Traffic death near Westminster

  State troopers report the pickup involved in Friday night’s fatal accident near the Madison Community hit tree stumps and a fence along a rural secondary road in the vicinity of Berry Farm Road and the Cleveland Pike. Twenty-year-old Westminster resident Avery Lee King died at 11:52 pm. Coronere Addis said King’s death is classified Accidental.

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Barbara Demaris Pierce Rogers

Walhalla, SC — Barbara Demaris Rogers, 85, wife of the late Clarence Floyd Rogers, Sr., of Walhalla, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023, at her home.   A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Rogers was the daughter of the late William Claude Pierce, Sr. and Finus Lee Holland Pierce. She was a homemaker.   Mrs. Rogers is survived […]

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Nick Gambrell to be conference presenter

Nick Gambrell, a history preservationist, will tell about his Oakway reclamation project when he speaks in Conway in March.  “One Piece at a Time:  Creating a Living History Farm from Scratch” is the title of the presentation Gambrell will make to a conference of the Southeast Association of Living Farms and Agricultural Museums.”  Currently, roof and siding are being restored […]

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Elderly woman perished in house fire

A late night home fire in Anderson County’s Centerville Community took the life of a 77-year old woman.  Coroner Greg Shore says the body of Shirley Blanche Campbell was found in the living room of the Old Denver Road home.  A call to 9-1-1 came just before 11 Wednesday night.  Preliminary investigation indicates three people were inside the home.  Campbell, […]

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National Missing Persons Day

Today is National Missing Persons Day.  According to the NamUs database, there are approximately 600,000 people declared missing every year across the world.  In recognition of National Missing Persons Day, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to draw attention to investigations into Missing Persons cases inside of the county.   The Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating five missing person […]

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