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Dari McBride, executive director of the Oconee Chamber of Commerce, acknowledges that this time of uncertainty and apprehension grips the business community in anticipation of the effect from higher tariffs. But she vows the chamber will stay atop the developments and serve as a resource and information provider to the local business community.
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At a lecture next week, the League of Women Voters promises a panel of presenters who will address how foreign countries try to influence Western politics. The “How to Run a Troll Farm” program will be offered at 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the United Methodist Church, Frontage Road, Clemson. The public is invited to hear how countries — such […]
Read moreSeneca, SC — Josephine Groarke Hamilton, 88, wife of the late Virgil Laverne Hamilton, of Seneca, SC, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at Oconee Memorial Hospital. A native of Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry, Ireland, Mrs. Hamilton was the daughter of the late James and Ann Kitson Groarke. She graduated from Central Wesleyan College and retired from Kendall […]
Read moreSalem- Phyllis Mauldin Alexander, 75, cherished wife of William Wesley Bannister, passed away on April 10th, 2025 at Prisma Cottingham Hospice House in Seneca. Born on October 31st, 1949 in Seneca, SC, she was the daughter of the late L.D. and Ruth Mauldin. Phyllis was a retired Mail Carrier for the United States Postal Service. Phyllis is survived […]
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Two cars collided at a Walhalla intersection and one of them then crashed into a Walhalla real estate office. The police say the car occupants sustained minor injuries and there was no one inside Albertson’s Real Estate at the time. Last evening’s accident occurred around 6 o’clock at W. Main and Church and involved a Ford SUV and a Chevy […]
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The newest but still fledgling tax authority in Oconee has its first budget. The commission board for the Corinth-Shiloh special tax district agreed on a $1.2 million projection that’ll allow the volunteer fire station to start hiring full-time personnel once tax revenues come in during the county’s next government year July through June, 2025-26. By adopting the budget, according to […]
Read moreMountain Rest – Bessie Mae Smith Matheson, 106, wife of the late Horace Buford Matheson, passed away on Wednesday, April 9th, 2025 at her residence. Born on September 4th, 1918, in the Unity Community of Oconee County, Bessie was the daughter of the late Walter Duboy and Viola Adams Smith. Bessie received her early education from the Rabun Gap Nacoochee […]
Read moreSeneca, SC — Marianne Smith Rankin, 94, wife of Walter Rankin, Jr., of Seneca, passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at her home. A native of Oconee County, Mrs. Rankin was the daughter of the late Lowell and Ella Guntharp Smith. She retired as an Administrative Assistant from the National Council of Engineer Examiners. Mrs. Rankin was of […]
Read moreSeneca, SC– James Harvey Randles, 72, husband of Elaine Morris Randles, of Seneca, SC, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at Cottingham Hospice House. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, Mr. Randles was the son of the late Hal Trent Randles and June Large Randles. A proud graduate of the University of Tennessee, he was a lifelong Volunteer fan. […]
Read moreWestminster – James William Ramey, 67, husband of the beloved Patricia Ann Franks Ramey, passed away on Wednesday, April 9th, 2025, at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House. Born on July 31st, 1957, in Walhalla, South Carolina, James was the son of the late Edward James and Evelyn Bertha Moore Ramey. James worked for over 25 years at West Point Stevens […]
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