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A 43-year-old Seneca woman has been arrested and charged with exploitation of a vulnerable adult. The arrest of Jennifer Helen Wilks was announced by the state attorney general, Alan Wilson. Wilks was jailed at Anderson on Friday. According to the announcement, an investigation by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office and the state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit showed that between November 2022 […]
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Two Clemson alumnae are training to be the youngest and fastest female athletes to row the Pacific this summer, and the Robert Brooks Sports Science Institute this month will welcome them for a campus speaking. Anna McLean and Jenny D’Anthony of United Row present “Rowing the Pacific: Record-Breaking Clemson Grads Turning Dreams into Reality.” The two former members of the […]
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The Betty B. Watkins Seed Library is restocked with seeds for the spring planting season. Oconeeans, at no charge, may pick up seeds during regular hours of the Westminster Library or the Oconee History Museum in Walhalla. Since 2021, the Watkins Seed Library has given away more than 10 thousand packs of seeds to county residents.
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Clemson residents expressed disfavor last night with a proposed housing project in their neighborhood. The project, named “The Hub,” has been met with resistance from the local community. The plan includes the construction of 450 student housing units and retail space in the Uptown District, specifically near Keowee Trail and Wall Street. During a public hearing, the community members made […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Elizabeth Geraldine “Gerry” Garrett Dorsey, 87, wife of the late Woodrow Dorsey, of Wahalla, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at her home. A native of Walhalla, SC, Mrs. Dorsey was the daughter of the late Charles Velton and Thelma Marie Westmoreland Garrett. She was a member of College Street Baptist Church. […]
Read morePickens- Betty Manley Evans, 79, wife of the late Richard Ernest Evans, passed away Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 at her residence. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, Betty was the daughter of the late Olen Joe and Beatrice Wilson Manley. Betty worked at MFG as an operator and retired from Cryovac. She was an active member of her church […]
Read moreBetty England Bennett Caldwell, 87, went to heaven on March 2, 2024. She was a strong Christian woman who loved her family, loved her dog and loved her church. She leaves behind 3 children, 5 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren (and one on the way). She had achieved a Masters degree in education and worked many years in the public school […]
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Oconee’s sewer commissioners are agreeable to accept a developer’s offer of capital contributions in place of impact fees – a deal that will see hundreds of new apartment-style housing units on the 123 Seneca-Clemson corridor near the SC 93 turn to the university. Chris Eleazer, executive director of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority, told the commissioners, “I think it is […]
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A Clemson neighborhood bordered by two streams near Issaquena Trail is being monitored by the city, with an eye toward finding solutions to incidents of flooding. Dellwood neighborhood flooding was a topic for the February “Conversation with Council” evening. The city acknowledges the problem and has tasked its stormwater division to monitor it. A solution has been lacking, in part […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC – Dennis Alan Lusk, 62, husband of the late Diane Lusk, of Walhalla, SC, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at his residence. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mr. Lusk was the son of Clyde Edward and Joyce Coggins Lusk. He worked for many years at Sangamo and was a member of Rocky Knoll […]
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