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Westminster– Douglas “Doug” Allen Crenshaw, 59, passed away Thursday, June 23rd, 2022. Born in Oconee County, SC, Doug was the son of the late Garnett Edward Crenshaw and Helen McAlister Crenshaw. Doug was retired from Duke Power after 36 years of service and was a member of the Westminster Masonic Lodge #200. Doug had the heart to help anyone […]
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A confrontation last night involving two groups of young people near Clemson resulted in the stabbing of one person. The scene was the Twin Lakes campground at Lake Hartwell. That individual was hospitalized and reported by Chuck James, the Pickens County chief deputy, to be in stable condition. The Pickens Sheriff’s Office was alerted to what happened around 8 last […]
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Walhalla’s city administrator, Brandon Burton, is hopeful that the city can reduce the amount of paper it generates by loading information onto hand-held, electronic devices. Burton this week asked the city council if they’d be willing to access their city info on devices, such as an iPad.
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Walhalla enjoyed a couple of mid-to-late-afternoon rain showers Thursday afternoon. The official measurement was .18″. It was one year ago this week that a weather disturbance named “Claudette” made for two days’ of rain in Walhalla. That rain measured more than three-fourths of an inch.
Read moreThe state health agency has published the annual report of 2020 Hospital Infections Disclosure Act. The law aims for transparency and requires data on healthcare-associated infections acquired in health-care setting or the result of medical procedures. The reporting includes numbers from 58 hospitals statewide, including Prisma Health’s Oconee Memorial Hospital. Referred to in the report as the Oconee Medical Center, […]
Read moreSenator Tim Scott of South Carolina joined three of his colleagues yesterday to unveil their new bill “Informing Grand Families Act” to support grandparents who raise children. Scott is an example. After his parents divorced, Scott was reared by grandparents who instilled in him qualities of capability and character. The new legislation would require states to directly communicate with grandparents […]
Read moreThe Supreme Court has enshrined a fundamental right of all Americans to carry a weapon for self-defense, subject to some limits. President Biden said he was “deeply disappointed”, saying the ruling “contradicts both common sense and the Constitution, and should deeply trouble us all.” South Carolina’s 3rd District representative to the congress, Jeff Duncan, disagreed. Duncan stated, “Our Founders never […]
Read moreA new, yet small, brush fire was discovered this morning near Seneca on the Davis Mill Road. Two similar Davis Mill Road fires earlier in the week. Why these fires occur seems to be a puzzle, but there’s speculation that it could be someone carelessly flicking a lighted cigarette out of a vehicle.
Read moreSeneca – Katherine “Kathy” Ann Smith, 49, wife of Timothy Scott Quarles, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at Prisma Health – Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Kathy was the daughter of Gary Smith and Ruby Smith of Walhalla and was of the Baptist Faith. Kathy enjoyed reading, crafting and traveling with her husband. […]
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A large swath of the West Union area lost electric power service last night for about 90 minutes after a transformer and, apparently, a couple of power lines fell to the ground at 1421 W. Main Street. Public safety responders were alerted just after 9:15. A few minutes later, fire was discovered in a home on Westminster’s Wood Street, requiring […]
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