Statement from the South Carolina DHEC boss

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued full approval Monday of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for those ages 16 and older. This full approval from the FDA further indicates how safe and effective the vaccines are at preventing severe illness from COVID-19. There continues to be an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for […]

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Meth trafficking alleged on rural road near Salem

A car driver near Salem whose vehicle displayed no license plate wound up in worse trouble when stopped Sunday by an Oconee County deputy.  According to the sheriff’s office, the traffic stop resulted in the charge of trafficking in methamphetamine against driver Keith Allen Alexander Jr. of the N. Little River Road.  Additionally, 25-year old Alexander received citations for driving […]

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Man shot dead near Westminster

A 54-year old man has been shot dead near Westminster, and the police are turning to the public for information that can solve what happened last evening at a home in the area of 400 Hobson Street.  Deputy Coroner of Oconee County, Jana Morris, says her office will disclose the name of the victim once all family members are notified.  […]

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Three days of COVID-19 South Carolina numbers

In three days last week, the counters at the state health agency compiled 210 new cases of COVID-19 across Oconee County.  The numbers reflect DHEC’s counting Thursday through Saturday.  In the state, new cases on each of those three days were three thousand-plus.  The death toll rose by 25 Thursday, 14 Friday, and 36 Saturday.  Positivity was 11.2% Thursday; 15.1% […]

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Garland reaches trail end in Maine

Walhallan Wayne Garland reached the summit of Maine’s Mount Katahdin, the northern end of the Appalachian Trail.  Hiker Garland is pictured in a triumphant pose at the northern end of the A-T.  Because he has hiked the trail in sections, he’ll need to complete the section south of Maine to the Commonwealth of Virginia.  He believes he can finish it […]

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Billy Martin

Westminster – Billy Dean Martin, 92, husband of Dorthy Jean Sanders Martin, passed away on Saturday, August 21st, 2021, at Prisma Cottingham Hospice House surrounded by his loving family.   Billy was born in Oconee County, and was the son of the late Theo and Ruth Rebecca Goforth Martin.  Billy was a United States Army Veteran, having served in the […]

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Jacquelyn “Jackie” Esther Graham Sluder

Seneca – Jacquelyn “Jackie” Esther Graham Sluder, 84, wife of the late Eldridge “Pete” Clinton Sluder, passed away on Thursday, August 19th, 2021 at Clemson Downs, after a long illness.   Jackie was born on a Sunday, “Easter Sunday” to the late Roy Graham Sr.  and Gladys Patterson Graham on March 28th, 1937, a tiny baby girl, who the Doctor […]

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Emma Graham

Seneca – Emma Annette Cole Graham, 79, wife of the late H. Glen Graham, Sr., passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Brookdale Nursing Home of Anderson.   Annette was born in Oconee County, and was the daughter of the Fred D. and Irene Wicker Cole.  Annette attended Anderson College and Clemson University and later was the former Assistant […]

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General Sessions Court week in Oconee County

Tenth Circuit Judge Scott Sprouse will enter the Oconee Courtroom this morning to preside over one week of county General Sessions Court.  The prosecutors’ office has prepared a docket of six potential cases for trial by jury.  In those cases, the defendants face charges of traffic violations, domestic violence, public disorderly, drug crimes, and assault and battery.

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