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Lewis “Lew” Augustus Jaynes, 82, of 207 Walhalla St., Westminster, SC, died after a recent illness at Prisma Health – Greenville Hospital on Sunday, July 25, 2021. Born a twin on August 30, 1938, in Walhalla, SC, Lew lived his entire life in Oconee County. He was retired owner/operator of Lew Jaynes Insulation, having “baptized” hundreds of homes with insulation […]
Read moreAn arrest made in the investigation of Saturday’s bomb threat at a Walhalla apartment complex. The Walhalla police say city and county officers at midafternoon yesterday captured and served warrants charging Ray Adam Loudermilk with failure to accompany and conveying false information regarding the use of a destructive device. With the help of the Anderson County bomb squad, the law […]
Read moreThe discovery of a partially-decomposed body in a Townville home led yesterday to an investigation by the Oconee coroner and the county sheriff’s office. A 9-1-1 call from a family member at 1:20 yesterday afternoon reported the finding of the body. Coroner Addis says Hartwell A. Lassiter, 74 years old, of the Timberlake subdivision probably had been dead three to […]
Read moreSouth Carolina DHEC announces that Friday’s one day count of new COVID-19 cases topped the one thousand mark. The state health agency for that day registered 1,011 new confirmed cases of the virus and two additional deaths statewide. Oconee case numbers for the last three days of reporting were: 11 on Thursday, 10 on Friday, and 9 on Saturday. Saturday’s […]
Read moreCentral – Donnie Joe Bramlett, 65, husband of Leonila “Nellie” Santiago Bramlett for 45 Bramlett. Donnie was retired from the United States Navy where he served as a Petty Office III class and Schneider Electric where he was a fabrication technician. He loved to travel, loved the ocean and loved spending time with his family. In addition to his […]
Read moreA special inspection of the Keowee Dam in Oconee County turned up no problems, according to an official of “FERC” – the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Michael Woodruff inspected a de-watered power tunnel of the Keowee Dam last Tuesday and, according to “FERC” engineer Wayne King, the inspection found the power tunnel to be in satisfactory condition.
Read moreA preferred route for high-speed rail service in the future would bypass Oconee County, and a former Seneca councilman says that’s a disappointment. According to an article in the Toccoa (Georgia) Record, a newly-released report from the Federal Railroad Administration depicts high-speed passenger service between the Atlanta and Greenville-Spartanburg airports on a route that would include stops in Anderson, South […]
Read moreOconee County school children remain in the midst of a summer time vacation. But already some students are eager to return to their classrooms. Dr. Michael Thorsland, district superintendent, told the county trustees last week that a woman told him that her three grandchildren can’t wait for a new year of school.
Read moreA suspect fled on foot as the Walhalla police learned of a potential bomb threat Saturday at the Highland Glen Apartments off E. Main Street. The police evacuated the apartment residents, but a search of the complex found no explosive and the apartment residents were allowed to re-occupy their units. The Walhalla police responded around 8:30 pm to what they […]
Read moreAn Oconee County taxpayer opened a letter that claimed his personal property taxes were delinquent and a tax execution was entered against him by the county tax collector’s office. The letter came from what was described as a credit services company that claimed the delinquent tax matter had been referred to that company. It was a scam, according to the […]
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