A new prescribed burn

The Andrew Pickens Ranger District is looking to burn 133 acres in the Longcreek area today. Objectives are hazardous fuels reduction and wildlife habitat maintenance. Smoke impacts should be of short duration with minimal impacts. Smoke may be visible from Hwy. 76.

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Cora Burton

  Westminster – Cora Lee Burton, 85, loving wife of Lex William Burton, passed away on Tuesday, February 28th, 2023 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital.   Cora was the daughter of the late Alvin Massey Lee and Nettie Caronia Rothell Lee. Cora was a loving and devoted housewife who loved to cook and bake for others and she […]

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The closing of an Itron manufacturing plant in Minnesota is said to be a benefit to Itron’s West Union location on n. highway 11.  Word from across the country is that Washington State-based Itron announced on Monday it will close its Waseca, Minnesota plant late in 2024 and move the operations to its existing West Union complex.  A company news […]

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The Dream Center withdraws

A source working with the group that attempted to attract the Dream Center of Easley says, “We will no longer pursue the property currently occupied by Seneca Middle School as a possible site for the Dream Center and other non-profits.  While we were hoping a partnership with several non-profits and the City of Seneca could be developed, we no longer […]

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Frances Tate

Seneca – Frances Louise Hightower Holbrooks Tate, 83, wife of Walter Edward Tate and the late James Frank Holbrooks, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2023 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital.   Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Frances was the daughter of the late James Duckworth Hightower and Evie Savannah Payne Hightower.  Frances retired from Chicopee/Avondale Mills […]

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Verdict for the plaintiff

An Oconee County verdict this afternoon for the plaintiff in the case of Murphy vs. Savel.  Murphy was awarded $375 thousand in his negligence lawsuit.  At the time of his injuries volunteer fire fighter Murphy stood directing traffic on the Old Clemson Highway and was struck by a car driven by Tammy Marie Savel.  It was two-day trial.  Each side […]

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Billy Reid

Westminster – Billy Joe Reid, 86, husband of Sara Collins Reid, passed away on Monday, February 27th, 2023 at his residence.   Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Billy was the son of the late Cliff Reid and Gladys Graham Reid.  Billy was the owner and operator of Green Low Dairy Farms and a United States Air Force Veteran.   Billy […]

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To deliberate while they lunch

At this hour, boxes of pizza were been delivered to the Oconee Courthouse.  That’s what’s for lunch for the jury in Murphy vs. Savel, a civil dispute from a 2019 accident near Seneca.  The jurors are being asked for a verdict for either plaintiff Timothy Alan Murphy or defendant Tammy Marie Savel.  The plaintiff’s side seeks compensation for the injuries […]

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