Corinth-Shiloh fire fighters seek the public’s help

Heavier traffic, more fires, accidents, and medical calls prompt Oconee’s volunteer Corinth-Shiloh Fire Station to request those they protect to make financial contributions.  The Corinth-Shiloh station has embarked on its annual fundraising campaign.  The fire department serves an increasingly busy section of Oconee–the Seneca-Clemson Corridor where there’s new home and commercial development spurred, in part, by Clemson University increasing enrollment.  […]

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Peggy Fowler Moxley

    Seneca, SC — Peggy Fowler Moxley, 78, wife of Jimmy Moxley of Seneca, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2022 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, GA.   A native of Soperton, GA, Mrs. Moxley was the daughter of the late J.E. Fowler, Jr. and Louise Cross Fowler. She retired from the School District of Oconee […]

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Michael Ferrato

Michael George Ferrato – 1924-2022. Mike died on May 12, 2022 at the age of 98. He was a Veteran of W.W. II as a Navy enlisted man. After the war, he enrolled at Ohio University, under the GI Bill, graduating with a degree in Industrial Arts Education. He had an illustrious teaching and administrative career. He met and married […]

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Juyne Lillian Moffitt Johnson

Walhalla, SC — Juyne Lillian Moffitt Johnson, 94, wife of the late Charles Brooks Johnson, Sr., of Walhalla, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at her home.   A native of Rogers, AK, Mrs. Johnson was the daughter of the late James Miller Moffitt and Mary Elizabeth Wickham Moffitt.  Juyne graduated with a BA in sociology/psychology and teaching credentials […]

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Alternate location for Westminster meeting

For Westminster residents interested in following their city leaders, the city announces a substitute location for tomorrow night’s May meeting of the city council.  The meeting will take place at the M.D. Cleveland Civic Center at 98 Anderson Avenue and start at the regular 6 o’clock time.  High on the agenda tomorrow:  public hearing on the FY 2023 budget and […]

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How to make your vote count

Governor McMaster Friday signed into law legislation passed by the General Assembly that establishes early voting in South Carolina.  To help prepare for the upcoming June 14 Primaries, the State Election Commission wants voters to know all their options to vote:   Polling Place on Election Day Open from 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Check your polling place at scVOTES.gov […]

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County councilman arrested

A spokesman for the South Carolina Attorney’s General says he has learned of the arrest of an Oconee County councilman, Matthew Durham.  A-G spokesman Robert Kittle says the charges against Durham are domestic violence second degree and unlawful neglect of a child.  Oconee Sheriff Mike Crenshaw says the arrest was made by the state Law Enforcement Division and Durham was […]

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Oconee lawmaker “re-thinking” lowering gas tax stance

State Representative Bill Whitmire, Oconee Republican, admits he’s “re-thinking” his stance in opposition to lowering South Carolina’s gas tax, as the pump price keeps increasing.  A number of Oconee outlets today are posting a gallon of regular gas at $4.19.  Just across the line in Georgia, stations there are charging around $3.89, as the result of Governor Kemp’s decision to […]

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