Donald Jones

Salem– Donald Kenneth Jones, 85, husband of the late Jayne Fueston Jones, passed away Monday, July 4, 2022 at Keowee Place.   Born in St. Paris, Ohio, Donald was the son of the late Lowell Jones and Thelma Kite Jones. Donald was a Computer Operations Manager, a member of the Miami Shelby Chapter Barbershop Quartet Chorus and a sports correspondent […]

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Clemson to suspend curbside collection of recycling

Due to the increasing costs and proven ineffectiveness of curbside recycling, the City of Clemson will suspend curbside collection of recycling effective Monday, August 1st, 2022. Why is Curbside Recycling Being Suspended? The National Waste & Recycling Association estimates that at least 25% of recyclable material in single-stream recycling (which includes curbside recycling) ends up in landfills due to contamination. […]

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From endangered to threatened

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reclassifying the smooth coneflower from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Service is also finalizing a 4(d) rule that tailors protections and allows greater flexibility for management actions that will benefit the plant. The proposal represents a significant recovery milestone for the plant following years of ESA-inspired partnerships across […]

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Kenneth Boggs Sr.

Seneca – Kenneth L. Boggs, Sr. – A loving husband, father, and grandfather, entered into the presence of our Heavenly Father on July 1, 2022 at his home.  Kenneth loved his family and his country.  He proudly served our country in the United States Air Force for over 29 years, including WWII, as a nuclear specialist; later retiring from the […]

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Harold Quarles

Rufus Harold Quarles, 83, husband of Linda Sheriff Quarles, passed away Friday, July 1, 2022 at Linley Park Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center.    Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Harold was the son of the late Rufus William Quarles and Ollie Mae Heaton Quarles.  Harold was retired from Roper Auto Sales, a United States Army Veteran, and was of the […]

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Ira Bradford Lee Jr.

Ira Bradford Lee, Jr. “I.B.”, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family, on June 18, 2022, at the age of 91.   Ira was the beloved husband of the late Ola Belle Lee of Toccoa, GA, and the son of the late Ira B. Lee, Sr., and the late Carrie B. Lee, both natives of Westminster, SC. Ira […]

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Community improvements meeting

Seneca officials gather early tomorrow morning to transact new business of the city’s commercial building improvement program in the city.  Members of the Seneca Improvements Corporation at 8:15 tomorrow morning at city hall to review applications for economic development incentives from Elements by Eastern Design and MarketSouth Boutique.  The purpose of the program:  strengthen and revitalize the downtown by encouraging […]

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Body pulled from Lake Keowee

Quite a number of people who enjoy outdoor activities are likely to fondly remember the 4th of July in Oconee County–especially those who took to the lakes.  Lake Keowee saw its fair share of bathers, boaters, and the like.  But all was not well. Near Stamp Creek Landing tragedy struck around 5 o’clock last evening.  Bystanders pulled the near lifeless […]

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Fireworks–July 4

Individually or done professionally, fireworks dotted the sky over Oconee, as independence from the mother country was observed last night in the county.  Apparently, none of the incendiaries led to fires, but the county’s dispatchers received their usual number of complaints from citizens.  In some locales, the blasting of fireworks emitted a sound comparable to the sound made by dynamite, […]

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Greenville man shooting victim in Easley

Detectives in Pickens County say they are getting the cooperation of witnesses in the early stages of their investigation into the shooting death of a 49-year old man at Easley.  A 9-1-1 caller sounded the alert just before 5 o’clock Saturday afternoon to the wounding of Bishardd Gray, who was discovered on the road of Green Meadow Lane with an […]

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