Jason Janoulis

Mountain Rest– Jason Janoulis, 80, husband of Virginia Caryl “Ginger” Graham Janoulis, passed away on Wednesday, October 20th, 2021 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital.   Jason was born in Atlanta, Georgia and was the son of the late Jason Nicholas and Virginia Heard Janoulis.  Jason was a retired restaurant design consultant. Jason had a great passion for sailing, […]

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Brandon Leon Payne

West Union– Brandon Leon Payne, 41, fiancee of Brittany Mitchim, passed away on Wednesday, October 20th, 2021 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital.   Brandon was born in Oconee County and was the son of Rickey Leon Payne and Paula Ann Webb Payne.  Brandon was a self-employed painter who enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle, fishing, and spending time […]

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Candidate stances to be taken tonight

Comedy routines and popular songs are commonplace in Walhalla’s community auditorium. Tonight, however, the stage of the Center for Performing Arts is reserved for the five candidates for the city council.  Walhalla voters have a date at the polls one week from tomorrow, so tonight’s forum is set as the 2021 municipal contest enters its home stretch.  Tonight’s forum is […]

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Head-on crash leaves Seneca woman dead

A two-car accident on a country road south of Seneca took the life of a 55-year old woman.  Coroner Addis said Seneca resident Bridget White died in surgery at the Greenville Memorial Hospital shortly after 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon.  A second driver in the accident on the Sitton Mill Road, 20-year old Riley Sutton of Fair Play, was extricated from […]

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Electric Co-Ops raise awareness for heart disease

Twenty cyclists will make their way across South Carolina, setting out Monday from the Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative in Pickens, in a seven-day, 648-mile ride to build awareness for heart disease and offer screenings to more than 2,000 electric cooperative employees.  They plan to finish their ride Tuesday, November 2 in the Low Country.  The “Ride Across South Carolina” was […]

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5th graders receiving drug abuse education

School resource officers are teaching drug abuse education to  fifth grade Oconee County students.  The officers were certified after taking training last summer by the Richland Sheriff’s Office in Columbia.  The program “DARE” teaches students good decision-making skills to help them lead safe and healthy lives and cope with drug abuse and a barrage of other high-risk circumstances they face […]

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Arrest made in Pickens County homicide case

Pickens County Sheriff’s Office placed a 71-year old woman in custody yesterday and charged her with murder in the shooting death of a man whose body was found in a camper near Easley.  Virginia Louise Cook also faces a second charge of possession of weapon during a violent crime in the death of Augustin Demsa.  Demsa’s body was found October […]

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Law enforcement career fair tomorrow

Tri-County Technical College at Pendleton will host a one-hour career fair tomorrow for those interested in a career in law enforcement.  The event will run from 11 am to noon in the Anderson Hall on the college main campus.  Representatives from 10 local and state law enforcement agencies will be there, and TEC officials will discuss the college’s criminal justice […]

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