Fatal dump truck accident near Pendleton

The state patrol reports a dump truck accident 3.5 miles east of Pendleton took the life yesterday of a 50-year old Piedmont resident.  The fatality has yet to be publicly identified by name.  State trooper Ridgeway said the accident, at 12:15 pm, occurred on SC 88 near Gillespie Road.  The Mack truck struck the end of a guardrail and then […]

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Durham suspended from office

This announcement this afternoon from the office of the South Carolina governor:  “Immediately following the indictment of Oconee County Councilman Matthew Durham, Governor Henry McMaster issued Executive Order 2022-15, suspending Durham from office.  Durham is suspended until such time as he is formally acquitted or convicted, or until a duly elected successor is qualified and takes the oath of office.”

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Grand jury returns Durham indictments

Oconee Grand Jury returned true bills today in the state’s case against Matthew Durham, Oconee County councilman.  The indictments allege unlawful neglect of a child and domestic violence second degree.  The indictments bear the signatures of the grand jury foreman, along with a special agent of “SLED”, and the state Attorney’s General, Alan Wilson, whose office will act as prosecutor.  […]

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Missing girl last seen in Walhalla

The police in Walhalla have issued a missing person bulletin for a 15-year old girl.  Leia Littleton was last seen at Highland Glen apartments early morning hours Sunday.  She may be in the company of a male named Travis, from Seneca or Greenville.  Leia is a female with light brown skin, about 5’9″. 170 pounds, curly brown hair, brown eyes.  […]

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Candidates address conservative ratings

The challenger says the incumbent is not conservative enough; the incumbent takes issue with that.  Challenger for State House One, (Oconee-Pickens), is Wally Sparks; the incumbent, State Rep. Bill Whitmire.  Sparks has indicated Whitmire is not conservative enough to reflect the attitudes of the District One populace.  But Whitmire counters that prominent groups associated with conservative causes give him top […]

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98 Seneca acres up for rezoning

Property along Seneca’s Frontage Road is to be considered for re-zoning during a public hearing next week at city hall.  The planning commission has re-scheduled the meeting for 6 o’clock Monday night, May 23 to consider changing 98 acres bordered by Woodcreek Drive, Frontage Road, Knollwood Drive, and Queen Annes Lane from PD-U/R-20 to PD-R. The property is owned by […]

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Corinth-Shiloh fire fighters seek the public’s help

Heavier traffic, more fires, accidents, and medical calls prompt Oconee’s volunteer Corinth-Shiloh Fire Station to request those they protect to make financial contributions.  The Corinth-Shiloh station has embarked on its annual fundraising campaign.  The fire department serves an increasingly busy section of Oconee–the Seneca-Clemson Corridor where there’s new home and commercial development spurred, in part, by Clemson University increasing enrollment.  […]

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Peggy Fowler Moxley

    Seneca, SC — Peggy Fowler Moxley, 78, wife of Jimmy Moxley of Seneca, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2022 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, GA.   A native of Soperton, GA, Mrs. Moxley was the daughter of the late J.E. Fowler, Jr. and Louise Cross Fowler. She retired from the School District of Oconee […]

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Michael Ferrato

Michael George Ferrato – 1924-2022. Mike died on May 12, 2022 at the age of 98. He was a Veteran of W.W. II as a Navy enlisted man. After the war, he enrolled at Ohio University, under the GI Bill, graduating with a degree in Industrial Arts Education. He had an illustrious teaching and administrative career. He met and married […]

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