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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 […]
Read moreSeneca – 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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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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A car parked late at night and left running for three to four hours is going to attract attention. That’s what happened last Saturday night at a highway 11 convenience store near Salem. Two Oconee deputies found a 27-year old man asleep in the back seat . The sleeper was arrested after the cops found out that the Honda pilot […]
Read moreWestminster – 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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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 […]
Read moreMelody and U-S Rep. Jeff Duncan announced the birth of their first grandchild, John Waylon Duncan, born on February 27, 2023. “We are excited to announce the birth of our first grandchild, John Waylon Duncan. John Waylon ‘J.W.’ was born Monday in Lexington, South Carolina, weighing a healthy 8 lbs. and 4 oz. and measuring 22 inches. We are […]
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Indications at court this morning are that a civil case arising from a traffic accident near Seneca will reach the jury room today at the Oconee Courthouse. The trial of Timothy Alan Murphy vs. Tammy Marie Savel is taking place in the Common Pleas Court. Plaintiff Murphy seeks damages for injuries sustained in 2019 on the Old Clemson Highway when […]
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreSouth Carolina DHEC is engaging the state’s news media to report on federally proposed new drinking water standards. They are on the way from the EPA. And yesterday, three state Department of Health and Environmental Control officials led a media briefing, described as an opening conversation about maximum contaminant levels for chemicals that carry the acronym labels PFOS and PFAS.
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