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“Intimidation, harassment and bullying in schools has been around since the beginning of time.” The group “Citizens for Childhood Education” used that statement to kick-start a question to District One school board candidates about what’s possible to eliminate harassment incidents in the public schools. Dean Bare, Keri Unsworth, and Amanda Holder don’t hold out great hope the problem can ever […]
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Saturday was a chance for the one man and two women competing for Seat One, Oconee School Board to meet and greet the public at a Keowee Key events. The one woman and three men vying for Seat Three get their chance at a second “Citizens for Childhood Education in Oconee” event to take place 10 to 11:30 am Saturday, […]
Read moreWestminster – Claude James Pelfrey, 76, husband of the late Betty Jean James Pelfrey, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at his residence. Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Claude was the son of the late Rev. Leander Holland Pelfrey and Essie Mae Ramey Pelfrey. Claude worked for Daniel Construction and later retired from Duke Power where he […]
Read moreWestminster- Carl Roy Lee, 68, husband of Judy Dickson Lee, passed away Saturday, September 24th, 2022 at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital, after fighting a hard fight to recover from an accident that occurred on August 23rd, 2022. Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Roy was son of the W.S. “Dub” Lee and Elsie Smith Lee. Roy was a […]
Read moreAn over-night home fire in the Walhalla fire protection service area. Fire fighters were sent to the Hesse Highway near SC 183/the Westminster Highway, just before 11:30 last night and remained at that fire scene until 2 o’clock this morning. No injuries, according to an initial first report to 101.7/WGOG NEWS.
Read moreJody Gaulin, chairwoman of Oconee Democrats, announced yesterday she has spoken with Dr. Billy Campbell about running for the office of county coroner in 2024, the year that veteran Coroner Karl Addis says he will retire from office. At her party’s South Cove Park picnic, Gaulin said of Campbell, “He might do it. I’ve already talked to him.” The lack […]
Read moreOconee Democrats clapped, cheered, and stood admiringly for their nominee for governor last evening during a BBQ picnic near Seneca. They are pinning their hopes on November 8 on a 40-year-old man who argues that the Republican incumbent’s policies are outdated for a South Carolina that wants to move from the past to a new future. The audience that filled […]
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Transgender movement, critical race theory, school bullies. All three were fodder yesterday when the three candidates for Seat One, Oconee School Board took part in a forum at Keowee Key, arranged by Citizens for Childhood Education in Oconee. Dean Bare, incumbent candidate, said this to the question of whether the transgender movement will ever become an issue for Oconee’s five […]
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Friday night’s pedestrian train death, according to the Westminster police, occurred in the vicinity of E. Main and Dickson streets. The coroner said Nicky Paul Thibodeaux, 48, lost his life around 7:30 when hit by a northbound freight train. Thibodeaux died of blunt force trauma injuries. The accident, according to what Police Chief Matt Patterson learned, involved a long nose […]
Read moreSeems like many of us have had a new case of COVID or, at the least, we’ve known of someone who has. So, we thought it a good time this afternoon to take a check of the pandemic temperature with Billy Campbell, Westminster physician. Dr. Campbell’s attitude? “Overall, the news is good.” And he says that when you compare case […]
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