30-year old fire truck to be replaced at Keowee Key

A new, $1.2 million fire truck for the fire department based at Keowee Key may now be ordered, as the county fathers today approved the award for purchase to a broker in Easley.  Preceding council’s approval was a general obligation bond issue to cover the purchase. Chief Brandon Shirley of the Keowee Fire Department, following this morning’s special council meeting, […]

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Alert issued on Seneca funeral home closure

The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs is making consumers aware of the close of Keowee Funeral Services in Seneca.  Consumers who signed pre-need funeral contracts with either Keowee Funeral Services or the former Brown-Oglesby Funeral Home should expect a representative from the SCDCA to reach out in the next few weeks to assist in transferring any contract to another […]

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Hospital to lose arrangement with major insurer

A report in this morning’s Journal spells trouble for individuals and companies offering insurance coverage through United Healthcare.  The paper’s report details a controversy and a split between United Health Care and Prisma Oconee Memorial Hospital, to be effective January 1, that, if unresolved, could force those with coverage to scramble to find a new insurer that the hospital will […]

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Tod Simpson

Walhalla- Tod Gardiner Simpson, 65, of 655 Playground Road, passed away Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021 at his residence.   Tod was born in Middletown, New York, the son of the late John Clifford Simpson and Ellen Catherine Foy. Tod worked in the insurance industry as a sales representative and attended Cornerstone Lighthouse Church.   Tod is survived by his daughters, […]

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Jacqueline Deloris Phillips Harper

West Union, SC — Jacqueline Deloris Phillips Harper, 81, wife of the late James Harold Harper, of West Union, passed away on Monday, November 1, 2021 at Oconee Memorial Hospital.   A native of Knoxville, TN, Mrs. Harper was the daughter of the late George and Hazel Catlett Phillips. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith.   […]

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Oconee COVID deaths are rising

This afternoon’s South Carolina DHEC report contains 28 new COVID-19 deaths across the state.  Once again, three of those deaths were Oconee residents.  That’s the second straight day of three Oconee COVID deaths.  Across the state, 420 new cases of the virus were confirmed–18 of them  in Oconee County.  Of 16,839 test results, the new positivity:  4.9%.

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Vote results became official today

The ballots cast and the results of the Oconee municipal elections Tuesday are now official, by action today of the county board of canvassers.  The official totals show, as usual in an off-presidential year, the turnouts were low.  A little fewer than one out of every 10 qualified voters made their wishes known.  The best turnouts, around 19 percent, were […]

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