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An estimate from the police of a crowd of several thousands in Pickens Saturday for a Donald Trump campaign stop. The crowd warmly welcomed Governor McMaster. And Trump supporters cheered wildly when the former president vowed that, if elected, his administration will make the country great again. While there was strong support for Trump, the crowd booed and jeered Senator […]
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Faced with losing its administrator by his July 27 resignation, Walhalla City Council is being asked to gather for a special 5:30 Thursday meeting at city hall. One agenda item: “Contractual/personnel matter regarding City Administrator.”
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The office of the Anderson County coroner reports an 18-year old man was the victim of an apparent Lake Hartwell drowning. He was Louiz Pontez-Farias of Cornelius, North Carolina. Investigators found Farias about five feet from a dock in the vicinity of Sunny Shore Lane. According to the coroner’s office, Farias and a number of other individuals were at a […]
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A second night of thunderstorms blew down several trees in the Westminster area. And, so far, it has been a busy weekend for electric power crews and many of their Oconee County customers. At last report, Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative counted 157 Oconee customers waiting to be re-connected. Last evening Co-Op crews were in the last stage of restoring customers […]
Read moreMountain Rest, SC — Frances Marie Wilson, 95, wife of late Louis Jasper Wilson, of Mountain Rest, passed away Friday, June 30, 2023, at Iva Post Acute in Iva, SC. Mrs. Wilson was the daughter of the late Montgomery Lee Miller and Mary Ellen Rogers. She retired from J.P. Stevens and was the oldest member of Mountain […]
Read moreFair Play – Patricia Ann Comer, 71, wife of Charles Leonard Comer, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2023 at Seneca Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, Patricia was the daughter of the late Herbert Campbell and Laurie Woods Campbell. Patricia formerly worked with Environmental Services at Oconee Memorial Hospital and was of the Christian Faith. […]
Read moreSix Mile – Tammy Leah Jones Eidson, 57, wife of John Wyatt Eidson, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2023 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital. Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Tammy was the daughter of the late William Junior Jones and Betty Ruth Johns Jones. Tammy formerly worked in retail management with Walmart for 27 years, […]
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As a child, Phil Shirley and his dad, the late Wayne Shirley, on occasion would take in Clemson’s Tigerama from a vantage point from across the lake. The view from the Seneca Creek Access Area across Lake Hartwell also allows for a spectacular sight at night when the Tigers play in Death Valley. These days Phil Shirley directs Oconee’s Department […]
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New railroad lights and crossing barriers have been put up near Seneca at the four-way stop intersection of the Wells Highway and the Shiloh Road. It’s the hope of at least one Shiloh Road resident that the state DOT will follow up with a traffic light intersection, to enhance safety.
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A recent Clemson graduate, Carter Janse, is headed to the Mediterranean seaside city of Valencia, Spain. The Fulbright scholar plans to teach English and help students there get excited about “STEM” — Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The Fulbright U-S Student Program is designed to increase understanding between the people of the U-S and its 140 participating countries. For Janse, […]
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