Betty Underwood

Walhalla, SC — Betty Moore Underwood, wife of the late William Riley Underwood, of Walhalla passed away on Sunday, August 1, 2021 at Greenville Memorial Hospital.   A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Underwood was the daughter of the late Fred and Maggie Mageline Carver Moore. She was of the Church of God Faith.   Mrs. Underwood is survived […]

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COVID numbers pile up in the latest surge

For most of last week and into this past weekend, new confirmed cases of COVID-19 are consistently 1,000-plus in South Carolina, traced to the surge created by the Delta variant.  For the last, full-day of counts (Saturday), the new case number was 1,794 across the state, including 26 in Oconee County.  Statewide deaths were four reported Thursday, two reported Friday, […]

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Two Toccoa, Georgia shootings believed connected

Two shootings in Toccoa, Georgia, separated by about 30 minutes, are believed by authorities to be connected.  Randy Shirley, Stephens County sheriff, says the investigation is now in the hands of the state police, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.  Shortly after 11:30 yesterday morning, the police found a male gunshot victim at the Marathon station, known as Buddy’s Quick Stop, […]

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Ray Barnes

Mountain Rest, SC– Ray Davis Barnes, 80, husband of the late Mildred Genell Queen Barnes, of 469 Old Yellow Branch Road, Mountain Rest, passed away Saturday, July 31, 2021, at Cottingham Hospice House.   A native of Oconee County, SC, Mr. Barnes was the son of the late Cliff and Beatrice Addis Barnes. He worked at the Walhalla Water Department […]

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Future school I-D cards to carry new message

In the future, the telephone number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline will appear on student identification cards for both public and private school children.  A newly-signed South Carolina law also requires each school to add the social media platform, telephone number, or text number for at least one other resource that best fits the needs of their school or […]

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City has role in Partners’ new location plans

City of Walhalla has a role to play as Partners in Wine pursues a new location on the south side of Main Street.  Brandon Burton, city administrator, says the city is aware that Partners plans to move into a middle-of-the-block location, 222 E. Main Street.  According to Burton, the police department is required to sign off on Partners’ request for […]

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Two shootings yesterday in Stephens County, Georgia

The police in Stephens County, Georgia are investigating shootings yesterday, believed to have occurred at two separate convenience stores.  In all, three people are said to have been wounded by gunfire.  A Toccoa man was taken into custody.  The first shooting was reported just after the noon hour at Buddy’s Kwik Stop on Big A Road; the second at Tony’s […]

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70-year old killed in SC 11 wreck near Walhalla

A late afternoon crash at an accident-prone intersection near Walhalla took the life of a 70-year old Seneca woman.  Coroner Karl Addis said Aida Esther Rivera Ramos died at 4:06 pm in the emergency department at the Oconee hospital.  The state patrol counted five vehicles involved in the accident at  highway 11 and the E. Bear Swamp Road.  Details of […]

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Football player charged in accident investigation

A Clemson football player faces the charge of misdemeanor reckless driving for exceeding the speed limit that allegedly led to an accident that injured a postal worker.  The Clemson city police yesterday announced the arrest of Fred Davis II, a cornerback, in their investigation of an accident July 21 on U-S 123.  The police chief, Jorge Campos, told city officials […]

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