Brother and sister missing near Seneca

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in locating two missing Seneca area teenagers.   14 year old King Supreme Jasiah Jones and his sister, 13 year old Nevada Jones, were reported missing by a family member to the Sheriff’s Office early Sunday evening after a deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division responded to the teen’s […]

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Gregory Keith Moss

Salem, SC– Gregory Keith Moss, 58, husband of Linda Sue Alexander Moss, passed away Saturday, July 17, 2021.   A native of Oconee County, Mr. Moss was the son of Lou Ellen Chapman. He was a heavy equipment operator. Mr. Moss was a member of Salem First Baptist Church.   In addition to his wife and mother, Mr. Moss is […]

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Nancy English

Seneca, SC—-Nancy Lee Lovett English, 84, wife of the late James Milton English,     of 220 Morningside Heights Drive, Seneca, SC, passed away July 17, 2021 at her residence.   A native of Flint, Michigan, Mrs. English was the daughter of the late Russell Edward and Helena Bess Lewis Lovett.  She was a homemaker and was of the Methodist faith.   […]

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Streak of 300-plus new COVID cases in the state

Over six days, South Carolina exceeded in excess of 300 new daily confirmed cases of COVID-19.  In three of the days–Thursday through Saturday the cases surpassed 350.  The latest numbers of new Oconee County cases were seven on Thursday, three on Friday, and five on Saturday.  For the 24-hour count that ended at 11:59 Saturday night, there were two additional […]

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Dabo foundation benefits Oconee families

Faculty and staff in the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences at Clemson University used funds from Dabo’s All In Team Foundation this summer to deliver food security programs in Oconee County.  The program recruited 45 participants who received free boxes of fresh, primarily local produce with accompanying recipes two times a month.  Participants also attended sessions with a […]

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Staple of entertainment no more

A venue of entertainment that serves as a fundraiser for local and regional charities has come to an end.  Terry Ballenger, spokesman for the Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, has confirmed there will be no more Blue Ridge Fests, an annual music series that attracted well known country, gospel and performers from other genres.  To stage the entertainment each spring required […]

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Carnis Mary Land Burrell

    Mountain Rest, SC — Carnis Mary Land Burrell, 89, wife of the late Beige Burrell, of 1556 Highlands Highway, Mountain Rest, passed away, Friday, July 16, 2021, at Cottingham Hospice House.   A native of Tamassee, SC, Mrs. Burrell was the daughter of the late Dewey and Sophia Rogers Swafford. She was a seamstress at Jantzen and a […]

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Albert Franklin Kendrick

Seneca – Albert Franklin Kendrick, 86, passed away on Saturday, July 17th, 2021 at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital.   Albert was born in Oconee County, and was the son of the late John Kendrick and Carrie Cox Kendrick.  Albert retired after forty-five years of service from Milliken as an electrician and master welder.  He was a member of Utica […]

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It happens every ten years following the census

South Carolina is beginning a once-every-ten-year process that decides where the political clout rests within the state’s legislative chambers.  Chairman Luke Rankin of the Senate Judiciary Committee announces a re-organization meeting takes place tomorrow for the redistricting subcommittee.  Rankin is a Republican state senator from Horry County, but the subcommittee is bi-partisan.  And Rankin declares, “I look forward to our […]

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