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Mrs. Shirley Richardson Keaton passed away peacefully on January 19th 2024, surrounded by the love of her family. Shirley Ann was born January 15th 1940, in Oconee County SC. She was the 3rd child of the late Mr. Ernest Benson Richardson and Mrs. Ruby Patterson Richardson. Being born into a farming family of 10 brothers and sisters, Shirley’s childhood was […]
Read moreSalem, SC – Howard Lee Stephenson, 72, husband of Lillian Louise Stephenson, of Salem, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2024, at Cottingham Hospice House. Born in Burlington, NC, Mr. Stephenson was the son of the late Fred Linton and Annie Grace Roach Stephenson. He enjoyed restoring vehicles, hunting, and fishing, but his love was singing and playing music with […]
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In the area of mental health services, Prisma Health announces the addition of what’s called a crisis stabilization suite at the Oconee Memorial Hospital. Planned for opening this fall are eight beds for adults and child/adolescents. Funding by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Fire destroyed a mobile home late yesterday morning near Westminster. The fire occurred on U-S 76 in the vicinity of Welcome Church Road. Chief Smith of Westminster Fire Department said three adults were displaced from the singlewide mobile home. The cause of the fire was under investigation.
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The following announcement from Westminster: “THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER PUBLIC WORKS ADVISES THE RESIDENTS LIVING ON US 76 WEST OF RIVERSONG DR, ALL ROADS OFF OF US 76, INCLUDING UNITY CHURCH RD, COBB BRIDGE RD, NORTH UP HWY 76 ALL THE WAY TO THE WELCOME CHURCH COMMUNITY LOCATED IN OCONEE COUNTY, TO VIGOROUSLY BOIL THEIR WATER FOR AT LEAST (1) […]
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The Walhalla area could see the thermometer drop to around 14 degrees tonight. A church in Seneca is doing something about this colld weekend. For anyone in nee of warmth, the Church f God at 1010 E. Main Street, Seneca remains open for those seeking shelter until the noon hour tomorrow.
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Walhalla announces the boil water advisory for customers in the vicinity of Halfway Branch has been lifted.
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“Gotta get people to vote” and “It’s going to be crucial.” Those were comments you heard this afternoon before the start of an Oconee County Democratic event in Seneca. And the chit chat was about the importance for Democratic voters to turn out in droves February 3 for what’s called the first in the nation Democratic presidential primary. And from […]
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Last year in a packed Westminster meeting room, Oconee’s Democratic Party chairwoman clashed with the county’s all-Republican state delegation to Columbia. Compared to that, the 2024 delegation meeting with constituents was free of any political barbs. And the crowd last night was small compared to last year’s, as there were empty seats inside the Walhalla Depot. The state lawmakers and […]
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An Oconee agriculturist, Gwen McPhail, confirmed talk this morning that she will make the race this year for the District Five seat on the county council. It’s the seat held by Glenn Hart. McPhail is part of a farm family along the Pine Grove Road. She’s a former chairman of the Oconee Planning Commission and her daughter, Meghan Ketterman, represents […]
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