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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Sunday announced 390 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 1 additional death. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 14,286 and those who have died to 546. The death occurred in an elderly individual from Darlington County.The number of new cases […]
Read moreWestminster– Betty Lou Dickson Moore Cromer, 88, of 744 Cromer Moore Drive, passed away Friday, June 5, 2020 at Prisma Health Lila Doyle. Born in Oconee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late David Alonzo “Lonnie” and Vera Lou Burton Dickson. Betty retired from Dunlap and was the former Co-owner of Moore and Moore’s Fish Camp in Westminster […]
Read moreMountain Rest, SC — Douglas Harold Elrod, 80, of 625 Winding River Rd., Mountain Rest, SC, passed away Friday, June 5, 2020, at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Mountain Rest, SC, Mr. Elrod was the son of the late H.B. and Lassie Bell Smith Elrod. He retired from Sangamo and attended Cross Roads Baptist Church #2. Mr. […]
Read moreLaw enforcement authorities are reporting and confirming mail theft incidents late last week outside post offices in parts of Oconee and Anderson counties. According to Oconee Sheriff Mike Crenshaw and his white-collar crime investigator Amanda Tinsley, mail-drop boxes were broken into Thursday night at the following Oconee County post offices: Seneca and Richland. Mail was also stolen from the drop […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Friday announced 447 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 13 additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 13,453 and those who have died to 538. Eleven deaths occurred in elderly individuals from Clarendon (1), Greenville (1), Horry (1), Orangeburg […]
Read moreContract crews for the Joint Regional Sewer Authority have repaired a sewer line leak that forced the temporary shutdown of a pump station near Seneca. Described as pinhole size, the leak is estimated to have dumped 10 thousand gallons of sewage in the area of Wells Highway, not far from 123, the Seneca-Clemson corridor. The repair job last evening took […]
Read moreThe annual Westminster High School Gathering will not take place this year, but alumnus Rolann Lee is hopeful that the gathering will be able to return next year. The annual get together of those who went to what used to be Westminster High School is held the Saturday before Labor Day. Because of COVID-19, however, not this year.
Read moreWest Union’s elected leaders are to discuss and vote next week on the town’s new tax rate. They’ll go into their Tuesday meeting with a letter from the state Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office that addresses the cap that must be placed on any tax increase voted for the new government year, 2020-21. In a May 22 letter Frank Rainwater, […]
Read moreDuring his analysis of the latest jobless numbers, the Oconee-Pickens state senator zeroed in on a question important to the success of re-opening the economy and restoring the workforce. And that is, as framed by Thomas Alexander, “How many actually have gone back to work?” He is referring to the thousands of South Carolinians furloughed or otherwise found themselves out […]
Read moreHaulers who do business with the Oconee County Rock Quarry near Walhalla now may use an information telephone line to check on quarry hours and product availability. By calling 864/364-5578, customers will hear a pre-recorded message alerting them to closings, whether the crusher is up and running and the product availability.
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