Pauline Carter

Westminster – Pauline Frances Canupp Carter, 84, wife of the late Clarence Barber Carter, passed away on Friday, November 5th, 2021 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital.   Pauline was born in Oconee County, and was the daughter of the late John Henry Canupp and Cadora Rosalen Englin Canupp.  Pauline retired from Janzten and Dunlop and was a member […]

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Missing Lake Hartwell kayaker

A kayaker unaccounted for overnight in Lake Hartwell in Oconee County remains the object of a search today in the vicinity of Cartee Road.  Scott Krein of Oconee Emergency Management says search and rescuers were alerted at 2:30 this morning that one person aboard a kayak fell into the water….and did not re-surface.  Local personnel are being assisted by officers […]

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Pickens County traffic deaths identified

A great grandmother and a great grandson were the fatal victims of a Tuesday traffic accident on 123 in Pickens County.  The accident was reported near the Liberty exits.  Coroner Kandy Kelley says Gladys Holbrooks, 70 years old, and Cameron Durham, six years old, both of Pickens, died at the scene of blunt force trauma.  Holbrooks drove a Ford Fiesta […]

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Ruth Louise Roach Brewer

Seneca – Ruth Louise Roach Brewer, 86, wife of the late John Relton Brewer, passed away Thursday, November 4th, 2021 at Prisma Health – Cottingham Hospice House.   Born in Oconee County, Ruth was the daughter of the late James Broadus “JB” Roach and Essie Ellenburg Roach.  Ruth was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith.  Ruth enjoyed family […]

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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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