Oconee lawsuit alleges privacy invasion

A lawsuit filed in Oconee last week by an Anderson attorney representing a former assistant principal names Oconee County and an employee of the county Probate Court as defendants and contains allegations of breach of confidentiality and invasion of privacy.  The Oconee Common Pleas Court case, filed is titled, “Sandra King, plaintiff vs. Stacey Fischer and Oconee County, South Carolina.”  […]

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Archie Turpin

    Toccoa, GA– Archie Fred Turpin, Jr., 56, husband of Teresa Sertain Turpin, of 162 Hilltop Lane, Toccoa, GA passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021 at his residence.   A native of Oconee County, Mr. Turpin was the son of Marie Clinkscales Turpin and the late Archie Fred Turpin, Sr. He was a material handler with Nifco KTW […]

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John Freeman

Zirconia, North Carolina – John Thomas Freeman Sr., 77, husband of the late Lille Ellen Yonce Freeman, passed away Saturday, November 27th, 2021 at Missions Hospital in Asheville.   John was a native of Walhalla, South Carolina, he was the son of the late John B. Freeman and Sarah Freeman. John worked in fire protection and retired from Diboco, of […]

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Timmy Galloway

Mountain Rest, SC– Timmy Galloway, 57, of 246 Bonner Road, Mountain Rest, passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021 at his residence.   A native of Oconee County, Mr. Galloway was the son of the late James Marvin Galloway and Norma Jean Wilbanks Galloway. He was a veteran of the United States Army and worked in the heating and air […]

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Bud Matheson

Long Creek- William Kenneth “Bud” Matheson, 67, husband of Melinda Mae Hembree Matheson, passed away Friday, November 26th, 2021 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital.   A native of Oconee County, South Carolina, Bud was the son of the late Nelson Kenneth “Kenny” Matheson and Lena Mae James Matheson. Bud was a retired truck driver, logger, apple grower, and […]

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Georgia motorcycle wreck fatal to Seneca man

A 49-year old Seneca man was killed during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in a motorcycle accident in Stephens County, Georgia.  Authorities have yet to release his name.  The Georgia State Patrol at Toccoa was called at 3:41 Saturday afternoon to Georgia 17 and Whispering Pine Road and discovered a Harley Davidson had run off the road and hit a curb. […]

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Bessie Welborn

Seneca– Bessie Bennett Lee Welborn, 97, wife of the late William Lewis Lee and Ben Welborn, passed away Wednesday, November 24th, 2021 at her residence.   Born in Seneca, South Carolina, Bessie was the daughter of the late Essie Bennett Corn.  Bessie was a weaving trainer in the textile industry and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church.   Bessie […]

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Charlene Bell

Seneca – Charlene Meacham Bell, 85, wife of Dr. Harold Bruce Bell, passed away Thursday, November 25th, 2021 at Prisma Health Lila Doyle.   Born in Ripley, TN, Charlene was the daughter of the late Rev. Roy Thomas Meacham and Estelle Stevens Meacham. She was a 1953 graduate of Bob Jones University Academy, owner of Pruitt-Bell Furniture Company, and was […]

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Mini-bike operator killed in Pickens County

A 40-year old Pickens man has been killed in an accident near his hometown, and the state patrol arrested the second driver involved in last evening’s accident.  Coroner Kandy Kelley said Jodah Mullinax, who was riding the mini-bike without a helmet, died of blunt force trauma after the patrol reported the mini-bike attempted to make a left turn into a […]

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Hit-run accident in Pickens County

The highway patrol is looking for the driver and vehicle that left the scene of a fatal Wednesday morning accident in Pickens County.  The accident was fatal to a moped driver on highway 178 near Harper Drive.  The suspect vehicle is believed to be a Chevrolet Traverse, 2013-17, that has possible damage to the right front area near the headlight […]

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