Nancy Bearden

  Seneca – Nancy Annette Bearden Certain, 73, passed away, Monday, March 13, 2023 at her residence.   Born in Seneca, South Carolina, Nancy was the daughter of the late Harold Bearden and Florence Blackmon Bearden.  Nancy was a homemaker who loved a good cup of coffee while spending time with her cats, listening to good music and enjoying her […]

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The feds launch attack against chemicals in drinking water

An EPA measure announced today, if finalized, will require public water systems to monitor for PFAS chemicals.  Proposed is a first-ever national standard aimed to protect communities from PFAS (polyfluoralkyl) substances that, it’s believed, can settle in the blood, kidney, and liver, and lead to serious health problems, include cancer and obsesity.  South Carolina’s health agency, DHEC, has begun to […]

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New principals approved

New principals are being placed in two Oconee public schools.  The school district today announced that Joshua Harrison is the new Fair-Oak Elementary School principal; Eddie Payne is a new assistant principal at West-Oak Middle School.  Harrison started his career in 2009 as a P-E teacher at Walhalla Elementary School.  Payne taught at West-Oak Middle.  In 2021-22 he was that […]

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Update–search for crime suspect

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in locating a wanted subject with outstanding arrest warrants. 38 year old Ralph Jake Goss, Jr. of Columbia, SC is currently wanted on three outstanding arrest warrants from the Walhalla Police Department on charges of Kidnapping, Possession of a Weapon during Commission of a Violent Crime and Assault with […]

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Graham lauds Boeing-Saudi Arabia deal

A multi-billion dollar purchase of Boeing 787 Dreamliners by Saudia Arabia is called great news for South Carolina, in the view of Senator Lindsey Graham.  The Republican senator says, “I worked very closely with Boeing, the South Carolina delegation, Saudi Arabia and the administration to overcome the obstacles to make this deal possible.”  The planes, designed for long distance travel, […]

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Nuisance animal trapping at a Clemson creek

The state has contracted with the USDA to trap what are called nuisance animals inside the right of way adjacent to Clemson’s Tottie’s Place, a small park that borders the Ashley Dearing Park.  A Clemson announcement states the traps will be submerged in water and signs placed to mark their locations.  The traps are considered dangerous and members of the […]

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