Drug case set for trial

  An Oconee General Sessions Court jury has been sworn and instructed to report to their courthouse meeting room by 9 tomorrow morning to prepare for a trial in which a man is charged by the state with violating the drug laws.  It’s the case of South Carolina v. Derek Wayne Gibson, charged with trafficking methamphetamine.  Judge Sprouse this morning […]

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Hot weather brings out the boaters

Hot weather, especially during the long Memorial Day holiday weekend, will bring out the boaters throughout South Carolina.  To try to make for as safe as conditions as possible, the DNR will hold courtesy boat inspections at public boat landings.  Two of those inspections will take place on state waters in both Pickens and Anderson counties.  DNR officers will perform […]

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Keowee River Road temporarily closed

A short length state road that helps connect Oconee motorists traveling to Pickens County and back has been closed temporarily to allow the contractor to re-pave and make other improvements.  It’s the Keowee River Road, which connects between SC 130 and 183 in the vicinity of the Oconee Nuclear Station.  A spokesman for King Asphalt says motorists should rely on […]

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Bridging the “digital divide”

Ahead on this coming Sunday’s ‘Community Soundoff’ on 101.7/WGOG:  Why an Abbeville-McCormick phone company is helping Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative bring fiber optic, high-speed broadband access to households and businesses in Blue Ridge’s upstate service territory.  The $150 million project carries an estimated price tag of $150 million.

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Dustin Paul Thrasher

Westminster- Dustin Paul Thrasher, 32, passed away May 22nd, 2021 at Prisma Greenville Memorial Hospital   Born in Anderson County, South Carolina, he was the son of Paul Thrasher and Karen of Fair Play and Tina Annett Justice Reynolds of Seneca. Dustin worked as a technician at Baxter Enterprises and attended Beaverdam Baptist Church. Dustin was an avid outdoorsman and […]

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Evelyn Doris Black Todd

Evelyn Doris Black Todd, 83, passed away on May 22, 2021 at the Cottingham House in Seneca.  Born July 29, 1937, Evelyn was the daughter of the late Bunyan Black, Sr. and Nevada Hudson Black of Walhalla.   Evelyn was a graduate of Walhalla High School where she excelled as a basketball player.  She retired from the School District of […]

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Aurora Camille Cunningham

  Clemson- Aurora Camille Cunningham, infant daughter of Charles “Tyler” and Morgan Empkie Cunningham, passed away May 21st, 2021, at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital.   In addition to her parents, Aurora is survived by her maternal grandparents, Melissa Empkie and William Empkie; paternal grandparents, Tammie Milton, Charlie Cunningham and Elayne Loper; great grandparents, Larry and Patricia Harris and Martha […]

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Tracy Addis Neal

Westminster – Tracy Allison Addis Neal, 48, passed away on Thursday, May 20th, 2021 at her residence.   Born in Oconee County, Tracy was the daughter of the late Ronald Wayne and Lois Ramey Addis and was of the Baptist Faith.   Tracy is survived by her daughter, Taylor Sanford and husband Joseph; son, Zachary Bowie; aunts and uncles, James […]

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Matt Holloway

Mountain Rest – Matthew “Matt” Aaron Holloway, 29, passed away May 20th, 2021 at his residence.   Born in Springfield, Missouri, he was the son of Teresa Crooks Belcher and husband Willie and Brian Campbell and wife Jill. Matt graduated from West Oak High School and was of the Pentecostal Holiness Faith and enjoyed racing, barbecuing, playing and listening to […]

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