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Salem, SC– Jerry Talley, 82, husband of Ollie Jean Crenshaw Talley, of Salem, SC passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.. A native of Salem, SC, Jerry was the son of the late James Ralph and Winnie Lee Smith Talley. He retired from Duke Power and was a member of Blue Ridge Masonic Lodge #92. […]
Read moreWestminster – Beatrice Shead Owen, 72, wife of Larry Edwin Owen, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2023. Born in Rockdale County, Georgia, Beatrice was the daughter of the late George Washington Shead and Ethel Lecroy Shead. Beatrice was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. Beatrice enjoyed gardening, attending auctions, and most importantly, spending time with her family; […]
Read moreWestminster– John Bradley “Brad” Loggins, 49, husband of Diane Ward Loggins, passed away on Saturday, February 11th, 2023 at Cottingham Hospice House. Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Brad was the son of Connie Bearden Loggins Williams of Westminster and the late Rodger Dale Loggins. Brad was a contractor with American Renovations and attended Lifeline Community Church. Brad […]
Read moreWestminster – George Earl “Big G” Reed, 60, husband of Terri Safreed Reed, passed away on Friday, February 10th, 2023 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital. Born in Canton, Ohio, George was the son of Shirley Ann Macksyn Reed and the late Karl Woodrow “Woody” Reed. George was formerly in the construction industry and was of the Baptist […]
Read moreSeneca’s first in-person Black History Luncheon in three years proceeded, under the theme “Pass the Torch”. Luncheon moderator Shelby Henderson said, in three years, too many lives were lost, primarily to COVID-19. She explained this year’s theme reflects the urgent need for members of the local African-American community to try to make a lasting contribution by leaving a record of […]
Read moreThe Friends of the Green Crescent Trail (FGCT) has been awarded a South Carolina Parks, Recreation and Tourism grant in the amount of $800,000 to fund two shovel-ready trail construction projects in the city of Clemson and the town of Central. The latest award brings total state support for Green Crescent Trail projects to $1.3 million to date. Work on […]
Read moreThe Storm Prediction Center’s Severe Weather Outlook for today and tonight. The Storm Prediction Center removed all parts of South Carolina from their severe weather outlook; however, isolated thunderstorms may be embedded in a wave of rain that will affect the state tonight. Also, the forecasted amount of rain we might get over the weekend has been reduced. It’s looking […]
Read moreA major announcement of big money for Seneca, Clemson, and the university wowed an audience this afternoon, at the end of a three-hour Black History luncheon, the setting for which was a former all-Black educational institute. Dr. Rhondda Thomas, faculty director for Clemson University’s Call My Name project, announced a $3.4M award from the Mellon Foundation. She made the announcement […]
Read moreFrom Oconee’s not too distant past is the name MonteLago. It was to have been a high-rise condo project at Lake Keowee that engendered a lot of opposition and would eventually be abandoned. A position paper published by a group that watches for development that would threaten the watershed and environment begins this way: “In late December, 2005, a Greenville, […]
Read moreA Seneca native has climbed a new rung on the ladder of South Carolina jurisprudence. A circuit judge from Greenville, Leticia H. Verdin was elected by the state legislature yesterday to occupy Seat 2 on the state Court of Appeals. She’s a daughter of the late Angela and Harry Hamilton of Seneca.
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