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Prisma Health is now offering drive-through COVID-19 testing at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital. Testing is available Monday through Friday from 1-5 p.m. Patients must have a provider order for the COVID-19 test and official personal identification. Provider orders may be gotten from a patient’s own doctor, or patients may get a free virtual visit for coronavirus symptoms by accessing […]
Read moreAs of 11:40 this Tuesday morning, Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative had 14,027 members without electric service. Repair crews have been successful and restoring service to another 350 members since daybreak. The by-county breakdown: • Anderson 2,724 • Greenville 46 • Oconee 10,720 • Pickens 536 • Spartanburg -0- The painstaking job of assembling, framing, and installing the four new steel […]
Read moreUPDATE: -ACCESS TO AFFECTED AREAS WITHIN CITY OF SENECA -HELPING TORNADO VICTIMS WITH MONETARY DONATIONS -PHONE NUMBERS FOR THOSE WHO NEED ASSISTANCE OR -ANYONE WANTING TO OFFER ASSISTANCE OR VOLUNTEER Because of heavy traffic hampering legitimate restoration work in the areas of Seneca affected by the tornado, please make note of this important information: -Access in and out of the […]
Read moreFrom the standpoint of Oconee Sheriff’s Office, the tornado made most difficult the task to free people trapped inside damaged homes. According to Sheriff Crenshaw, fire and law enforcement personnel had to cut their way into most of the early cases of trapped home occupants. But most of the calls the sheriff’s office received were downed trees downed power lines. […]
Read moreTrees and power lines are down on SC 130 in the vicinity of the Keowee Fire Department (Keowee Key.) Motorists headed either direction will be diverted once they approach the damage scene.
Read moreThe % of households that have completed the 2020 Census Current Day % Previous Update % as of Sunday: USA 48.1% South Carolina 43.5% Oconee County 41.3% Fall Creek/Cliffs/Keowee Key 53.6% Salem 27.4% Seneca 45.3% Walhalla 37.0% West Union 26.3% Westminster 39.1% Census forms are now in the mail to those people who prefer or cannot answer the questions in […]
Read moreSeneca, SC — Charles H. Ward, Jr., 89, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 11, 2020. He was predeceased by the love of his life, Margaret Helen Mimms Ward; his parents, Charles H Ward, Sr. and Myrtle Childress Ward; and his two sisters, Frances Ward Rostron and Violet Ward McNeil. Mr. Ward served his […]
Read moreWest Union, SC — Douglas Claude Rogers, 75, husband of the late Nancy Jean Rogers, of 131 Doc Sanders Circle, West Union, passed away Monday, April 13, 2020, at Oconee Memorial Hospital. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mr. Rogers was the son of the late Claude and Ploma Burrell Rogers. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Frances Pauline Carver, 88, wife of the late John Carver, of 2094 Westminster Highway, Walhalla, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2020. A native of Marion, NC, Mrs. Carver was the daughter of the late Henry and Lily Smith Epley. Mrs. Carver is survived by her sons: Tim, Ben and Bobby Woody all of Walhalla, SC and James […]
Read moreBest Services of Oconee and Estes Heating and Air are partnering to provide bottled waters and chic fil a sandwiches for workers helping to clean up downtown Seneca. They will be between 4th and 5th st on South Fairplay st. at 12 noon today.
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