Kenny Johns swearing-in ceremony

Walhalla councilman-elect Kenny Johns officially becomes a city councilman today at city hall. Straight up at the noon hour, Judge Roberta Barton is scheduled to administer the oath to the county’s former probate judge to allow him to start serving the two years remaining in Tyler Jordan’s unexpired council term.  Johns last week won the special election as part of […]

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Scott suspends his president campaign

There’s one fewer South Carolinian bidding for the presidency.  The Tim Scott campaign announces the candidate has suspended his campaign for the Republican nomination.  Senator Scott said he’s grateful to supporters for embracing his optimistic message and for enabling him to showcase the goodness of the country.  Scott’s exit leaves Nikki Haley the remaining South Carolinian in the contest.  

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Martha McAlister

Seneca – Martha Smith McAlister, 86, wife of the late Frank Junior McAlister, passed away on Friday, November 10, 2023 at Manna Post Acute.   Born in Anderson County, South Carolina, Martha was the daughter of the late David W. and Ollie Lee McClain Smith.  Martha formerly worked in the textile industry, then she later retired from janitorial services at […]

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John Nicholson

Mountain Rest, SC– John Logan Nicholson, 81, husband of the late Doris Lee Nicholson, of Mountain Rest, passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at Cottingham Hospice House.   A native of Mountain Rest, SC, John was the son of the late John William and Hazel Goss Nicholson. He was known as the Sawmill Man and operated his own sawmill […]

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Culling the Oconee and Pickens crime numbers

In 2022, Pickens County saw a violent crime rate low enough to be included among five South Carolina counties that experienced the lowest rates of violent crime.  The other counties that qualify with the lowest rates were Edgefield, McCormick, Dorchester, and Saluda.  Pickens also saw a 20.25% decrease in property crimes.  The crime numbers are calculated by South Carolina “SLED” […]

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