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A new South Carolina DHEC map shows Oconee County with a moderately-high incidence of COVID-19 for a two-week period between June 23 and July 6. Oconee’s running total of virus cases has reached 350 since the count started and it’s estimated, according to DHEC, the county’s possible total number is 2,500. In its spot, Oconee appears between off than its […]
Read moreAt least for now, Westminster likely won’t join Central and Clemson in mandating protective face coverings in public buildings. But members of Westminster City Council want their attorney to prepare a resolution that, to protect against the spread of COVID-19, will encourage face masks. Councilman Reid Adams suggested the resolution go as far as allowing business owners to deny service […]
Read moreWestminster, SC —Dr. William George Titshaw, 88, of Westminster, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, July 3, 2020. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Mary Nell Braziel Titshaw and his four children: Gailya Elaine Strickland and husband Bill Strickland, William Larry Titshaw and wife Cheryl Titshaw, Stephen George Titshaw and wife Christy Titshaw, and […]
Read moreAugusta, GA — Melvin Lewis Knight, 80, husband of the late Hazel Ruth Rochester Knight, of Seneca, SC, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at Pruitt Health Aiken, SC. A native of Pickens County, SC, Mr. Knight was the son of the late Clyde and Rosalee Rice Knight. He owned and operated Knight’s Piano Service in Seneca, […]
Read moreIn the Crossroads Community south of Seneca and in the Anderson County community of Double Springs. There, some customers of the Pioneer Rural Water District are complaining about the taste and smell of their drinking water. This was a matter of discussion during a meeting this afternoon of the Pioneer Rural Water board. It prompted Terry Pruitt, the district manager, […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 934 new confirmed cases and no new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 19 additional confirmed deaths and no new probable deaths. There are currently 1,324 hospital beds occupied by patients who have either tested positive or are under investigation for COVID-19. This brings the total […]
Read moreEven if there is no widely available vaccine for COVID-19 by next month, 41.3% of Oconee families surveyed say without doubt they’ll return their children to the county’s public schools. But an equal number marked “maybe” and say it depends on case numbers close to the scheduled start of classes August 10. Rounding out the response to that question, 17.7% […]
Read moreThe number is in on how many COVID-19 tests were done over a four-hour period this morning in Seneca. According to Prisma Health, 482 people were tested. Now, a waiting game has begun–because the results–positive or negative–won’t be available to those who were tested for up to four days.
Read moreWest Union, SC — Leonard Phillip Valido, 89, husband of sixty-five years to Leona Bulla Valido, of 161 Valido Drive, West Union, passed away Monday, July 6, 2020, at his home. A native of Havana, Cuba, Mr. Valido was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired from Pan Am Airlines in Miami FL. He was a member of […]
Read moreOne and a half hours into a free COVID-19 test event in Seneca, the line of cars stretched a long distance. They are lining up on WS 4th Street to make the turn into the Seneca Middle School where Prisma Health is conducting the test to determine infection numbers. At least two factors are believed to be driving the interest […]
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