Shopping center sold near Seneca

A corner shopping center near Seneca changes hands.  Records filed last week in the office of Oconee Register of Deeds shows Magnolia Plaza at 123 and Sheep Farm Road, containing Schlotzky’s restaurant, went from one limited liability company to another.  The transaction fetched a price of $3.4 million.

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Sanitation operations adjust their schedules

Oconee County solid waste recycling centers, landfill, and transfer station will operate through Thursday this week, then close for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.  The holiday week schedule also means that the recycling centers, normally closed on Wednesdays, will do business tomorrow,  Walhalla sanitation announces the following modified schedule:  “Trash normally picked up on Thursday will be collected a day […]

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Sidewalk sections closed downtown Walhalla

Sidewalk sections have been closed in part of downtown Walhalla in the aftermath of a discovery by the city’s zoning and code department.  Elijah Hayes, code officer, makes the following announcement:  “The Zoning and Code Department was notified that a building’s architectural features appeared to be separating from the structure.  Upon a visual inspection this was confirmed along with other […]

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Louise Cox Burton

Westminster –Louise Cox Burton, 95, wife of the late Glenn E. Burton, passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021 at Prisma Health – Lila Doyle Health Care Facility.   Louise was born June 13, 1926 in Oconee County, SC and was the daughter of the late Henry Manley and Savannah Beard Cox.  Louise was a homemaker and formerly attended Full […]

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Curtis Harvey Morton

Seneca – Curtis Harvey Morton, 61, of 1212 East Main Street, passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at his residence.   Born in Oconee County, Curtis was the son of Curtis W. Morton and the late Lettie Lou Powers Morton.  Curtis formerly worked for IVC in Liberty.   In addition to his father, Curtis is survived by his sisters, […]

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Ruby Faye Taylor Hedden

Seneca – Ruby Faye Taylor Hedden, 71, of 135 Seneca River Road, passed away on Friday, December 17th, 2021 at Seneca Health and Rehabilitation Center.   Ruby was born in Anderson County, and was the daughter of the late Willie Tom Taylor and Betty Ruth Sudberry Taylor.  Ruby was a home health nurse and was a member of Fants Grove […]

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Burglary arrest near Seneca

Law enforcement records confirm the arrest late Friday afternoon of a 43-year old Oconee County man who was implicated in a burglary of a home in the vicinity of the Food Lion intersection between Seneca and Clemson.  An Oconee deputy’s report shows Marcus Cas Segraves arrested and charged with resisting arrest and burglary third degree at a home on Royal […]

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Homicide last night in Pickens County

Telephone callers reported shots fired at a Pickens County home and when deputies arrived a dead man was found in the yard of a home on Stewart Gin Road, Liberty.  The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office and the coroner’s office are investigating what happened as a homicide, saying the adult male showed a visible injury characteristic of a gunshot wound.  However, […]

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Weekend drug arrest in Westminster

A 42-year old Oconee County man has been charged by the Westminster police with methamphetamine and other drug offenses, including illegal possession of the opioid hydrocodone.  Law enforcement reports show Matthew Flint Patterson of the Earles Grove Road was arrested after a policeman approached a car at a N. Bibb Street car wash.

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