Clem Wilbanks

  Mountain Rest, SC – Clem Wilbanks, 78, husband of Mildred Hunnicutt Wilbanks, of Mountain Rest, passed away Friday, May 12, 2023 at Greenville Memorial Hospital.   A native of Mountain Rest, SC, Clem was the son of the late Charlie and Leila Wilbanks. He worked in construction but his life long work was with the Long Creek Apples. He […]

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Update from the SC Department of Transportation

Motorists entering South Carolina after crossing the I-85 bridge from Georgia are in for a smoother ride, but it will be a while.  A spokeswoman for the South Carolina DOT responded this afternoon to the inquiry from 101.7/WGOG NEWS about the cracked and bumpy asphalt that northbound vehicles from Georgia face when entering South Carolina.  The DOT’S Kelly Moore said, […]

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The governor wants extra duty for the lawmakers

Governor Henry McMaster has issued Executive Order 2023-13 to reconvene the General Assembly for an extra legislative session to take up enhanced penalties for illegal gun possession, bond reform, the General Appropriations Act, the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act, and other matters of public importance beginning Tuesday, May 16 at 12:00 PM. “The General Assembly has made progress on a few […]

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Arrest in child sex crime investigation

A 30-year old Oconee man stands accused of multiple sex crimes against children after his arrest at his home Tuesday near highway 59.  The sheriff’s office identified Cory Donovan Simpson as charged with sexual exploitation of a minor second degree.  Besides the sheriff’s office, the investigation involved the Anderson Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Homeland Security.  According to the […]

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Martha Ann Finley

Walhalla, SC — Martha Ann Finley, 74, wife of Ronnie Finley, of Walhalla, SC, passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at North Greenville Long Term Acute Care Hospital.   A native of Seneca, SC, Mrs. Finley was the daughter of the late Hoyt and Mae McAlister Hightower. She worked in manufacturing at Kendall and attended North Walhalla Church of […]

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To make arrest, Oconee Sheriff’s Office worked with federal agency

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Homeland Security, arrested a Seneca man Tuesday on 15 counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor – 2nd degree. 30 year old Cory Donovan Simpson, of Watershed Road, was released from the Detention Center Wednesday after posting bond. Simpson received a combined $155,000 […]

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