Thomas McCurry

Seneca, SC — Thomas Gary McCurry, 84, husband of Bertha Bryant McCurry, of 1533 Blue Ridge Blvd, Seneca, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2019, at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, on Monday, September 2, 2019, at Davenport Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Oconee Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 […]

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Andy Brock

Andrew Walter Brock of Walhalla, 66 years old, son of the late Doris and Annette Smith Brock, died at his home, Saturday, August 31, 2019. A Graveside Service will be held at Oconee Memorial Park at 10:30 am, Saturday, September 7, 2019. In lieu of flowers, please donate to The Oconee Humane Society, 1925 Sandifer Blvd., Seneca, SC 29678, The […]

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Lois Jane Lee

Walhalla, SC — Lois Jane Lee, 58, of 283 Stribling Shoals Rd., Walhalla, passed away Friday, August 30, 2019, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Memorial service will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Friday, September 6, 2019, at Ebenezer Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her granddaughter’s name, Natalie Barkley, to The Gathering Place […]

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Ralph Marion Smith

West Union, SC — Ralph Marion Smith, 89, of West Union, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2019 at Cottingham Hospice House. He was the husband of the late Sarah Louise Green Smith, wife of forty-six years and the mother of his daughters. He later married Nellie Towe Justice Smith until her passing in 2018. Graveside service will be held […]

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Hearing next week on proposed Clemson development

The board of architectural review in Clemson has announced a hearing next week for a 123 proposed development that has engendered talk and attention on both sides of the Seneca River Bridge.  It’s that mixed-use development proposed at 894 Tiger Boulevard, the empty property that, for many years, was a Holiday Inn motel.  Applicant Clemson Dockside LP requests a preliminary […]

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Chief of Police sets record straight

The police in Seneca say they now believe their suspects in two days of burglaries at the local homeless shelter acted together.  Chief Covington says the crimes occurred at Our Daily Rest on E. Main on both Tuesday and Wednesday.  One of the accused gave a Utica address; the other, a Tennessee address.  Covington says, “Ten new warrants have been […]

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W. Terminal Apron Expansion on Tuesday’s agenda

The project for the West Terminal Apron Expansion at the Oconee Regional Airport makes its way to the meeting table of the county leaders.  County Council will be asked Tuesday to approve expenditures to make the project reality.  Part of the project entails a partial re-location of the nearby Mount Nebo Church Road which is considered to be an obstruction […]

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Walhalla banker joins Tech Foundation

A Walhalla banker is one of seven tri-county community leaders elected to serve on the Tech Foundation Board of Directors. She’s Alisa McCall Suddeth, senior vice president and chief talent and marketing officer for Community First Bank, Walhalla. She holds a B.S. in administrative management from Clemson University and currently is enrolled in a master’s program at Southern Wesleyan University. […]

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Crimes in rural Oconee lead to arrest on Wednesday

A 23-year old man was charged this week with crimes last May at an address in the Madison-Cleveland area of Oconee County. Law enforcement authorities list the following charges against Cleveland Pike Road resident Jeffrey Seth Lamar Hawkins: burglary/safe cracking, larceny, and wearing masks. According to arrest warrants issued by Magistrate Daniel Pollock, Hawkins is accused of wearing a mask […]

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