Michael David Langston

Bay City, TX– Michael David Langston, 58, of Bay City, TX, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022.   Born and raised in Oconee County, SC, Mike was the son of Jess and Marcella Manley Langston. He retired March of 2021, as a Maintenance Supervisor from South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company after working there for 29 years. Mike was […]

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Jake Boyd

Toccoa, GA – Jake Morris Boyd, 40, husband of Robin Deus Boyd, passed away Monday, May 30th, 2022.   Jake was born in Stephens County, Ga and was the son of Jimmy Boyd and Margaret M. and Donnie Alexander.  Jake was a grading foreman with E R Snell, Inc. and was of the Baptist Faith.   Jake was a hard worker […]

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Brandi Michelle Collins

Seneca, SC — Brandi Michelle Collins, 23, of Seneca, SC, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2022.   A native of Seneca, SC, Brandi was the daughter of Michelle V. Collins and the late Bobby Daniel Collins, Jr. She was a member of Monte Vista Baptist Church.   In addition to her parents, Brandi is survived by two sons: Abel […]

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Oconee girls finish empowerment camp

Sixteen Oconee girls have successfully completed a girls’ empowerment camp, sponsored this week by the county sheriff’s office.  These carefully chosen campers enjoyed four days of activities that were fun, educational, and character-building.  And this afternoon there was a graduation ceremony at which all of the girls received mementoes and, perhaps, more important compliments from their counselors, a group of […]

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Backyard fight over a bicycle

  An Oconee sheriff’s officer was directed to take photographs of the visible injuries of two men who, investigation showed, got into backyard fisticuffs last evening near Seneca.  A deputy responded to an emergency call to an address on Utica’s Ames Street and, by interviewing the two suspected combatants, learned that a bicycle was at the center of a dispute […]

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Special help for farmers during June 13 meeting

Oconee County farmers can receive one-on-on-one consultations during a special presentation this month in the chambers of Oconee County Council.  At 6 o’clock Monday evening, June 13 the county’s Agricultural Advisory Board will welcome Adam Kantrovich of Clemson Extension.  Dr. Kantrovich will address “Farm Succession, Transition, and Estate Planning, and Asset Protection.”  This meeting is open to all who have […]

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A question the mayor would like answered

Mayor Brian Ramey missed yesterday’s PMPA program in Westminster.  However, had he been there, it’s likely his ears would have perked up when the PMPA general manager, Andy Butcher, asked and answered a question that has been on the mind mayor.  That had to do with why the PMPA, which took on debt to pay its bills, has yet to […]

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Man placed in custody near Westminster

 The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man on an outstanding warrant from an incident that occurred in Oconee County in late December of 2021.   43 year old Roger Michael Gilliam of Little Choestoea Road was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 3:07am Wednesday.  The outstanding warrant on Gilliam was for a charge of Assault and […]

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Drug case made from Wells Highway traffic stop

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man Wednesday evening, on a charge of Trafficking in Methamphetamine, after over 2 pounds of the drug were seized as part of a traffic stop.   36 year old Randall Joseph Emery was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 10:05pm.  Besides the drug charge, Emery has also been charged with […]

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Kendall Payne

Kendall Payne, 53, formally of Hart County, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital. Born on December17, 1968, in Anderson, SC, He was the son of Mary Payne and the late Carl Payne. He is survived by his loving wife, Sharon of Salem, SC, three sons: Carlton Payne of Lynchburg Virginia, Josiah […]

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