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Mountain Rest, SC — John Thomas Lay, Sr., 80, who raised a loving family, earned a glowing reputation as a gifted educator, and ran countless miles up and down the roads of Oconee County, died Saturday, July 13, 2019, in Columbia, SC. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at Walhalla Presbyterian Church. Burial will […]
Read moreTamassee, SC — Glenn Howard Price, 73, husband of Janice Chapman Price, of 427 Pine Mountain Rd., Tamassee, went to his eternal home Friday, July 12, 2019 at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at Davenport Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Evergreen Memorial Gardens. The family […]
Read moreThe DNA profile from the state police lab has ruled out the possibility that the human remains found last month in Seneca could be those of one or the other missing women from Oconee County. Coroner Karl Addis says based on the “SLED” lab analysis the remains are not those of Faith Roach or Laura Anders. The Seneca police had […]
Read moreA spotlight will shine on Toccoa, Georgia when a promotional tour for a new Ken Burns documentary arrives next weekend. On Saturday, July 20, a special screening of Ken Burns’ new documentary “Country Music” will be paired with a performance by Edgar Loudermilk and his band . Those who show up at the Historic Ritz Theatre will selected footage of […]
Read moreThe S.C. Drought Response Committee met Friday, July 12, via conference call to update the drought statuses for South Carolina counties. The drought declaration was removed completely for several counties in the Lowcountry, including Georgetown, Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester, Colleton, Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton counties. Over the past 30 days, 6 to 14 inches of rainfall has fallen across much of […]
Read moreThe hope of the South Carolina DOT is that the closed section of US 123/the Toccoa Highway is that the highway can be reopened Monday evening. However, resident construction engineer Alan Adams says weather or other factors could push the re-opening back a few days. The DOT had hoped it would have been able to have lifted the five-month detour […]
Read moreA lawsuit filed last month in Newberry has the potential to divide a long time consortium of electric cities that derive their power supply through ownership in part of a nuclear reactor. Westminster is a member city of the Piedmont Municipal Power Agency, but its mayor says his city has no part in the legal squabble and anticipates it will […]
Read moreThe expectation at Walhalla City Hall is that the city’s Stumphouse Tunnel Park, after road repairs, should re-open for visitors around the noon hour today.
Read moreWisdom, fairness, and honesty are words ascribed to Flora Riley for the Seneca woman’s contributions to the process of Oconee County elections. A drop-in held yesterday by the Board of Registration and Elections served as a farewell to Riley, who steps down after 33 years board service. Riley still has the letters from the governor and state senator that confirmed […]
Read morePresident Trump has switched strategy to determine the numbers of citizens and non-citizens in the population. On this controversial issue, Trump can count Third District Rep. Jeff Duncan an ally. The Laurens Republican issued said yesterday: “The United States has every right to know how many citizens and non-citizens there are in this country….” Duncan released a letter that he […]
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