Douglas Wayne Rogers

  Salem, SC– Douglas Wayne Rogers, 62, husband of Lynn Ellen Powell Rogers, of 120 E. Stamp Creek Rd., Salem, passed away on Monday, December 27, 2021 at Oconee Memorial Hospital. A native of Oconee County, Mr. Rogers was the son of the late Calvin “Doc” and Margaret Ann Lusk Rogers. He worked for SDOC and served in the National […]

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Egregious example of a scam

It is considered a frequently tried telephone scam and this one, according to the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, was partially successful for the criminal.  It stands as a warning to any grandparent to beware.  County deputies were made aware of a scam in which the victim was notified by a call from out of state that her grandson was being held […]

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Autopsy completed in homicide case

An autopsy yesterday has confirmed Shaun Vaughn of Westminster died as the result of gunfire on Thursday last week.  Coroner Addis this morning said, “The autopsy showed that Mr. Vaughn died of a single gunshot wound to the chest, based on the incident information received by the coroner’s office.  The autopsy results his manner of death has been classified as […]

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Inmate’s death attributed to heart condition

The Oconee coroner reports the death Christmas weekend of a 71-year old county inmate.  Coroner Karl Addis says CPR was started Sunday morning at the jail; however, inmate Calvin Carroll Cochran died later in the morning in the emergency department at the Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital. Addis says an autopsy revealed a cardiovascular condition and Cochran’s death has been […]

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Billie Andy Jones

Tamassee, SC– Billie Andy Jones, 84, husband of the late Ruth Holland Jones, of 9449 N. Highway 11, Tamassee, passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2021 at his home.   A native of Tamassee, SC, Mr. Jones was the son of the late J.D. and Eva Ovaline Orr Jones. He was the owner and operator of Jones’s Service Station and […]

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Elnora Elliott

Pickens – Elnora “Ellie” Elliott, 74, wife of Jesse Ray, passed away Monday, December 27th, 2021 at AnMed Health Medical Center.   She was the daughter of the late Tipp Elliott and Nora Elmer Popham Elliott.  Elnora was member of the Northside Baptist Church in Pickens and was a homemaker, who enjoyed doing word searches.   In addition to her […]

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Robert “Jeff” Jeffrey Hyde

    Salem, SC– Robert “Jeff” Jeffrey Hyde, 61, husband of Patricia “Patty” Ann Jones Hyde, of 118 Alexander Road, Salem, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021, at his home.   A native of Bryson City, NC, Mr. Hyde was the son of Millie Lee Sutherland of Robbinsville, NC and the late Robert Hyde. He was a truck driver and […]

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“Angry and upset” is what Mefleh hears

At his Westminster restaurant, Yusef Mefleh frequently hears what’s on the minds of the public.  But it’s the telephone that has been ringing of late by people, as the city councilman put it, “angry and upset” about water charges.  The frustration Mefleh believes will lead to a larger than normal public turnout at the next council meeting.  And Mefleh believes […]

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