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Seneca – JoAnn McLane Stancil, 87, wife of Jimmy Jean Stancil, passed away Monday, July 18, 2022 at her residence. Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, JoAnn was the daughter of the late Rev. Evoid Thomas McLane and Lodemia Treadway McLane. JoAnn was a homemaker, a member of Hepsibah Baptist Church, WMU and the Ladies Class 2 Sunday School […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC– Webster Bruce, 73, of 208 North John Street, Walhalla, SC. To everything there is a season, a time to every purpose under heaven. (Ecclesiastes 3:1) Webster was born in Anderson County, SC on June 30, 1949, to the late Roscoe Bruce, Sr. and the late Victoria Whitner Bruce departed from his earthly home, Saturday, July 16, […]
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A 32-year old Oconee County man has been arrested and charged with attempting to blow up a large propane tank at the Tractor Supply off the Sandifer Boulevard. The sheriff’s office placed Novie Michael Phillips of the N. Jenkins Bridge Road, Westminster in custody late Sunday night after they were alerted to a suspicious person reported near the tank. Gas […]
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Physical safety and enhanced mental health services are at the top of a new set of goals of the five-member Oconee School Board of Trustees for the 2022-23 year–a school year that will start next month in Oconee County. Steve Hanvey, associate superintendent, says the objectives were voted on during last night’s trustees’ meeting. The school district is getting a […]
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The Blood Connection (TBC) announces changes to FDA restrictions which will expand the pool of eligible donors significantly during a critical need for blood donations. More than 20 years ago, the FDA implemented regulations to protect the blood supply against the theoretical risk of mad cow disease, variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (vCJD), a fatal infection of the brain and nerve tissue. […]
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There was general agreement during a Seneca meeting last night that Oconee’s largest city has a lot going for it—especially the success of city government’s push to return vitality to the business district downtown. An outside company employed to compile Seneca’s next comprehensive plan has started gathering public feedback. So far, the internet opportunity by Benchmark Consultants has drawn 250 […]
Read moreSalem, SC– Eugene Mack Edney, 85, husband of Sue Phillips Edney, of Salem, passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2022, at Oconee Memorial Hospital. A native of Salem, SC, Mr. Edney was the son of the late John Edney and Iona Thrasher. He was a Veteran who served in the Army, Navy and Air Force. Mr. Edney retired from […]
Read moreMrs. Sydalia Lumpkin Jordan, age 87, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2022, at Keowee Place. Born December 26, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Simon A. and Estelle (Hudgens) Lumpkin, as well as wife to the late James Thomas Jordan. Mr. Jordan worked in the textile industry and is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ […]
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A representative of the real estate company pursuing a large home development at Seneca’s northwest edge withdrew its re-zoning request at the start of last night’s planning commission meeting. Tricia Chassen explained that her group’s site plan is being further reviewed based on what she called “topographic constraints.” Concerned residents in the vicinity of Frontage Road, Queen Anne’s Lane, and […]
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Walhalla City Council is scheduled for an executive session tonight, after its regular July city hall meeting. Two matters are on the closed-door agenda: discussion of economic development project and receive legal advice on intergovernmental agreement.
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