Lola Walters

Westminster– Lola May Walters, 73, passed away on Saturday, May 28th, 2022 at her residence.         Born in Townville, South Carolina, Lola was the daughter of the late Cecil William Walters and Margie Mary Jefferson Walters.   Lola is survived by her brother, Harold Walters of Spartanburg; sisters, Betty Norris of Anderson, and nieces, Martha Walters and Debbie Thomas. […]

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Wind turbine energy possibility

A state lawmaker says wind turbine energy is a possibility for South Carolina, but a feasibility study is required.  The House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry, chaired by Seneca’s Bill Sandifer,  forwarded a bill calling for a financial impact study because there’s only one place in the state that would be conducive for wind turbines, and that’s 25 miles […]

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Arrests in indecent exposure cases

  Oconee Sheriff’s Office records show deputies investigated separate complaints that two men committed the crime of indecent exposure this month in Oconee County.  The latest incident report led to the weekend arrest of a Canon, Georgia man, Marty Lee Clark.  An arrest warrant accuses Clark of indecent exposure at an RV location at Fair Play.  In an earlier case, […]

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Two trees caught fire

The volunteers at the Corinth-Shiloh Fire Department got in an early morning workout.  They were sent to a Davis Mill Road location just before 5 am to put out a fire that was burning a pair of trees.  It’s not clear how two trees, some 50 to 100 feet apart, caught fire.  94.1 The Lake WSNW’s Kevin Hollis discovered this […]

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Kimberly Rochester

Seneca – Kimberly Antionette Powell Rochester, 54, wife of Melvin France Rochester, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at her residence.   Born in Gainesville, Georgia, Kimberly was the daughter of the late Donald Powell and Sandra Faye Cooper Dickson. Kimberly enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, reading her bible, praying and was of the Christian faith.   Kimberly […]

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Joe Davenport

  Seneca, SC–Joe Earl Davenport, 88 of Seneca, passed peacefully into his eternal rest with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, June 20, 2022 at his residence surrounded by family. Joe was the son of the late Leila Mary (Welborn) and George Reeves Davenport. Joe is a proud veteran who served his country in the Army from 1956-1958 and […]

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By-law change to be talked by sewer board

  If the board of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority takes action, an Oconee County residency will no longer be a requirement to be a commissioner.  A JRSA committee is agreeable for the residency rule to be considered by the full board of commissioners.  The attendance yesterday of two committee members, Tally Grant and Brandon Burton, made for a quorum […]

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Mary Louise Stone Crooks

Seneca, SC — Mary Louise Stone Crooks, 76, wife of the late Boyd Dewitt Crooks, of Seneca, SC, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at her home.   A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Crooks was the daughter of the late Feltz and Odessa Gilreath Stone. She was of the Christian faith. Mrs. Crooks enjoyed sewing, quilting, painting, […]

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