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Cases of church vandalisms are being investigated near Seneca. According to the Sheriff’s Office, there have been multiple instances—including at a church and in a graveyard. More than 20 headstones were moved on Tuesday at the Friendship United Methodist cemetery. On June 2, the nearby Hepsibah Baptist Church was littered with satanic graffiti and emblems. A cash reward is offered […]
Read moreThe Oconee County coroner confirmed last night that the bodies found after a Florida plane crash yesterday are those of two Seneca men. Coroner Karl Addis said at the request of the Maitland, Florida police, he notified the families. But Addis referred requests for other information to the Maitland police and the Orange County, Florida medical examiner’s office in Orlando. […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC —Hazel Elaine Shipman, 54, wife of the late James “Bubba” Shipman, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at her home, 601 Highland Glen Court, Walhalla. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Friday, June 14, 2019, at Davenport Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Hepsibah Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 PM, Thursday, […]
Read moreSeneca, SC — Virginia “Jenny” Irene Doss Baumgarner, 66, of 802 Dalton Road, Seneca, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at her home. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 PM, Friday, June 14, 2019, at Davenport Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Prisma Health Cancer Institute, Attn: Foundation Office, 298 Memorial Drive, Seneca, […]
Read moreWestminster – Paul Winslow “Buzz” Bixby, Jr., 90, widower of the late Shirley Frances Chauncey Bixby, passed away on June 11, 2019 at the Cottingham Hospice House. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made in Mr. Bixby’s memory to any of the following Alzheimer’s Respite Care Programs: Rhodes Respite […]
Read moreAn amendment to an appropriations bill by Rep. Jeff Duncan that would have protected residents along two South Carolina lakes from steep fee increases from the Army Corps of Engineers failed, but South Carolina’s 3rd District Republican says he will not be silenced on an issue affecting residents of both lakes Hartwell and Thurmond. Starting January 1, lake residents face […]
Read moreA lawsuit in the Oconee Common Pleas Court claims that child protection services, medical providers, and law enforcement authorities were negligent in not taking steps that could have prevented the then boyfriend of the mother from abusing a second child in the family. The 23-page lawsuit, filed yesterday by two Rock Hill attorneys for plaintiffs Ravyn Hammond and Cody Hess […]
Read moreThe move by South Carolina to a new voting system, in the view of the League of Women Voters, was a step to assure every vote cast is the vote that the voter actually intended, but it doesn’t go far enough. “We definitely wanted paper ballots. We’re not happy with this particular system that they have selected…,” according to Eleanor […]
Read moreFinal laboratory approval for Pioneer Rural Water’s new treatment plant is expected Thursday, June 20, and the Pioneer general manager expects the plant to be put into operation the following week. Terry Pruitt, the Pioneer manager, says during the testing period the treatment facility off highway 59 has been producing 1.5 million gallons a day.
Read moreTwo men being held in a Spartanburg jail are being linked to a break-in last month at an Oconee County convenience store. According to the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, Donald Lynn Fleming and Kaleb William Fleming are charged with burglary second degree, possession of burglary tools, wearing a mask, and malicious injury to property. The Sheriff’s Office believes the Flemings are […]
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