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Financing considerations are triggering a change in the layout of the planned large housing development to displace crumbling textile buildings at Seneca. The city planning commission last night amended John Gumpert’s planned development-residential zoned property at 1300 ES 6th Street and will forward the change to Thursday night’s meeting of the city board of appeals. Xavier Bauguess, planning director, explained […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC– Horace Shedd, 82, husband of Debra Seabolt Shedd, of Walhalla, passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2024, at Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mr. Shedd was the son of the late Lawrence and Ollie Lee Shedd. He was a United States Army veteran and retired from Duke Energy as a welder. Mr. […]
Read moreWalhalla – Pauline Whitfield Worley, 88, wife of the late Bobby Joe Worley, passed away on Sunday, September 15th, 2024 at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital. Born June 19th, 1936, in Anderson County, South Carolina, Pauline was the daughter of the late Stacy and Edna Spearman Whitfield. Pauline retired from Beacon Manufacturing where she worked as a seamstress. […]
Read moreNewry, SC — Rebecca “Beckie” Dawn Addis Cromer, 67, wife of Dana Marrett Cromer, of Newry, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at her home. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Cromer was the daughter of the late Nathan Earl Addis and Helen Catherine Williams Addis. She worked in textiles as a seamstress. In addition to […]
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The official tourism promotion arm of Oconee County – Visit Oconee – has reclaimed a trophy. For a second time, Visit Oconee was awarded Best Performing Tourism Bureau in a county whose budget falls below $1 million a year. Ken Sloan, the Visit Oconee executive director, said he and his staff returned last week from the Southeast Tourism Society – […]
Read moreWestminster – Joyce Eugenia Posey Moore, 94, wife of the late JC Moore, passed away on Friday, September 13th, 2024, at Lila Doyle Post-Acute. Born November 12th, 1929, in Westminster, South Carolina, Eugenia was the daughter of the late Teddy Theodore and Myrtle Lucille Dickson Posey. Eugenia retired from Beacon after 38 years of service. “Granny” or “Ginga” was […]
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A 10-year-old South Carolina law stressing the importance of reading at grade level was a major topic during the September meeting of the Oconee County school trustees. As soon as students are identified as reading below grade level, according to one example of the Read to Succeed Act, schools must provide intensive in-class interventions until the students reach grade level […]
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Oconee property owners opening their mail likely next month will see their property tax obligation for 2024. However, a flier will be included in the envelope for a selected number of property owners. The selected number of property owners inside five Seneca area precincts will also receive an estimate of their bill for next year, in the event the Corinth-Shiloh […]
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A rural service area of Seneca Light and Water remains under a boil advisory until the noon hour today. The advisory covers customers on 188/the Keowee School Road from the Bountyland traffic lights to 183/the Walhalla-Pickens Highway. This morning Bob Faires, the utilities director, will get a report on the “bad break” that caused a drop in pressure in the […]
Read moreSeneca– Eduardo Amador Vázquez, 83, husband of Marcelina R. Lusa Amadro, passed away on Friday, September 13th, 2024 at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital. Born July 24th, 1941, in Mexico, he was the son of the J. Concepciou Amador Enrique and Emila Vazquez. Eduardo was a farmer and was of the Catholic Faith. A Funeral Mass will […]
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