Continued power use conservation requested

Duke Energy asked customers to conserve energy usage as crews restored power following rotating outages in the Carolinas in response to high-energy demand Saturday morning. Due to extreme cold weather causing increased demand and a shortage of available power in the Southeast region, the company was forced to interrupt service to about 500,000 customers to maintain the energy grid and […]

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James Benjamin Sanders III

Seneca, SC– James Benjamin Sanders, III, 80, husband of Kathy Peebles Lee , of Seneca, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2022, at his home.   A native of Oconee County, Mr. Sanders was the son of the late James Benjamin Sanders, Jr., and Eleanor Fricks Sanders. He retired as a Chief Master Sergeant in the Air Force. He was […]

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Mason Leroy Lusk

  Walhalla, SC– Mason Leroy Lusk, 87, husband of Lois Winchester Lusk, of Walhalla, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2022, at Cottingham Hospice House.   A native of Walhalla, SC, Mr. Lusk was the son of the late L.B. and Nellie Stephens Lusk. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and retired from textile work. Mr. Lusk was a member […]

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Carol Strickland

Westminster– Carol Elaine Freeman Strickland, 80, wife of William “Bill” Strickland, passed away on Friday, December 23rd, 2022 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family.   Born in Westminster, South Carolina, Carol was the daughter of the late Cleroy Freeman and Lena Moore Freeman. Carol was a graduate of Westminster High School Class of 1960 and later attended Forest […]

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Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative power outages

At 9:40 am—– Anderson 253 Greenville 36 Oconee 1285 Pickens 241 Spartanburg 0 “There are also a number of members experiencing intermittent blinks in Anderson county due to a problem with a Duke transmission line.  If the wind continues to decline throughout the day, we anticipate having all outages restored by evening.  Crews will remain in the field until all […]

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Adam Zachary Long

  Walhalla, SC– Adam Zachary Long, 22, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at his home.   A native of Oconee County, Adam was the son of Kristopher Long and the late April Elaine Fretwell Long. He loved his son, baseball, and Fortnite. Adam also enjoyed long, meaningful, and sometimes awkward conversations with his family and friends, who he […]

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