Free STD testing tomorrow

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is today.  And tomorrow participating South Carolina DHEC health departments will offer free tests.  African Americans are disproportionately affected, and DHEC is hopeful tests and awareness will increase in Black communities.

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COVID decline in Oconee school populations

Here’s a COVID-19-related statement from Oconee public schools:  “As of now, the district is going to stay the course with our current guidelines and procedures.  We are seeing a significant decline in the number of cases among students and staff across all schools.”  That statement from Jennifer Dodd, spokeswoman for the Oconee School District, is the response to a 101.7/WGOG […]

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Eunice Dickerson

  Seneca- Eunice Holbrooks Dickerson, 80, wife of the late Billy Eugene Dickerson, passed away Saturday, February 5th, 2022 at her residence surrounded by her loving family.   Born in Long Creek, South Carolina, Eunice was the daughter of the late William Jess Holbrooks and Minnie Turner Holbrooks. Eunice was a paper carrier for forty plus years, was a former […]

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Larry Gene Stallings

Walhalla– Larry Gene Stallings, 80, husband of Donna Bell Stallings, passed away on Friday, February 4th, 2022 at his residence.   Born in Aiken, South Carolina, Larry was the son of the late Charles B. Stallings, Sr. and Lois Key Stallings.  Larry was a Missionary with the First Baptist Church of Milford, OH, where he served with the Bearing Precious […]

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Don Mize, a likely candidate for county council

A longtime Duke Energy worker, Don Mize, says he’s giving serious thought to running for Oconee County Council District 3—the seat that Paul Cain is giving up when his term expires at the end of the year.  Mize, a resident of the Perkins Creek Road, is a conservative Republican annoyed by what’s happening nationally.  He is one of the longest […]

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Zadie White Hurdt

Walhalla, SC — Zadie White Hurdt, 81, wife of the late Clifford Leroy Hurdt, of Walhalla, passed away on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at her home.   A native of Walhalla, SC, Mrs. Hurdt was the daughter of the late J.R. and Carrie Satterfield White. She graduated from Tamassee DAR School in 1959 with honors and retired from Schlumberger. Mrs. […]

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“Unusual event” at Oconee Nuclear

A Duke Energy spokeswoman says there was no fire at the Oconee Nuclear Station early today in what was declared as an “unusual event” in which personnel took Unit 2 offline.  Duke’s Mikayla Kreuzberrger said the plant’s on-site fire brigade responded to an alert just before 4 am and received assistance by off-site Oconee County fire departments. Scott Krein, director […]

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Oconeean charged with disseminating obscene material

A 27-year old Oconee County man was jailed today in Walhalla on charges of criminal solicitation of a minor and disseminating obscene material to a person he thought was a teenage girl, according to an announcement this afternoon by the sheriff’s office. The charges were placed against Aliester Shawn Ford of W. Halfway Branch.  “In the course of the exchange,” […]

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Job picture better

The country’s employers in January added about 150,000 more jobs than experts had projected.  December is the last month for which South Carolina has published its jobless figures.  The statewide average unemployment was 3.5%; Oconee County’s was 2.7%.

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