Oconee County traffic fatality

Here is the coroner’s account of what happened this morning on s. highway 11: “A 58-year-old Liberty man died Wednesday morning in a highway resurfacing construction zone on South Highway 11 near Fire Station Road, Westminster.   The deceased was employed by King Asphalt and was struck by a truck owned by King Asphalt which was backing up at the […]

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All Star rec soccer tomorrow night in Seneca

A soccer doubleheader tomorrow night in Seneca will feature all-star recreation teams.  The games will be played on the Seneca High soccer field.  12-and-under coed teams, Seneca and Upper Abbeville, meet at 6 o’clock, to be followed at 7:15 by 15 and under coed teams from Seneca and Walhalla.  Admission:  $6 dollars for adults; $5 dollars for children; six-and-under admitted […]

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“99%” certain she’ll make the race

Oconee Courthouse buzz is that one of its own will enter the field next year to be chief prosecutor in the 10th Circuit.  David Wagner is retiring as solicitor, so that’ll leave an open office for the 2024 election cycle. Beth Blundy, an assistant Oconee solicitor, says she’s “99%” sure she’ll run.  Blundy has hired a campaign manager; however, she’ll […]

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Vivian Owens

West Union, SC — Vivian M. Owens, 67, of West Union, SC, passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2023 at AnMed Medical Center.   A native of Oconee County, SC, Ms. Owens was the daughter of the late Fred Loyd and Lucille Jones Owens. She was a floral designer and a member of Wolf Stake Baptist Church.   Ms. Owens […]

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Gary Green

Salem – Gary Bruce Green, 61, passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at his residence.   Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Gary was the son of the late Bruce Harrison and Ressie Elmire McMahan Green.  Gary formerly worked in the textile industry, recently he was a painter by trade, a member of the National Guard, and a former […]

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Seneca to enter arbitration with “FEMA”

At the city administrator’s recommendation, Seneca last night chose the arbitration route with “FEMA” — the Federal Emergency Management Agency — to resolve the city’s appeal for $9 million to complete the costs incurred by the city’s utility department as the result of the EF3 tornado three years ago.  It means Seneca will employ an outside law firm to represent […]

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Chauga River levels have dropped

The chance for rain over the next week gives Westminster hope it will not have to ask its water customers to cutback voluntarily.  Kevin Bronson, city administrator, last night announced the levels in the Chauga River, where the city’s raw intake is located, have dropped.  The situation is being monitored.  Drone flown have indicated there are no obstructions, such as […]

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Stash of meth seized in Friendship Road traffic stop

An Oconee deputy in the sheriff’s office “PACE” team — Pro-Active Community Enforcement — made a traffic stop Monday afternoon begun on the Friendship Road near Seneca and the result, according to the sheriff’s office, is a 31-year old Utica man charged with drug offenses.  From the BMW SUV, law enforcement seized about 225 grams of methamphetamine.  The sheriff’s office […]

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