Hazel Doreen Potter Michael

Salem, SC — Hazel Doreen Potter Michael, 86, wife of Robert John Michael, of Salem, passed away on Friday, February 9, 2024, at her home.   A native of Luton, England, Mrs. Michael was the daughter of the late James Thomas Potter and Ellse Lewis Potter. She loved knitting, crocheting, cooking, and baking. Mrs. Michael retired as a seamstress and […]

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Designating workforce housing property

At countless public meetings, you can hear the cry for the need for property suitable to help meet the needs for workforce housing.  Clemson has done more than talk.  The Pickens County municipality has bought highway 76 property near the Old Stone Church Road, and city staff are at work to explore ways to develop the property to ensure that […]

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Pearl Anne Gardner

Westminster, SC — Pearl Anne Gardner, 77, of Westminster, SC, passed away on Friday, February 9, 2024, at her home.   Born in Middletown, New York, Ms. Gardner was the daughter of the late Joesph H. Morse and Beatrice Burger Morse. She retired from Oconee Memorial Hospital and was a member of Clearmont Baptist Church.   Ms. Gardner is survived […]

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Mikal Fostervold

  West Union – Mikal Harald Fostervold, 65, passed away on Wednesday, February 7th, 2024, at The Overlook in Toccoa, Georgia, surrounded by his loving family.  Born August 29th, 1958, in Bangor, Maine, Mikal was the son of Melvin Fostervold (Beth Reese) and the late Claire Vegard Fostervold. Mikal was retired from the Oconee County Sheriff’s Department where he served […]

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Darrell Callis

Seneca– Lonny Darrell Callis, 72, husband of Diana Mahanay Callis, passed away on Thursday, February 8th, 2024 at his residence.   Born August 10th, 1951, in Clayton, New Mexico, Darrell was the son of the late Charlie and Alta Faye Robinson Callis. Darrell was known for his training of cutting horses for over 24 plus years. He was a member […]

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Poultry farm fire

A major Oconee agriculture fire.  Chris Smith, county fire chief, says three-quarters of one of the poultry houses on the Welcome Church Road in the Holly Springs Community was destroyed yesterday morning.  An untold number of chickens perished.  The fire damages was confined just one of the buildings on the agricultural property.    

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Chairman’s announcement preceding tonight’s meeting

Dollar figures, some of them into the millions, are on the agenda for tonight’s meeting of Oconee County Council.  The 6 o’clock meeting in their chambers will allow the county’s governing authority to wade through the agenda for the council’s first February meeting, along with backup material that, according to one council watcher, stretches beyond 140 pages.  In the days […]

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