The Great Pollinator Count

The citizens of South Carolina will be joining the Great Georgia Pollinator Census for the August 2022 count, expanding the reach of the pioneering project in the Southeast. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension launched the Great Georgia Pollinator Census in 2019 as a citizen science research project inviting Georgians from across the state to come together for two days in August to […]

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Rollover accident in Oakway

A car went out of control this morning in Oakway, left a two-lane road and overturned.  According to the state patrol, driver Amanda Elizabeth Feltman of Anderson was life-flighted, bound for a Greenville hospital.  Trooper Ridgeway said the 2004 Honda, driven by Feltman, went off the right side of the Oakway Road near SC 182, hit a mailbox, a ditch, […]

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Death announcement from the Oconee coroner

“The SC Highway Patrol had previously released information on a motorcyclist who died on August 12, 2022, several days after his involvement in a collision.   Stephen Law​less, age 52, of Seneca, was airlifted to Greenville Memorial on August 8, 2022 after a collision at the intersection of SC Highway 24 (West Oak Highway) and SC 59 (Tokeena Road).  Mr. […]

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Donna Swiger

Donna Swiger, 62, of formally of Easley, South Carolina, passed away on Monday, August 8, 2022 at Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital. Born on March 20, 1960 in West Union, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Sharon Kerr and Kennth Lewis. After serving our country proudly and honorably in the United States Marine Corps, Ms. Swiger worked […]

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William Bellotte

  Seneca – William Louie Bellotte, 81, husband of Patsy “Pat” Owens Bellotte, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2022 at Prisma Health- Oconee Memorial Hospital.   Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, William was the son of the late Roy Brucke Bellotte and Mary Cooper Bellotte.  William retired from West Point Stevens after 45 years of service where most of […]

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John Denny

  Westminster – John Frank Denny, 74, husband of the late Lois Boleman, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2022 at his residence.   Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, John was the son of the late Robert Lester Denny and Zoabell Williams Denny.  John was formerly an iron worker, a United States Navy Veteran having served during the Vietnam era, […]

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The accused used knives in stabbing

A woman near Seneca is charged with using two knives to attack her victim.  Brittny Michelle Lamboy was arrested Friday night on the charge of attempted murder.  According to Oconee Sheriff’s Office, the attempted murder occurred on the Mormon Church Road and the victim suffered four wounds administered by two separate knives.  Deputies rendered first aid that included tourniquets before […]

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Oconee students picks up leader’s skills

A Walhalla High student from Seneca experienced life in nation’s capital this summer as part of a Washington Youth Tour arranged by the state’s electric cooperatives.  Olivia Lee, along with Pendleton’s Abigail Blankenship, represented the Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative on a type of super-charged field trip to visit Washington, DC monuments and memorials, to meet lawmakers and their staffs.  According […]

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Day for Oconee school kids

Feel the cooler air…a sign of change.  And the big change today is the return of yellow buses, speed zones, crossing guards and the like.  It is day one for Oconee School District’s new year. Traditionally, school officials have stressed, day one is not so much about learning or re-learning as it is simply to get organized to allow students […]

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Water conservation request called off

August 5, 2022 at 11:05 am, the City rescinds its request for voluntary water conservation made on August 4, 2022. Customers may now use water without voluntary restrictions.   Water pumps that draw water from the Ramsey Creek are operational and have filled the City’s water reservoir and replenished its water tanks. All water is safe to drink. The process […]

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