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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Prescribed burn today adjacent to lake

The Andrew Pickens Ranger District is looking to assist in a 135 acre prescribed burn adjoining Devils Fork State Park today. Objectives are for hazardous fuels reduction and to reintroduce fire into a fire dependent ecosystem. Smoke impacts should be short duration and minimal and tracking toward Pickens, SC. Smoke will be visible on Lake Jocassee.

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Flower unique to Oconee to be celebrated

Dan and Sherrie Whitten are explaining their admiration for a white flower which blooms in only a few places on the planet, including Oconee County.  And the Whittens draw attention to this year’s BellFest, a one-day festival at the Devil’s Fork State Park where guided tours will be offered Saturday, March 18 to see the Oconee Bell, a white flower […]

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