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Seneca, SC — Carolyn Skelton Cochran, age 99, born in Seneca in January 1923, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Christmas Eve. She lived her entire life in Seneca; graduating from Seneca High School, attending Furman University during the war years, and marrying William Ray Cochran after he returned from the South Pacific. She began teaching elementary school […]
Read moreSeneca – Dennis Jerome Sorrells, 68, passed away Friday, December 23rd, 2022 at Oconee Memorial Hospital. Born December 12th, 1954, in Oconee County, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Paul Stancil Sorrells and Virginia Maire Jones Sorrells. Dennis was a retired Truck Driver, who enjoyed the lake, spending time with his family and friends and […]
Read moreAcross the globe, a sailor from Westminster serves aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. As of the account provided to 101./7/WGOG NEWS, the Nimitz is in the 7th fleet conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea. Little is an aviation structural mechanic 3rd class and was seen performing maintenance of an F/A-18E Super Hornet in the hangar bay of the […]
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Walhalla’s St. Luke Methodist Church will offer a box of various food staples, along with frozen meet, today at the church pantry on E. Main Street. The giveaway will be 4:30 to 5:30 pm.
Read moreCity of Seneca & Seneca Light & Water officials would like to notify Seneca Light and Water customers of yet another utility scam circulating as we approach the holiday weekend. This most recent scam may arrive as either a text message or an email but is an attempt to harvest customer information by claiming there is a pending metering change […]
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Duke Energy asked customers to conserve energy usage as crews restored power following rotating outages in the Carolinas in response to high-energy demand Saturday morning. Due to extreme cold weather causing increased demand and a shortage of available power in the Southeast region, the company was forced to interrupt service to about 500,000 customers to maintain the energy grid and […]
Read moreSeneca, SC– James Benjamin Sanders, III, 80, husband of Kathy Peebles Lee , of Seneca, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2022, at his home. A native of Oconee County, Mr. Sanders was the son of the late James Benjamin Sanders, Jr., and Eleanor Fricks Sanders. He retired as a Chief Master Sergeant in the Air Force. He was […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC– Mason Leroy Lusk, 87, husband of Lois Winchester Lusk, of Walhalla, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2022, at Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Walhalla, SC, Mr. Lusk was the son of the late L.B. and Nellie Stephens Lusk. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and retired from textile work. Mr. Lusk was a member […]
Read moreWestminster– Carol Elaine Freeman Strickland, 80, wife of William “Bill” Strickland, passed away on Friday, December 23rd, 2022 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Westminster, South Carolina, Carol was the daughter of the late Cleroy Freeman and Lena Moore Freeman. Carol was a graduate of Westminster High School Class of 1960 and later attended Forest […]
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“Our church is mission-minded, very much” is how the Rev. Kenny Owens explains why the First Baptist Church of Westminster is helping a city of Toccoa, Georgia employee, Zach Johnson, overcome the loss of his legs when he was entrapped December in a baler machine. The Rev. Owens visited Johnson and came away admiring the man’s spirits, considering that he […]
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