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Seneca – Ray Edward Johnson, 90, husband of the late Joan Lucille Dorsey Johnson passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at his residence. Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Ray was the son of the late Charles Eugene and Minnie Orr Johnson. He was a retired US Airforce Veteran having served during the Korean War, he retired from […]
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From the state capital: “Governor Henry McMaster is recovering well from the minor outpatient heart procedure performed this morning and will be heading home shortly, according to Dr. Amy Rawl Epps, the governor’s cardiologist. “The governor underwent a procedure for atrial fibrillation performed by my partner, Dr. William Brabham.” said Dr. Epps. “The procedure lasted one hour and fifty minutes […]
Read moreWestminster – Rachel Pauline Blackwell Dickson, 95, wife of the late William “Bud” Eldridge Dickson, passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2023 at Seneca Health and Rehab. Born May 5th, 1928, in Westminster, South Carolina, Rachel was the daughter of the late Furman and Annie Cobb Blackwell. Rachel worked for many years as a waitress and was a […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Linda Sue Baxter Roach, 77, wife of Garry Gene Roach, of Walhalla, passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at her home. A native of Greenwood, SC, Mrs. Roach was the daughter of the late Ross Franklin and Sedila Dale Fox Baxter. She retired from nursing and attended Blue Ridge Church in Walhalla, SC. Mrs. […]
Read moreSeneca, SC– Curtis Eugene Davis, 91, husband of the late Whyoma Nichols Davis, of Seneca, SC, passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at Dominion Senior Living. A native of Broxton, GA, Mr. Davis was the son of the late Clarence and Mae Davis. He was a United States Army Veteran who served in the Korean War and retired […]
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A Connelly Springs, NC man remains in jail today, on a combined $125,000 surety bond, after being served arrest warrants, obtained by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, in relation to a pursuit that occurred in the southern part of Oconee County in April of this year. 24 year old Theodore Adrian Montejo, of W. Meadow Space Trail, was transported from […]
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Seneca property owner Gabriel Yoder received the approval last night of the city board of appeals to vary from the setback requirements of the zoning laws. Ed Halbig, staff liaison to the appeals board, says Yoder’s appeal involving the front yard setback on Lot 42, Providence Ridge subdivision, off the Shiloh Road was accepted by a unanimous vote.
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The House of Representatives in Washington approved an $886 billion defense budget this week by a vote of 310-118. Among those voting no was South Carolina’s 3rd District member. Laurens Republican Jeff Duncan released the following statement: “My constituents did not send me to Washington to vote in favor of taxpayer-funded abortions. I voted NO on the NDAA (National Defense […]
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Republican Lindsey Graham blames Senate Democrats for failure to fix border security, and worries that the failure could lead to another 9-11. South Carolina’s senior U-S senator returns to his Oconee County home during the holiday recess having said, “I am glad to go back home to South Carolina and say I am not supporting the needs of other countries […]
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At their meeting next week, the members of Clemson City Council will consider the idea to bring an open air trolley to their city. The city’s economic development committee recommends studying the costs of a summertime open air trolley to ferry visitors from hotels to the downtown and other areas of interest. Its thinking is the hotels are full throughout […]
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