Rickey Joe Williams

  Mountain Rest- Rickey Joe Williams, 61, husband of Cindy Martin Williams, passed away, July 13th, 2020 at his residence.   Rickey was the son of the late Maxwell Blakley Williams and Mary Harbin Hilton. Rickey was passionate about his Native American Heritage, he enjoyed woodworking, loved all things nature, playing the guitar and was of the Baptist faith.   […]

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Watching your speed entering Walhalla

Walhalla has a new tool to help keep down speeding violations.  On loan from the state police is a portable speed radar trailer.  For now, it is positioned at the Blue Ridge Boulevard- Kenneth Street traffic lights and indicates the speed with which motor vehicles enter the city limits.  According to Chief Sean Brinson, there’s a sudden drop to a […]

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2,205 new cases, 23 more confirmed deaths

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 2,205 new confirmed cases and two new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 23 additional confirmed deaths and no new probable deaths. There are currently 1,550 hospital beds occupied by patients who have either tested positive or are under investigation for COVID-19, and 203 of those patients are currently on […]

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Words of encouragement from the Chamber

The executive director of the Oconee Chamber of Commerce, JoAnn Johnson, has conveyed a message of encouragement to the local business community which has its hands full in providing services to the public while still complying with the safety recommendations of health authorities.  In a message sent out to chamber members at the end of last week Johnson wrote, in […]

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14-year old missing Salem boy is safe

(Update:  Oconee Sheriff’s Office reports the boy was found in Greenville by that county’s sheriff’s office and has been returned to his family.) The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in locating a juvenile who was reported missing from the Salem area.   A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division responded to an address on N. […]

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Lining up for COVID-19 tests

Once again, vehicles are wrapped around an Oconee County test event location.  A day-long testing event for COVID-19 is underway at Seneca’s Blue Ridge elementary School.  And from what we are told from people on the scene, patience is a good virtue to have for the wait.

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Oconee case count reaches 452

By 11:59 pm July 12, DHEC’s COVID-19 case totals for Oconee stood at 448.  By our count, if you add the four additional cases reported yesterday, the latest Oconee count is 452.  With still one confirmed death, it is believed that many of those 452 have recovered or are recuperating.  Unless you’ve been on a shuttle to outer space, you […]

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Special Westminster meeting

Westminster’s interim administrator, Jennifer Adams, has confirmed there will be a special city council meeting Wednesday, July 22 but it won’t be an occasion for the council to again take up the possibility of a mask law.  “This meeting,” says Adams, “will have Troy Rosier (an outside utility consultant) in attendance in order to discuss the water capital project, and […]

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Democrats to raise money in virtual meeting

Concerns over COVID-19 have changed the particulars for this year’s fundraising event of the Oconee Democratic Party.  The county Democrats are going thru with their plans for their 8th annual fundraiser.  But this one on Saturday, July 25 will be a virtual meeting.  Tickets are $25. Food may be picked up at party headquarters in Walhalla between 3 and 5 […]

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School board challenger emerges

A retired Oconee County school administrator has her eyes on a seat on the board that decides the policies for the public schools.  According to an announcement from the Oconee Democratic Party, Earnestine Williams will be one of the speakers for this year’s county party fundraiser July 25.  The fundraiser this year will be a virtual meeting.  In this year’s […]

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