“Arson, carrying fire on lands of another”

With help from a Friendship fire fighter, Oconee Sheriff’s Office arrested a 32-year old Seneca man accused of setting fire to brush and trash on N. Strawberry Farm Road Sunday afternoon.  Law enforcement records identify the arrested man as Dawson Monroe Addis and charge against him as willfully burning lands of another.”  According to the sheriff’s office, Friendship fire personnel […]

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oconee.myresourceguide.org

Soup kitchens and Seneca’s homeless shelter notwithstanding, what is available locally to address Oconee’s increasing problem of homelessness?  The question reverberated last night during the Oconee Municipal Association meeting.  A website has been created to assist people in need: https://oconee.myresourceguide.org/resources. Deputy Chief Mike Carroll of Prisma Health Oconee Memorial oversees the resource.  As pointed out by Lt. Crompton of the […]

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West Union man dies after head-on collision

The office of Anderson County coroner has identified an elderly West Union man the fatal victim in a head-on crash yesterday afternoon at Pendleton.  Joseph E. Stewart, Jr., died at 4:50 pm at Prisma Health, Greenville after being life-flighted and treated at the scene of the two-vehicle accident near Tri-County Technical College.  The coroner’s office gave the following account:  “The […]

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Homeless estimate a changing number

Oconee municipal leaders and guests learned during a meeting last night of a recent spike in the numbers of homeless throughout the county.  Executive Director Tim Gordon of Our Daily Rest quoted a United States HUD estimate of 84 homeless individuals in January this year; however, sheriff’s lieutenant Tommy Crompton estimates “more than 300” currently, though he concedes it’s a […]

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Clint Loggins

  Westminster – Clint Barry Loggins, 57, passed away on Saturday, August 19, 2023.   Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Clint was the son of Delores “Dee” Smith Loggins and the late James Clinton Loggins.  Clint formerly worked in textiles for J.P. Stevens and was a United States Army Veteran, a member of the Westminster American Legion, and of […]

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Betty Whitfield

Seneca – Betty Jean Swift Whitfield, 91, wife of the late Thomas B. Whitfield, passed away on Saturday, August 19, 2023 at Seneca Health & Rehabilitation.   Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Betty was the daughter of the late Hiwatha Swift and Mary Carroll Swift.  Betty was retired from the textile industry and of the Baptist faith.  Betty enjoyed […]

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Gene Nicholson

Seneca – Charles Gene Nicholson, 92, husband of Millie Buchanan Nicholson, passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2023 at his residence.   Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Gene was the son of the late Louie Oscar Nicholson and Mirtis Cleveland Nicholson.  Gene was a graduate of Seneca High School and Forest Business College, former accountant for Roper Ford, a […]

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