Oconeean loses life to COVID-19

An Oconee County resident is among the latest two South Carolinians to die from COVID-19, according to the state health agency report this afternoon.  The death June 28 was that of an elderly resident.  The other South Carolina death was that of a middle aged  Richland County resident on June 30. New cases of the virus that reflect the count […]

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This summer at the Oconee Chamber of Commerce

The president of the Oconee Chamber of Commerce, banker Darryl Broome, says the organization is approaching the selection of a new executive director.  The next person in charge of day-to-day operations at the chamber will fill the vacancy created when Brittany Kessler resigned to return to her former employer, the Greenville Chamber of Commerce.  Broome credits Kessler with internet work […]

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One-car accident at busy intersection

A car lay on its side and traffic backed up this morning near Seneca, as public safety responders attended to a one-car accident on U-S 123/the Clemson Boulevard at Wells Highway.  The Toyota driver required a transport to a Greenville hospital, but first reports from the state patrol indicate the injuries are non-life threatening. The backup affected traffic headed toward […]

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Westminster zoning change

Members of the Westminster Planning Commission agree that two acres of property near the city limits on the west side of the city should be zoned for highway commercial purposes.  In a meeting last night, the planning commissioners voted to recommend a highway commercial zone for 2.18 acres on the north side of U-S 123, across from Thrift Hardware.  Property […]

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Hate crime law gets initial reading

The Clemson City Council last night gave first reading approval to a hate crime ordinance that would create separate offenses for biased-based crime and provide penalties.  Offenders could face a fine of $500 or a jail sentence of 30 days, and the court would have the option to order counseling or an education program.

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Speedway accident kills one, injuries two

A funeral is scheduled tomorrow for Paul Ballenger Jr., a Royston, Georgia man killed Saturday when a car went out of control and cleared a concrete barrier and wound up in the pit area at Hartwell Speedway.  He was 58 years old.  The Associated Press wire service reported two other people, including a 9-year old, were injured and sent to […]

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Graham worries way being paved for a second 9-11

Nearly all U-S troops have been withdrawn from Afghanistan, as the U-S ends its longest war.  However, South Carolina’s senior U-S senator is worried that the deck is being cleared for a possible second 9-11.  In remarks released yesterday after his Easley speaking engagement, Lindsey Graham said, “I fear that al Qaeda and ISIS will reemerge and we’ll be paving […]

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Frances Stephens

    Walhalla, SC — Frances Smith Stephens, 87, wife of the late R.L. Stephens, of Walhalla, passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at Seneca Health and Rehab.   A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Stephens was the daughter of the late Loy and Nora Kelley Smith. She was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church.   Funeral […]

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Organization has met community needs 55 years

You can call it the community chest.  Or refer to it in modern day as the United Way.  Oconee’s United Way this year observes its emerald anniversary – its 55th year – in serving the needs of Oconeeans.  And there will be an official celebration during the United Way’s annual meeting Thursday evening, August 5 at the Lakeside Lodge hotel […]

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House fire victim — Beverly Harmon

The Pickens County coroner says the victim in last Thursday’s house fire in Six Mile was Beverly Harmon, a 57-year old resident of the home at 191 Duncan Road.  She died in the home.  An autopsy has been conducted.  The case is being investigated by the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

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