Pedestrian dead after Oconee accident

On the second day of the New Year, the first traffic fatality of the year is being reported in Oconee County.  He’s Jeffrey Dion Holden.  A spokesman for the state patrol said the victim was a 58-year old Seneca resident, who was struck by a mini-van just after 5 this morning on 123, the Sandifer Boulevard, while trying to cross […]

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JoAnn O’Kelley

Westminster – JoAnn Sanford O’Kelley, 78, wife of Jerry Edward O’Kelley, passed away peacefully, Saturday, December 31, 2022 at her residence surrounded by her loved ones.   Born in Seneca, South Carolina, JoAnn was the daughter of the late Dorothy Arozonia Sanford Savage.  JoAnn retired from Jantzen and was of the Baptist faith.  JoAnn enjoyed sewing, flower gardening, and spending […]

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Friday evening car crash kills 19-year old

Deputy Coroner Heather Harrison of Pickens County identifies Easley resident Simon Landreth the victim of a Friday accident in the northbound lanes of U-S 123 at Eighteen Mile Road Central.  Nineteen-year-old Landreth died at the scene when the Lexus SUV left the highway and hit an embankment.  He was ejected from the car.  The accident was logged at 5 pm.  […]

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County Council re-organizes for 2023

An Oconee County government reorganization is in the wings Tuesday night at Pine Street.  District One’s John Elliott, the county council chairman, and Don Mize-District Three councilman-elect, were among those seated Friday for the swearing-in of the county’s new judge of probate, Danny Singleton.  In one of his first official duties, Singleton will administer the oath office to both Elliott […]

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Jerry Whitfield

Seneca – Jerry Glenn Whitfield, 75, husband of Sara Janie Jordan Whitfield, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2022.    Born in Anderson County, South Carolina, Jerry was the son of the late Ernest Glenn Whitfield and Pauline Sanders Whitfield.  Jerry was a self-employed auto-body technician and was of the Baptist faith.  Jerry enjoyed visiting jockey lots and yard sales as […]

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Ray Wardlaw

  Clifford Ray Wardlaw went home to be with his Lord and Savior on December 28th, 2022.    Born July 13, 1939 in Oconee County, SC, Ray was the son of the late Clifford G. and Amanda Cobb Wardlaw. He retired from Regal Textiles at LaFrance Industries with over thirty-five years of service, also retiring as a butcher from Bi-Lo […]

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“Four years to prove myself” — says Oconee’s newest judge

A son of a retired sheriff was introduced this afternoon to a crowded courtroom as Oconee County’s next probate judge.  The black robe that Danny Singleton now wears is the apparel for him to make decisions on estates, individual commitments, and one traditional joy of a probate judge, conduct marriage ceremonies.  Today’s ceremony featured Clerk of Court Lisa Burton and […]

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Vergie Smith

Westminster– Vergie Nell Pitts Smith, 92, wife of the late Crayton Loos Smith, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at Cottingham Hospice House.   Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Vergie was the daughter of the late Elmer Pitts and Kate Cole Pitts.  Vergie was a retired registered nurse, who loved her work and had a kind, compassionate heart. […]

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