles in the way of a property buy involving multiple owners. That has district officials considering other properties, in the event property on Wells Highway at Garrison Road proves unsuitable to the DOT conditions for entrance ways. Still, according to […]

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Oconeean’s name added to national memorial

The name of a rural Oconee County policeman from the early 20th century has been added to the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, according to an announcement this morning by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office. It’s the name of William Henry Talley, a rural county policeman, who died in 1928 one day after trying to quell a church service disruption. […]

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Betty Ruth Morgan

West Union, SC — Betty Ruth Morgan, 84, of Ebenezer Rd., West Union, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019 at Cottingham Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, October 1, 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, Tuesday, October 1, 2019, […]

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Six-hour yard sale attracts crowd in Fair Play

If you like quiet, you’d like Fair Play. Even though the Oconee-Anderson community has an interstate running through it, life in the farm community is often quiet. Not so quiet Saturday. Businesswoman Hope Parker staged the Fair-Town Times annual yard sale in front of her home on the E. Fair Play Boulevard. The event featured a lot of what’s typical […]

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Are political signs in Walhalla proper, even legal?

A question that’s likely to be addressed when Walhalla city fathers gather tomorrow evening is whether political signs on city property are legal until two weeks before an election. At the least, another question raised over social media during the weekend is whether roadside signs are something Walhalla wants visitors to Oktoberfest to see three weekends from now. Several candidate […]

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Walhalla political forum will run two hours

Plans are coming together for an event to showcase the nine men and one woman who aspire for Walhalla public office in the November 5 election.  The four mayoral candidates and the six candidates for three city council seats have been sent invitations by the Partners for Progress to appear at the Walhalla Depot from 6:30 to 8:30 Tuesday night, […]

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Highway 76 fatality identified

The 47-year old woman killed in Saturday night’s rollover accident on highway 76 near Westminster has been identified as Crystal Gail Holbrooks. The driver of the SUV, Jason Scott Holbrooks, was flown by a medical helicopter to Greenville. The highway patrol reported the accident occurred around 7 Saturday night on US 76 near the Cobb Bridge Road when the 2001 […]

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