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Bradford C. Freeman, the last surviving member of the “Band of Brothers,” passed away Sunday, July 3, at the age of 97. An Artesia native, Freeman enrolled at Mississippi State University in 1942 before joining the military during World War II. He was a member of Easy Company, the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, the unit […]
Read moreSeneca – Charles Robert Langston Jr., 88, passed away Saturday, July 9th, 2022 at Cottingham Hospice House, Seneca, SC. His dear wife of 69 years, Pauline Gurley Langston, preceded him in death. Charles was born on September 7th, 1933, in Carnesville, Georgia and was the son of Charles Robert and Mary Lou Langston. He graduated from North Georgia […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Charlotte Francis Townsend, 87, wife of the late Howard Townsend, of Walhalla, passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2022, at Lila Doyle. A native of Middletown, Ohio, Mrs. Townsend was the daughter of the late James Klackner and Flora Murphy. She was a beloved mother, grandmother and friend and will truly be missed. Mrs. Townsend […]
Read moreWest Union, SC — Hazel Bryson Patton, 90, wife of the late Joe Henry Patton, passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2022, at her home, surrounded by family. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Patton was the daughter of the late Harvey Randolph Bryson and Elrie Elizabeth Brown Bryson. She worked in the Jantzen distribution center and was […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC – George Berry Moore, 83, husband of the late Betty Jo Pettit Baumgarner Moore, of 834 W. Bear Swamp Road, Walhalla, SC, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2022 at his residence. A native of Pickens County, SC, Mr. Moore was the son of the late Frank Crosby Moore and Leona Adams Moore Brandt. He retired from […]
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A procession to honor the late Sgt. Paul Orr of the Oconee Sheriff’s Office will leave the Law Enforcement Center in Walhalla at 12:15 today on its way to Pickens County. Sheriff’s officers say the procession, once it leaves S. Church Street, will proceed east on Main Street for a left turn onto N. Catherine. Then it makes it way […]
Read moreSeneca – Rev. Jerry “Pete” Alton Price, 79, husband of Virginia Alexander Price, passed away Friday, July 8th, 2022. Born in Seneca, South Carolina, Pete was the son of the late Carl Price and Ruth Honea Price. Pete was retired from Duke Power, a former pastor at Faith Baptist Chapel in Mountain Rest, the Founding Pastor at New Haven […]
Read moreA church at the entrance to a former mill community near Seneca hopes to be a facilitator when it comes to the great change that’s underway in that community. At the same time, Lydia Baptist Church of Newry seeks to rebound from services lost to the pandemic. Lydia on Saturday welcomed many of its faithful and the general public […]
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Sheriff Mike Crenshaw confirms that surveillance pictures from a neighbor’s home are considered evidence in the Oconee Sheriff’s Office investigation of the July 4 week homicide near Seneca. A well-placed source told 101.7/WGOG NEWS that the surveillance footage shows a vehicle pulled up to the mobile home of victim Nancy Popham on the night of July 3, an individual exited […]
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An early morning fire in the vicinity of Utica. At 3:11 this morning, the Seneca Fire Department rolled to a trailer fire at Village Creek Circle. No one reported hurt.
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