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West Union, SC– Charles Larry Baumgarner, 82, of 321 Baumgarner Hill Dr., West Union passed away on Friday, October 29, 2021 at Cottingham Hospice House. A native of West Union, SC, Mr. Baumgarner was the son of the late Zeb Bryan and Etta Deaton Baumgarner. He retired from Kendall as a mechanic and was of the Wesleyan Faith. […]
Read moreWestminster – Rev. John Carlyle McKnight, 87, passed away on Wednesday, October 27th, 2021 at Kings Mountain Hospital. He is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Evamae Thompson McKnight, by his sons, Rev. John Mark McKnight (Lenette) of Seneca, Ronald Keith McKnight of Atlanta, Georgia; his daughters, Carolyn M. Cantrell (Gary) of Inverness, Florida, Teresa M. Tompkins […]
Read moreSeneca, SC– James Robert Quarles, 79, husband of Linda Littleton Quarles, of 120 Brookhaven Circle, Seneca, passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at Seneca Health and Rehab. A native of Seneca, SC, Mr. Quarles was the son of Robert Sylvester and Della Long Quarles. He retired as Assistant Manager from Oconee Auto Parts and was a part of […]
Read moreAt an address near Seneca, on Brookwood Drive, Oconee deputies arrested a 28-year old man on multiple charges, including the charge of criminal sexual conduct with a minor first degree. They had gone to the address in response to reports of domestic disturbance, and wound up filing multiple charges against Gregory Scott Clark Greynolds Jr., including the charge sex offender […]
Read moreThe latest count of COVID-19 in South Carolina totaled 706 new, confirmed cases. The count was effective at the end of the day on Wednesday this week. The 706 number is the highest one-day virus case count in the state since the previous Wednesday when the number was 738, according to records kept by 101.7/WGOG NEWS. Of the 706 new […]
Read moreChances are if you’ve been voting in South Carolina House District 2 (the one represented by Bill Sandifer of Seneca), you will continue to vote within that district, once re-districting is done using population numbers from the 2020 census. Sandifer says he has been inside the map room and left with a clear expectation that there likely will be no […]
Read moreThis year’s Christmas parade in Westminster will have a sweet-tooth component. The parade will make its way on Main Street at 6:30 Friday night, December 3 under the theme of “Candyland Lane”. That name was the choice of those who voted during last month’s Apple Festival. The parade will set out from the Dollar Tree at 907 E. Main. Parade […]
Read moreThe honor of Oconee Municipal Public Safety Officer of the Year belongs to Tim Rice of the Walhalla Police Department. So awarded was Capt. Rice for a number of accomplishments. Since joining the department in 2019, Rice helped update the record system, investigated and resolved numerous cases. He’s considered an important part of the department leadership.
Read moreOconee sheriff’s investigators went to Oakway community Tuesday to investigate reports of stolen property at a home on Cobb Trail Road. They arrested a 39-year old man on multiple charges. The sheriff’s office announces that after their suspect ran, they caught him and have placed the following charges against Bradley Scott Cantrell: resisting arrest; possession of controlled substance, possession of […]
Read moreSeneca, SC– Clarence “Shotgun” Lamar Norris, 85, husband of the late Dorothy H. Norris, of 459 Brown Farm Rd., Seneca passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at his residence. A native of Walhalla, SC, Mr. Norris was the son of the late Jerry Milton and Nena Allen Norris. He was a retired self- employed mechanic and was […]
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