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New development as told this morning by Master Deputy Jimmy Watt, spokesman for the Oconee Sheriff’s Office: “I received word this morning that 23 year old Julian Tristen Mackenzi Garren was arrested overnight in Unicoi County, TN by the Erwin Police Department. Unicoi County is located along the Tennessee/North Carolina border and the county is located just south of Johnson […]
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A young Oconeean remained jailed yesterday, the result of a late Tuesday night arrest in a case of attempted murder. The sheriff’s office announces that Truett Gregory Brock, with addresses in Fair Play and near Westminster, is also charged with domestic violence first degree, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and malicious injury to property. Law enforcement requests […]
Read moreA veteran member of the Seneca City Council has died. Al Gaines, 82 years old, died on Tuesday. Mayor Dan Alexander and Gaines go a long way back at city hall. Alexander called Gaines a great leader, especially for his care for the Seneca community. And he remembers that Gaines made strides in his professional career, as an educator. Not […]
Read moreSalem resident Thurmond Coward has made multiple relief trips to the flood-plagued region in Kentucky. On Sunday he will speak about what many Kentuckians in the Lynch, Kentucky area have gone through, as well as the continuing need for food, clothing, and other necessities. Coward, a former Salem mayor, will speak at 10:30 Sunday morning at the Full Gospel Temple […]
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreWestminster – 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 […]
Read moreThe 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 […]
Read moreA 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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