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Scammers are preying on the fears and insecurities of Americans during the pandemic, and Senator Tim Scott says it’s “a special kind of evil” that would target vulnerable communities and he wants the criminals prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Scott’s office yesterday was made aware of one such scam. That one involves criminals posing as Scott and […]
Read moreNearly one-third of Americans didn’t pay their housing costs in July. But local, state and federal moratoria on evictions originally in place during the pandemic are expiring. An assistant Clemson professor, Lily Shen, and associates elsewhere have developed a search model that shows stricter regulations on landlords will have unintended consequences. The model shows an increase in eviction costs to […]
Read moreAn early morning fire at the back of the Goodwill store near Seneca has been extinguished, and it appears Goodwill will be able to do business today, in the opinion of the fire chief. When fire fighters arrived around 3 this morning, they first thought the back warehouse attached to the building was afire. But they discovered that the fire […]
Read moreClemson, SC — Lewis Paul Miller, Jr., 87, husband of Doris Emerson Miller, of 140 Cambridge Drive, Clemson, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020, at his home. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mr. Miller was the son of the late Rev. Lewis Paul Miller, Sr. and Alice Lunsford Miller. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and […]
Read moreSeneca – Mary Ruth Blackwell Smith, 77, wife of the late Wade Norman Smith, passed away on Monday, August 10th, 2020 at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital. Born in the Brasstown Community of Oconee, South Carolina, Mary was the daughter of the late Joseph Lusty and Robbie Helen Head Blackwell. Mary was retired from Valenite, and […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today encouraged all South Carolinians to respond to legitimate contact tracing calls and emails from public health officials, while remaining vigilant against scams. “Our contact tracing team plays a critical role in helping to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our communities,” said Mike Elieff, DHEC Pubic Health Preparedness director. […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 718 new confirmed cases and 17 new deaths from the novel coronavirus COVID-1. It’s the first time since early July that the state counts fewer than 1,000 cases in a 24-hour period. One dozen new Oconee cases are reported, along with one more death—an elderly Oconeean who died […]
Read moreSandifer Funeral Home has announced the death of Linda Gail Roberts Jackson, a Seneca woman as the result of complications of COVID-19. Her death occurred Saturday at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial. She was 81. No formal services for Linda Gail Roberts Jackson. Condolences may be expressed online by visiting www.sandiferfuneralhome.com.
Read moreSalem, SC — Mrs. Gladys Aileen Hamby Land, 91, wife of the late Melvin Land, died Sunday, August 9, 2020, at Rolling Green Village in Greenville, SC. A native of Oconee County, SC, Aileen was born to the late Frank and Sophia Hamby in the Fairview Community in 1928. She had a long career as a cosmetologist and practiced […]
Read moreA home burglary in Walhalla is being investigated today by the police. Chief Sean Brinson has confirmed report of the crime and says more information will be forthcoming.
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