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Dabo Swinney has predicted that Death Valley will rock with football this year. Among those who would agree with the need to return to football is South Carolina’s 3rd District member of congress. U-S Rep. Jeff Duncan, the Laurens Republican, has released a letter that he sent to the NCAA president on the importance of the football season. It appears […]
Read moreIf you are stressed about COVID-19, or anything else that’s a challenge in your life, Prisma Health offers a free depression risk assessment, available online at PrismaHealth.org/DepressionQuiz. “Times of stress, such as the COVID-19 outbreak, can cause fear and anxiety,” said Geoffrey Williams, director of Prisma Health-Midlands outpatient behavioral care. “People have struggled with feeling isolated, especially those with […]
Read moreChairman Julian Davis of Oconee County Council said before last night’s special meeting, he spent part of the day in conversation with African-American community members. His take from the talks is a realization that racism is real and there’s need for continued discussions to end it. As Davis put it, in remarks to his fellow councilmen, round table discussions need […]
Read moreOn a second reading budget vote, Oconee County Council agreed tonight to defund part of its advertising arrangement with The Journal newspaper in Seneca. A motion by the Seneca member, Paul Cain, cuts off all ads, except those which are statutorily required. Cain motioned to re-direct the ad money to efforts to cultural diversity training for law enforcement and to […]
Read moreTownville, SC — Betty Jean Rogers Childress, 83, wife of the late Olin T. Childress, Sr., of Townville, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Childress was the daughter of the late Norman Sam Rogers and Bessie Barker Rogers. She and Olin were the owners and operators of Childress […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced a record high 687 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 13 additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 16,441 and those who have died to 588. Ten of the 13 deaths occurred in elderly individuals from […]
Read moreSouthern Wesleyan University at Central announced its revised fall 2020 schedule today, with a planned full semester of in-person instruction starting on Monday, Aug. 17. Students will complete the semester and all semester exams by Tuesday, Nov. 24, before leaving for Thanksgiving break. This is two weeks earlier than originally scheduled. “We cannot wait to have our students back on […]
Read moreThe owner of a camper wants to know what happened to his property, and the Oconee Sheriff’s Office has stepped up its investigation by inviting members of the public to report any pertinent information that could lead to a cash reward. A white 2003 Keystone 29 RLS camper was taken between February 17 and June 4 from a storage facility […]
Read moreSalem, SC — Richard Edwin Campbell, 60, husband of Sandra Lee Tribble Campbell, of Salem, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020. A native of Salem, SC, Mr. Campbell was the son of the late Jesse Charles Campbell and Bessie Bolick Campbell. In addition to his wife, Mr. Campbell is survived by his son: Ricky Lee Campbell of Salem, SC; daughters: […]
Read moreMonday is the day that, for reasons of safety and traffic movement, traffic lights will be changed at a downtown Seneca intersection. It’s the one at E. Main and N. Townville, at the east entry to Ramcat Alley. Riley Johnson, events coordinator, says the existing signals will be changed to flashing stop lights in front of traffic entering the intersection […]
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