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Sapphire, NC– Charles Owens, Jr., 91, husband of the late June Davis Owens, of 5857 Whitewater Road, Saphire, NC, passed away on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. A native of Oconee County, Mr. Owens was the son of the late Charlie Young Owens and Maude Hunnicutt Owens. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served in […]
Read moreThe victim of last night’s fatal accident in rural northern Oconee was a 91-year old Sapphire, North Carolina resident, who formerly lived in Walhalla. Coroner Addis identified the deceased today as Charles Owens, an un-restrained driver of a 2000 Dodge pickup. That pickup was knocked off the Whitewater Falls Road just before 7:30 last night and hit a tree. Owens […]
Read moreA 71-year old Seneca man died this morning at the regional burn center at Augusta, Georgia. Oconee Coroner Addis says the death of James Warren occurred three and a half weeks after a camper fire. The January 8 camper fire was reported to Oconee 9-1-1 at 3:52 in the morning. Warren was flown to the Joseph Still Burn Center. His […]
Read moreThe state police announced a new arrest this morning in the case of an Oconee man who is accused of firing shots at a county deputy last weekend at Mountain Rest. The newest arrest is that of a woman who “SLED” alleges harbored Zachary Edwin Fiskeaux while he was sought and before being captured in Pickens County. According to the […]
Read moreWestminster – Ola Mae Cooper Qualls, 92, wife of the late Curtis Eddison Qualls, passed away Friday, January 28th, 2022 at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital. Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Ola Mae was the daughter of the late Charlie Garnett Cooper and Lillie Mae Wilson Cooper. Ola Mae was a homemaker and a member of Mountain View […]
Read moreThose utility rate increases that are going to cause Walhalla customers to dig deeper were a big topic during a city hall meeting that stretched to two and one-half hours. And there were some in the audience who wanted to hear what the mayor and the council would say. The consensus from the meeting room table, however, was that as […]
Read moreAverage to above-average rainfall in December and January has led to the declaration that all South Carolina counties are drought-free. The state’s drought response committee yesterday removed the incipient drought designation of 34 counties, which had been a concern for wildfires. But, according to the state forestry commission, the wildfire threat has diminished over the past 30 days. Hope Mizzell, […]
Read moreThe idea of Oconee County connecting to a regional recreation greenway became another issue that divides the county’s fathers. Funds to survey for the project were approved in a 3 to 2 county council vote last night, with Elliott, Cain, and Davis in favor and Hart and Durham opposed. A greenway that could extend from the Clemson area to about […]
Read moreA two-vehicle accident last night near Salem took the life of one driver. What happened just before 7:30 on SC 130, the Whitewater Falls Road, has left the state patrol in search of the driver of unknown vehicle who is considered the suspect in the fatal hit-and-run. According to trooper Hovis, investigators believe the driver of the unknown vehicle went […]
Read moreAnnouncement from the state’s capital: “The S.C. Drought Response Committee met Tuesday, Feb. 1, via conference call to update the drought status of all counties in South Carolina and voted to declare the entire state drought free. Due to average to above-average rainfall totals during December and January, the Committee removed the incipient drought status of 34 counties. The Committee […]
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