Chairman McMahan pledges equal treatment

David McMahan, chairman of Oconee Republicans, is hopeful that all candidates who win this year’s primary will embrace the conservative philosophy.  And when asked today if he will publicly support one Republican over another, the first-year county chairman said, “As chairman, I will give equal treatment to all candidates in the primary which is something that has not been done […]

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Betty Gilliam Wilson

Seneca – Betty Gilliam Wilson, 82, wife of Donald Joe Wilson, passed away on Monday, February 21th, 2022 at Prisma Health – Lila Doyle. Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Betty was the daughter of the late Thomas Gilliam and Lonnie Rumsey Gilliam. Betty was a homemaker, a member of Fair Play Church of God who loved her church. Betty […]

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A possible link under investigation

The deaths of two men found outside a rural Oconee home, along with the seizure of a meth lab and a pill press a few days later from another part of the county, is part of an ongoing investigation, Sheriff Mike Crenshaw said today.  Last week Coroner Addis announced plans for autopsies and toxicology studies of the two deaths.  Addis […]

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Brief highway chase ends with arrest

A motorcyclist from Toccoa, Georgia was charged by the state patrol with driving under the influence, attempting to elude officers, among other offenses, after a one-quarter of a mile chase ended Sunday afternoon on highway 76 in Rabun County.  WNEG Radio quotes a Georgia Patrol report as saying the motorcyclist, 40-year old Jason Hoyt Massey, was injured and taken to […]

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Hospital a partner building habitat houses

Prisma Health partners with Habitat for Humanity this week to help build eight homes in six counties, including one near Seneca’s Shiloh Road.  The project is considered the largest one-day, multi-location project in the housing organization’s South Carolina history.  The eight housing properties are in varying stages of construction, ranging from framing to homes ready for paint inside and out.  […]

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Alfred “Ken” Greene

Alfred Kennemur Greene, age 69, of Seneca, SC passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2022. Born October 17, 1953, in Six Mile, SC. He was the son of the late Alfred Roscoe Greene, and Mildred Mae (Entrekin). Ken was a residential contractor by trade and was an avid outdoorsman with a particular interest in hunting. He is survived by his […]

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Dennis Wald

Dennis M. Wald, 81, of 526 Shiloh Road, Seneca, passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Oconee Memorial Hospital.   A native of Oconee County, Mr. Wald was the son of the late Eddie and Effie Addis Wald. He was a cutter for JP Stephens and was of the Baptist faith.   Mr. Wald is survived by his daughter: […]

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