Paul Miller

Westminster – Paul Raymond Miller, 92, husband of the late Nellie Faye Doyle Miller, passed away, Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at Prisma Health – Cottingham Hospice House.   Born in Greenville, South Carolina, Paul was the son of the late John Odell Miller and Nan Ophelia Forrest Miller.  Paul was a retired Deputy Sheriff at Broward County Florida and was […]

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On guard against tax time identity fraud

South Carolina taxpayers are being urged today to be on guard against tax-time ID theft and tax refund fraud.  That kind of fraud is defined by the state Department of Revenue  when a criminal uses someone else’s personal information to file a false return.  It is important to take proactive steps to protect your identity and to respond promptly if […]

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65-year old bridge inspected

Two engineering representatives manned a Jon boat last summer and conducted what was termed a routine inspection of the span that connects Oconee and Pickens over the Seneca River arm of Lake Hartwell.  The bridge was built in 1958 and serves as a connector from Hartwell Village on the Oconee side to Dockside on the Clemson side.  From their report, […]

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Clemson students develop a navigation assistance device

When Clemson University first-year student Devin Casper had a wreck with his brother in the car, it scared him.  But it also got him thinking.  The Casper’s 2010 Subaru was not equipped with a computer-assisted driver notification system common in vehicles today.  Since then, Casper and his roommate, Soren Spina, pitched their idea for Octasight, a navigation assistance device, and […]

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New firefighting crew of eight women

A new crew of firefighters, based in Clemson, will work and travel the Southern region to gain hands-on experience in prescribed fire, hazardous fuels reduction and fire suppression, working alongside Forest Service personnel.  What distinguishes this crew, as unique, is that the entire crew is made up of eight women.  Their leader, Taylor Roe, says, “We are learning how to […]

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Fugitive from justice arrest

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Spartanburg County woman on Saturday morning with being a Fugitive from Justice from the state of North Carolina. 25 year old Makayla Mae Briggs, who has listed addresses in Chesnee and Inman, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 4:41am on March 25th . A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Bureau […]

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Five made the race

In Seneca, the proposition is five for one.  Five candidates for one city council seat will get their name on the ballot for the special May 30 election.  They are Kyle Nicholson, Donna Peppers, Ernest Riley, Jim Sites, and Delanio Taylor.  The qualifying deadline passed at noon today.  The winner gets to the fill the unexpired term of the late […]

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GetConnectedSC to hold community meeting

Oconeeans interested in connecting to the online world are invited to a meeting this week at the Oconee campus of Tri-County Technical College.  The meeting will be 10:30 Wednesday morning.  The GetConnectedSC campaign is holding a 26-community listening tour and a Better-Internet Survey.  Information gathered is to shape a five-year Broadband plan for the state.  GetConnectedSC has bi-partisan support as […]

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Judge to rule in dumbwaiter death case

A 10th circuit judge told the parties in a damages hearing today that he will decide the amount in a case in which a Keowee Key woman was asphyxiated when entrapped by a newly-installed dumbwaiter in her home.  This morning’s proceeding, presided at by Judge McIntosh, was a default damages hearing in a case brought on behalf of the late […]

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