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Two days of ballot casting by customers in the multi-county Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative service territory have ended. So, it’s now up to the ballot tabulations to determine the outcome of two contested seats on the board of directors, representing Pickens County. And the announcement of the seat winners.
Read moreSeneca, SC– Johnny Wilburn O’Kelley, 81, husband of Peggie Fricks O’Kelley, of Seneca, SC, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Seneca, Johnny was the son of the late John and Annie Gilmore O’Kelley. In addition to his parents, Johnny was predeceased by a son, Timmy O’Kelley. Johnny is survived by his […]
Read moreFormerly of Westminster- Kasey Elaine Eller Elsberry, 29, wife of Craig Elsberry, went to be with the Lord, Monday, April 8th, 2024, at Tidewell Hospice in Arcadia, Florida. Born on May 11th, 1994, in Oconee County, South Carolina, she was the daughter of Kevin Eller (Sarah) of Homer, Georgia and Leslie Yasin (Yousif) of Walhalla, South Carolina. Kasey […]
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The Oconee Memorial Hospital Foundation announces the start of a $4.2 million capital campaign to expand cancer care locally. The community funding, along with funding from Prisma Health, would double the footprint of the cancer institute at the front of the hospital campus. The objective: to serve more patients. “Our community is growing by leaps and bounds, but unfortunately cancer […]
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An Oconee woman has filed a lawsuit alleging a false accusation by a deputy sheriff led to the loss of her job and damage to reputation. Greenville lawyer Jake Erwin yesterday entered a suit on behalf of Mary Alline Holland. It alleges that on August 28, 2022, Holland, a then employee of Wal-Mart, sat in her car in the store […]
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The South Carolina Welcome Center at Fair Play takes part next month in an annual event that offers a special welcome to visitors to the state. Members of Oconee’s business community have an invitation to display their wares by setting up tables at the I-85 welcome center. Dawn Smith, welcome center director, says, “It is such a surprise to our […]
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One person wounded by gunfire in Westminster is in a Greenville hospital, condition unknown. And the Westminster police have arrested a 19-year-old man on multiple charges, including attempted murder. The city police identify the arrested man as Westminster resident Anton Joseph Bertich. Here is the police department’s further account: “On the evening of 04/09/2024 at approximately 6:50 PM, the Oconee […]
Read moreWestminster- Evelyn Honea Sosby, age 84, a beloved daughter of the late Russell J. Honea and Ila Bramlett Honea, went to sleep peacefully at Seneca Health and Rehab to awaken in the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. A native of Oconee County, she moved to Greenwood, South Carolina in 1969. She worked at Moore Business Forms […]
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After three years in operation, a business arm of Seneca government appears to be on solid financial footing. City administrator Scott Moulder started the annual meeting today of the board of the Business Development Support Center by reporting finances in the black. The number given: $47,007 total revenue against $28,711 expenses. It’s now a 70-member organization. Riley Johnson, board executive […]
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A death yesterday at the Pickens County Detention Center is being investigated by the county coroner’s office and the state Law Enforcement Division. Deputy Coroner Andrew Wilson says Fire and EMS responded early yesterday to the jail in response to a cardiac arrest call and found 51-year-old Easley resident Michael Stephen Cruse dead. An autopsy will take place.
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