Road blocked south of Salem
Trees 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.
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Some Census forms in the mail this week
The % 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 moreCharles H. Ward Jr.
Seneca, 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 moreDouglas Claude Rogers
West 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 moreFrances Pauline Carver
Walhalla, 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 moreHelp offered in downtown Seneca
Best 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.
Read moreDHEC’s newest COVID-19 report
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) yesterday announced 127 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, and five additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 3,439, and those who have died to 87. All five additional deaths occurred in elderly individuals with underlying health conditions and […]
Read moreNWS issued this account of Oconee’s tornado
The following is a PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 522 PM EDT MON APR 13 2020 …NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR EF3 TORNADO EVENT… START LOCATION…3 SSE WESTMINSTER IN OCONEE COUNTY SC END LOCATION…2 W CENTRAL IN PICKENS COUNTY SC DATE…04/13/2020 ESTIMATED TIME…03:20 AM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING…EF3 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED…160 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH…900.0 YARDS PATH […]
Read moreTraffic lights, some not working
The Walhalla traffic lights at Main and Catherine streets have been restored to working order. Still out of service are a number of traffic lights in the Seneca area–including those on 123 at the East End intersection, at Carson Road, and at the Wells Highway along the Seneca-Clemson corridor. Motorists should proceed with caution thru those intersections without working traffic […]
Read moreOvernight (electrical power)
By 10:40 last night, Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative had 14,505 members without electricity. That’s 840 fewer outages than were registered one hour previous. The by-county breakdown: Anderson 2,795 Greenville 67 Oconee 10,873 Pickens 770 Spartanburg -0- Transmission-line specialists are continuing to prepare the new steel poles that will replace the four that were damaged in a direct hit by the […]
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