Pickens man perished in Six Mile area accident

The coroner in Pickens County, Kandy Kelley, has identified a 49-year old Pickens man the fatality in a late Friday afternoon accident on N. Main Street, Six Mile.  Kelley says the fatal victim, Jeffrey Abercombie, was an unrestrained driver who died at the scene from blunt force trauma.  The accident is being investigated by the state patrol, according to trooper […]

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New parking regs proposed in Clemson

At their first 2024 meeting, Clemson city council members consider changes tonight to the city’s traffic code to include new rules for metered and leased parking spots.  Proposed changes include reducing the days to pay fines from 30 days to 15 days; allowing 50% reduction for overtime fines, if paid within 7 days; and removing some language as it applies […]

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Changing of the guard

A ceremony this evening ushers in a new set of Walhalla leaders.  It’s swearing-in time at 5:30 this evening at the Center for the Performing Arts for a new mayor, Tim Hall, returning councilwoman Sarai Melendez and council newcomers Josh Holliday and Josh Thomas.  Another new councilman, Kenny Johns, has already started his term.

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Florida death felt in Oconee

Word has reached Oconee County of the death of Jim Gadd at the age of 74. He died Christmas Eve.  Gadd’s work career in telephone company management stretched into three decades.  He’s remembered in Oconee for various leadership roles in the Oconee Business-Education Partnership, the Oconee Education Foundation, member of the Mountain Lakes Business Development Corporation, and board member of […]

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Divers recvover body from lake water

Shortly after the noon hour, divers found and recovered the body of a 47-year-old man from Lake Hartwell near the Port Bass development.  The recovery ends a four-day search for a man, said to have been the victim of an overturned kayak.  Coroner Karl Addis identified the deceased as William Shane Haguewood, discovered in water 44 feet deep. At that […]

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Mental health summit next month in Oconee

Invitations are going out for a first-of-its-kind summit meeting on mental health issues in Oconee County.  It’s being led by the first-term county probate judge, Danny Singleton.  It’ll take place January 19 in the meeting room area of Seneca’s Light and Water Treatment Plant on Lake Keowee, and will run for most of the afternoon on that Friday.  Among officials […]

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Bob Townsend

  Lavonia – James Robert “Bob” Townsend, 78, husband of Betty Lindsay Townsend, passed away Sunday, December 24th, 2023 at AnMed Health Medical Center.   Born in Newport News, Virginia, Bob was the son of the late Lloyd James and Florence Ellen Townsend. Bob worked in retail at Sears and Belk where he later retired, he also worked at Osborne […]

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