Blue Ridge salutes a public servant friend

The smiling face on the cover of the Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative’s “South Carolina Living” magazine is that of the 40-year public servant, Thomas Alexander, Oconee-Pickens state senator and president of the South Carolina Senate.  The accompanying article tracks the Alexander career in public service, starting with his service as a Walhalla city councilman.  The article shines light on a […]

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Top party worker to Oconee GOP event

The chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party, Drew McKissick, has accepted an Oconee County speaking engagement.  At the invitation of the county Republican Party and its men and women’s clubs, McKissick will be the guest speaker Thursday night, February 22 at The Club at Keowee Key.  He’ll be talking about the 2024 elections and attempt to energize his party’s […]

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Jack Egolf

Westminster – John “Jack” George Egolf, 86, husband of Nancy Jean Reed Egolf, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2024 at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home.   Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, John was the son of the late Robert Egolf, Sr. and Erma Egolf  Parker (late Fred).  John was retired from JP Stevens, a United States Navy Veteran, and […]

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Cornelia Liposchak

Seneca- Mary Cornelia Quick Liposchak, 94, wife of Joseph Mack Liposchak, passed away on, February 3rd, 2024 at Lila Doyle Post-Acute.   Born on November 23rd, 1929, in Dillon, South Carolina, to the late William Alexander and Mary Blanche Young Quick. Cornelia worked in real estate with her husband and she was a member of Seneca Baptist Church.   Cornelia […]

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Fatal car wreck near Westminster

Authorities say a 58-year-old Westminster man was killed in a single-vehicle accident late last night five miles from the city limits.  Once his family is located and told of the death, Coroner Addis says, a public announcement will be made of the identity.  State trooper William Bennett says the deceased was alone in a Jeep Cherokee that left the Old […]

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Mattie Hooper

  Mountain Rest – Mattie Inez Snyder Hooper, 90, wife of the late Claude Hooper, passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at her residence.   Born in Rabun County, Georgia, Mattie was the daughter of the late Novie and Lela Bottoms Snyder.  Mattie retired from the Walhalla Garment Plant where she was a seamstress and was a member of […]

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Interdenominational event to attack hunger

Walhalla’s College Street Baptist Church will be the location Saturday morning for an interdenominational event to help feed the world’s hungry.  Donna Manley Pankratz says her church, Walhalla Presbyterian Church is partnering with the Church of the Ascension in Seneca, and they expected around 100 volunteers to package meals for the organization Rise Against Hunger to send to those in […]

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