Write-in hopeful gains West Union seat

On a night when the Braves became the champs of the baseball world, a mix of new and old politicians in Oconee County’s five municipalities celebrated victories at the polls.  And, in the case of West Union, a write-in candidate apparently has won a town council office by a write-in.  For two seats on the West Union Town Council, voters […]

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Seneca man arrested in Stephens County, Georgia

A Seneca man was arrested in Stephens County after a traffic stop. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on October 22, at approximately 3 p.m., a Stephens County Sheriff’s Deputy was dispatched to a report of a reckless driver on Big A Road. The deputy observed a vehicle matching the description and began to monitor the vehicle. During a […]

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Wanda Watkins

Salem – Wanda Lee Nicholson Watkins, 63, wife of the late Larry James Watkins, passed away on Monday, November 1, 2021 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital.   Wanda was born in Boone, NC and was the daughter of the late Grady Nicholson and Lula Nicholson McCrary.  Wanda was a homemaker whose greatest joy was spending time with her […]

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Thelma Towe

Walhalla, SC — Thelma Jo Towe, 85, of 120 Autumnwood Lane, Walhalla, passed away Monday, November 1, 2021, at AnMed Health Medical Center.   A native of Dahlonega, GA, Mrs. Towe was the daughter of the late Dewey Smith and Madge Rider Newberry. She worked at Ingles Grocery Store and was of the Baptist faith.   Mrs. Towe is survived […]

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Crews at work on property for a new Seneca school

Preliminary work is underway on the Wells Highway property destined to become Seneca’s new middle school.  But, a district administrator says the start of building construction won’t take place until next spring.  Right now, says Steve Hanvey, storm water pipes and other materials are being moved onto the property.  Backside areas of the land are being prepared for a detention […]

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Healthy choices can lower the risk of Alzheimer’s

November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) would like to remind South Carolinians that healthy lifestyle choices can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s.   Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. According to the 2021 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures Report, approximately 95,000 South […]

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Tree-cutting accident leads to power disconnect

A tree cut yesterday in Westminster led to a small power outage that cut off electricity to two homes on Gaston Circle.  Leigh Baker, utilities director, said the Bradford pear tree landed on a power line and broke a pole, requiring the replacement of the pole and the transformer.  The mishap was reported shortly before 4 o’clock; city crews had […]

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Man charged with burglarizing Oconee apartments

Oconee sheriff’s officers have arrested and charged a young Easley man with burglary at a university student apartment complex off 123 near the Norfolk Southern rail tracks.  The sheriff’s office announced a first degree burglary charge against Romelo Tyquan Lydell Dillard, also charged with petty larceny.  The crimes were reported in early October at the EPOCH apartments on Reason Court […]

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