Two sewer meetings postponed

The Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority’s two meetings planned today have been postponed.  Postponed are the regular January meeting of the JRSA commissioners, as well as the annual get together of the member cities.  “These meetings will be re-scheduled as soon as possible,” the announcement states.  No reason given for the postponement.

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Oconee records 100 cases in 24-hour period

An even 100 new, confirmed COVID-19 cases are reported in Oconee County.  Those cases appear on the latest DHEC report, issued Sunday, and they apparently represent a one-day high for the county, since the pandemic was declared.  The report shows an additional 3,667 cases statewide, along with 48 more deaths, including that of an elderly Oconeean.  That county resident’s death […]

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Terry Donald

Seneca – Ronald Terry “Buddy” Donald, 76, passed away Saturday, January 9th, 2021 at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House.   Born in Oconee County, he was the son of the late Melzer Riley and Zelma Grant Donald.  Mr. Donald was a self-employed contractor and attended Fair Play Church of God.   He is survived by brothers, Edward Donald of Seneca, […]

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Patient visits now restricted

Prisma Health will restrict patient visitation effective Saturday, Jan. 9, in the wake of a growing surge of COVID-19 infections across South Carolina.   “We know that being with families is itself a healing therapy and so we wrestled with this decision. But we believe this measure is needed in the wake of the growing post-holiday surge of COVID-19, especially […]

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Kathy Bryson

Westminster – Kathy Lawing Bryson, 59, wife of the late Stanley D. Bryson, of 299 Johnson Street, Apt 131, passed away Thursday, January 7th, 2021 at her residence.   Kathy was born in Ellijay, Georgia and was the daughter of the late Robert and Myrtle Bates Lawing. Mrs. Bryson was a homemaker and a member of New Life Praise and […]

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Janet Grant

Walhalla – Janet Lucille Grant, 69, of 34 Blue Bird Court, passed away Friday, January 8th, 2021 at An-Med Medical Center.   Janet was born Oconee County, South Carolina and was the daughter of the late William Roy and Joyce Lucille Lipton Hair. Janet work as an electrical operator at the Square D plant and was a member of Westminster […]

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James Lyles

Seneca – James Mahaffey Lyles, 83, husband of the late Loretta Jones Lyles, passed away on Saturday, January 9th, 2021 at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House.   Born in Anderson, SC to the late Elizabeth Mahaffey Strickland, he was a United States Air Force Veteran during the Korean Era. James was a retired sales manager, and an avid Clemson Tiger […]

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