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As long as current supply lasts, Prisma Oconee Memorial Hospital is accommodating walk-ins for first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The entrance for the vaccine clinic is the Outpatient Entrance of the hospital. You should park in the Outpatient parking lot and walk-in under the Outpatient canopy. The clinic is on the first floor of the Patient Tower. For the […]
Read moreThe Andrew Pickens Ranger District of the Sumter National Forest is announcing an upcoming road and aquatic habitat improvement project. Partnering with the U-S Fish and Wildlife Service, crews will replace a culvert on the Cherokee Road (also known as Winding Stairs Road). During the three-week project, Cherokee Road will be closed for thru traffic. According to the forest service […]
Read moreA Townville man arrested in Anderson County is accused of stealing a $75 thousand dollar car belonging to Lake Keowee Chrysler Dodge. The accused, 19-year old Hunter Anderson-Stockton, was jailed in Oconee Tuesday night and charged with grand larceny. The Oconee Sheriff’s Office credits an Anderson County deputy for a traffic stop on highway 24 and the recovery of a […]
Read moreOn yesterday’s state health agency report: 2,261 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 across South Carolina, including 34 from Oconee County. New deaths reported statewide: 88. Two of those deaths were Oconee County elderly residents. They died on January 7 and 22. The latest measurement of positive tests (10,470) showed that for every 100 South Carolinians who took the test, 25 […]
Read moreSouth Carolina may be on the short end when it comes to vaccine allocation but when it comes to administering the shots, the state gets a top ranking—according to a national report which DHEC called attention to yesterday. The report was compiled by Becker’s Hospital Review, a national forum for healthcare information. It found that South Carolina was number 10 […]
Read moreAs the COVID vaccine becomes more widely available in the coming months, Prisma Health wants to ensure people’s questions about the vaccine are answered. You can join Prisma for a 12-1pm live town hall discussion today with a panel of Prisma Health experts who will address common questions about the vaccine and also answer questions from the audience. The community […]
Read moreWalhalla – Kenneth “Ken” Duvane Wood, 64, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at Cottingham Hospice House. Ken was a native of Oconee County, and the son of the late Christopher C. and Ruby Lee Eades Wood. Mr. Wood was a free spirit and a great friend to many, that knew him as nickname “Pecker”. To know […]
Read moreWinfield, KS — Doris Nichols Smith, 76, of Winfield, Kansas, passed away Sunday evening, January 24, 2021 at her home. Born February 16, 1944 in Walhalla, South Carolina, she was the daughter of James Carter “JC” and Rubye G. (Carter) Nichols. She was raised and received her education in Walhalla, graduating from Walhalla High School in 1962. Doris […]
Read morePrisma Health announces that, starting today, it will resume accepting walk-ins for the vaccine, as long as its limited supply of doses last. The walk-ins are being allowed at multiple locations, including Prisma Health’s Oconee Memorial Hospital. Further details are explained by the Prisma Health co-chair of the system’s vaccine task force, Dr. Soccocio, and she can be heard during […]
Read morePrisma Health has partnered with the South Carolina Emergency Management Division, the South Carolina National Guard, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and the South Carolina Hospital Association to create Regional COVID-19 Recovery Units – essentially, shared recovery units to serve all the hospitals in that region during a surge. The initial units, based in Prisma […]
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