Thomas Allen Hendricks

Salem, SC– Thomas Allen Hendricks, 70, husband of Peggy Sue Sweatman Hendricks, of Salem, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at his home.   A native of Topeka, KS, Mr. Hendricks was the son of the late Thomas Donald and Lois Maxine Wardlow Hendricks. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force having severed in the 315th Air […]

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Missing man located

Master Deputy Watt of Oconee Sheriff’s Office: “Just got word a few minutes ago from an Investigator that Isaac Joseph Smith, who was the subject of a Missing Person’s News Release Wednesday, has been located and is safe.  We thank our media partners and our citizens and the public for their assistance.”

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Senecan bares her soul during anti-senior scam hearing

Seneca resident Polly Fehler, a retired military officer, came across during a U-S Senate hearing today as someone who has played it by the book—someone careful to watch her money and guard what she’ll have to spend in her retirement years.  Yet Fehler’s experience illustrates how criminals use unusual methods to separate law-abiding citizens from the money they’ve earned.  The […]

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Why Walhalla celebrates the third weekend of October

Curious about the history and inspiration behind some of Oconee County’s favorite festivals? Oconee History Museum, in partnership with Lake Hartwell Country, has the cure for your curiosity with a new digital exhibit series called Why We Celebrate. These digital exhibits explore the history and culture of Mountain Rest’s Hillbilly Day, Westminster’s Apple Festival, and Walhalla’s Oktoberfest. Each digital exhibit […]

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Dan Lee

Westminster – Dan Edwin Lee, 69, husband of Judy Evans Lee, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at Prisma Health – Greenville Memorial Hospital.   Born in Stephens County, Dan was the son of the late Sam Lee and Margaret Modena Hancox Lee. Dan was a commercial plumber, a United States Army Veteran, and an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed […]

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At this hour, a Seneca woman to testify in Washington hearing

Senator Tim Scott of Seneca, ranking member of the U-S Senate Special Committee on Aging, is helping introduce a hearing titled, “Stopping Senior Scams:  Empowering Communities to Fight Fraud.”  One of the scheduled witnesses this morning is Polly Fehler, a retired Air Force officer and registered nurse from Seneca.  Fehler and the aging committee members are to examine the financial […]

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Paddles will splash at Lake Jocassee

The first day of October–Saturday, October 1–has been selected to be an annual event in which money is raised to protect, preserve, and improve the Devil’s Fork State Park at Lake Jocassee.  It’s called Paddle Splash, an event for regional paddlers as part of the Southeast Paddle Sports Championship Series. The fun family event encourages paddlers of all ages, as […]

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