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Oconeeans are awaking to a drizzly morning and a forecast for showers and the possibility of one-tenth and one quarter of an inch of the wet stuff. That’s enough for planners of tonight’s National Night Out against crime to re-schedule for Tuesday, August 10–a week from today. The time of 5:30 to 7:30 pm and the Farm Center location remain […]
Read moreU.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) yesterdayday made this statement. “I was just informed by the House physician I have tested positive for COVID-19 even after being vaccinated. “I started having flu-like symptoms Saturday night and went to the doctor this morning. I feel like I have a sinus infection and at present time I have mild symptoms. […]
Read moreSeneca, SC– Hugh “Ken” Kendall Heaton, 61, husband of Jill Susanne Marcengill Heaton, of 202 Wayside Circle, Seneca, passed away Sunday, August 1, 2021, at St. Francis Downtown. A native of Seneca, SC, Mr. Heaton was the son of the late Hugh Dorsey and Mollie Ann Sullivan Heaton. He worked at Duke Energy as a radiation protection specialist and […]
Read moreWalhalla, 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 […]
Read moreFor 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, […]
Read moreTwo 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, […]
Read moreSoon Clemson University will welcome a new class of 4,600 first-year, undergraduate students to campus. Classes begin Wednesday, August 18, and next week move-ins to on-campus housing will get underway.
Read moreMountain 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 […]
Read moreIn 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 […]
Read moreCity 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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