A hospital’s standard charges

A two-year old law in the news recently has posed the question of whether U-S hospitals are complying with the requirement to make transparency their pricing information.  Under the Hospital Price Transparency rule, hospitals are required by law to provide clear, accessible pricing information about the items and the services they provide.  A spokesperson for the Centers for Medicare and […]

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Richard Avery

Richard Avery, 78, passed away Monday, August 22, 2022 at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital in Seneca.   A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Richard was born August 30, 1943, the son of the late Ray Carpenter Avery and Leo Kemp Maliece. Mr. Avery enjoyed photography, fishing, and riding his tractor. Most of all, he loved his family and they […]

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A “TEC” project under testing in the court system

The South Carolina Judicial Branch has begun live testing of Technology Enhanced Courtroom (TEC) Project courtrooms during Circuit and Family Court proceedings in Greenville County. One of what’s believed to be among the benefits  is that courts will be equipped to hold proceedings during which people inside the courtroom and at remote locations may participate with equal ease and effectiveness. […]

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Finding the lowest gas prices

If you are planning a trip or simply driving to do errands, you can find out the latest gas prices anywhere in the country, by clicking on the website GasBuddy. That internet site today is showing $3.14 for regular at a Westminster convenience store as the lowest price available anywhere in Oconee.  Ranking the top 10 lowest prices across, the […]

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Margaret Neal

  Seneca, SC—Margaret Lee Clark Neal, 89, of 607 High Falls Road, Seneca SC, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2022 at Greenville Memorial Hospital.   A native of Pickens County, SC, Ms. Neal was the daughter of the late Ernest Austin Clark and Lessie Bowen Clark.  She worked for many years as a seamstress, and was a member of Gap […]

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An add-on to South Carolina’s trespassing law

Oconee Sheriff’s Office is spreading the word about a change in the state’s law on trespassing.  According to Sheriff Crenshaw, purple paint is now considered legal notice for trespassing.  Property owners may still place no trespassing signs clearly posted in four conspicuous places on the border of their land forbidding entry.  The new provision allows an owner or a tenant […]

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Durwood Carroll

Westminster– Durwood Carroll, 71, husband of Janie Johnson Marcus Carroll, passed away Sunday, August 21st, 2022 at his residence.   Born in Florida, Durwood was the son of the late Woodrow and Jewell Howard Carroll. Durwood was the co-owner and operator of C and W Stucco, had a great passion for masonry and stucco work, rock and stone collecting, fishing, […]

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Yousef Mefleh

Westminster- Yousef Abdulhamid Mefleh, 67, husband of Susan Kelley Mefleh, passed away, Saturday, August 20, 2022, at his residence.   Born in Jerusalem, he was the son of the late Abdulhamid Yousef Mefleh and Mariam Yousef Yasin.  Yousef came to Oconee County, in 1975, where he began working at the Walhalla Steak House, the Westminster Hotel Restaurant, and also at […]

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