“It’s a beautiful school”

“Beautiful” is the word that Denise McCormick uses to describe her impressions of the first time inside Seneca’s new middle school, under construction on the Wells Highway.  Chairwoman McCormick and her fellow trustees toured the construction project yesterday.  They probably wore comfortable walking shoes.  From one end to the other is an estimated two-tenths of a mile.  That’ll be a […]

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Donna Jean Kelley Smith

Walhalla, SC — Donna Jean Kelley Smith, 74, of Walhalla, SC, passed away on Monday, June 5, 2023 at Foothills Assisted Living in West Union, SC.   Ms. Smith was the daughter of the late William Allen and Clara Edith White Kelley. She was a member of College Street Baptist Church.   Ms. Smith is survived by her sons: Timothy […]

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Domestic violence victim speaks out

An Oconee domestic violence victim is speaking about her ordeal and her hopes that better attention paid to victims can lead eventually to making a dent in a problem which appears pervasive in the types of crimes in society today.  Crystal Campbell’s husband, Demetrius, received a three-year prison sentence last week after his plea of guilty to domestic violence first […]

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New principals

At its regularly scheduled board meeting held Monday, June 5, 2023, the School District of Oconee County Board of Trustees approved several new principals for the 2023-2024 school year.  Dr. Michael Thorsland, superintendent, said, “We look forward to working with each of these individuals as they step into the role of principal.”  Amanda Scott has been named principal of Keowee […]

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New Oconee trial docket

Having just finished an abbreviated week of General Sessions Court, Oconee is getting ready for another.  The new trial docket shows murder and other charges against Braxton Earl to be adjudicated in the next court term — Monday through Friday, June 19-23. Earl is charged with firing the shot that killed a fellow Pendleton resident, Richard Dennis Keese, in 2021 […]

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Apply for work with the Sewer Authority, please

It was a point stressed yesterday by the board chairman, Brian Ramey of Westminster, the dollars required to treat the county’s piped wastewater is one thing.  As important are the men and women who work at the job.  And these days, like many other employers, Oconee’s Joint Regional Sewer Authority is having trouble attracting enough job applicants to do the […]

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Budget projected to produce a surplus

An agreed upon budget yesterday makes the business of sewer treatment in Oconee County in excess of $6 million a year.  The board of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority approved a new operations and maintenance budget projecting $6.7 million in revenues and $6.4 million in expenses.  The year-end surplus is anticipated to be nearly 330 and three-quarter thousand dollars.  A […]

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Domestic violence arrest near Walhalla

A Greenville man was arrested over the weekend and charged in a domestic disturbance investigation near Walhalla.  According to the sheriff’s office, 24-year-old James Morrison Holland was located inside a vehicle at a traffic stop at the highway 11-28 interchange, after an officer received an adult female’s complaint at an address on Myrtlewood Drive near Walhalla.  Holland was charged with […]

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John Towery

Westminster – John William Towery, 64, husband of Jeanne Applegate Towery, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2023 at his residence.   Born in Douglasville, Georgia, John was the son of the late Jerry C. Towery and Barbara Sue Reed Towery.  John was a Printer, Mason, and he attended Fairview Community Church.  John enjoyed fishing, riding and showing Paso Fino […]

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