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Considering the potential for a divisive presidential election in two years, Joe Biden and Ron DeSantis seem an odd pairing this week. But the U-S president and the Florida governor, at loggerheads on many issues, were in accord this week with the need for the federal government to help Florida recover from Hurricane Ian. The Associated Press has […]
Read moreFair Play – Linda Broome, 72, wife of James “Jimmy” Welborn Broome, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at Cottingham Hospice House. Born in Seneca, South Carolina, Linda was retired from Rosa Clark where she was a receptionist. Linda is survived by her daughters, April Mathis (Brian), Angel Morehead (Cam); and grandchildren, Jonah Mathis (Dori Kimbrell) and […]
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Hurricane Ian forced organizers of an Oconee County lake event to re-schedule to this Saturday, when the forecast for getting out onto the water reads much better. The Lake Jocassee Paddle Splash is now set for Saturday at Devil’s Fork State Park, with registration to start at 8 am. Jennifer Bausman of the Friends of Jocassee says anyone with a […]
Read morePublished reports this morning show two Clemson football players—defensive backs Malcolm Greene and Fred Davis II—are the defendants in a civil lawsuit filed yesterday in the Pickens County Common Pleas Court. The plaintiff is identified as U-S postal worker Karen Alvarez, injured when her mail truck was allegedly hit by Davis’s car on U-S 123, just to the Greenville side […]
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Because Walhallans see the place every day, it’s only natural to overlook the good for the not so good. A pair of Walhalla visitors last evening was effusive in their praise for the Oconee municipality which resulted from the settlement established by a group of German settlers mid-19th century. Jenny Boulware of Main Street South Carolina said, “Every corner you […]
Read moreMountain Rest, SC — Jeanne G. Geiman, 71, wife of the late Sydnor Fairfax Geiman, of Mountain Rest, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at Cottingham Hospice House. Born in Philadelphia, PA, Mrs. Geiman was the daughter of the late Stephen and Bette Roswell Gavula. She worked as a Chief of Office for Senator Poddles for the State […]
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“SLED”–the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division–is aware of school threats across South Carolina. “SLED” says it’s evaluating the credibility of the threats although, at this time, they are believed to be a hoax. Nevertheless, the state police urge each jurisdiction to take any and all threats seriously. Oconee public schools have issued the following statement: “Early this afternoon, one of […]
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The contests next month for two seats on the Oconee School Board of Trustees are non-partisan elections to select trustees to represent Districts One and Three. The League of Women Voters is out with a reminder that if you want to vote for any non-partisan candidate in the General Election, you can’t vote a straight party ticket. To […]
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Eleven graduates are making up the first class of Leadership Oconee since the program was temporarily suspended by COVID-19 in 2020. And those 11, whose names are to be announced, represent a variety of industries and organizations in Oconee County. They’ll be graduated next week in a ceremony at a Seneca venue, according to the Oconee Chamber of Commerce.
Read moreSalem, SC — Barbara “Jeannie” Jean Martin Barker, 65, wife of James “Jimmy” William Barker, of Salem, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2022 at Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Beaufort, SC, Mrs. Barker was the daughter of the late Edgar and Dorothy Mae Sherbert Martin. She retired from Koyo and was a member of Seneca Church […]
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