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With sun and no rain in the forecast, weather should not stand in the way tomorrow of the re-scheduled move of a transformer from the rail end at West Union to Duke’s Bad Creek hydro plant. Once again, Duke Energy and the Walhalla police alert the motoring public to be mindful of what will be a slow move along highways […]
Read moreSenator Tim Scott introduced a bill to protect veterans from targeted predatory home loan practices. The “Protecting Veterans from Predatory Lending Act of 2018” would require lenders to demonstrate material benefit to consumers when refinancing mortgages. The Department of Veterans Affairs’ home loan program was designed to provide veterans and service members with the chance to buy their own home […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC— Annie Bell Ramey Wilbanks, 93 wife of the late Virgil Wilbanks, of 320 Beechwood Drive, Walhalla passed away Saturday, January 12, 2018 at North Pointe Assisted Living in Anderson. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Monday, January 15, 2018, at Davenport Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Mountain Rest Baptist Church Cemetery. The family […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC— Linda JoAnn Davis Justice, 75, of 1344 S. Hwy 11, Walhalla passed away Friday, January 12, 2018 at Oconee Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Monday, January 15, 2018, at Poplar Springs Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from, 10:00-11:00 AM, Monday, January 15, 2017, at Poplar […]
Read moreSeneca, SC—Juanita Baldwin Smith, 74, wife of William Smith, of 120 Renee Drive, Seneca passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Oconee Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at Davenport Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Oconee Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from, 6:00-8:00 PM, Monday, January 15, […]
Read moreWestminster – Jimmy Ellison Blackwell, 80, of 211 Ken Folk Drive, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Oconee Medical Center. A graveside service will be held 11 am, Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. The family is at their respective homes. Condolences may be expressed online by visiting www.sandiferfuneralhome.com
Read moreFrankie Pearson has been elected chairman of the Oconee County Planning Commission. Pearson won the seat in a 4-3 vote over Brad Kisker during the planning commission’s Thursday night meeting in Walhalla.
Read moreCoroner Karl Addis says the presumed names of two fire fatality victims may be released this afternoon, but he says it will take weeks to complete the investigation of what happened at 265 Crestwood Drive in Salem. Addis says one victim is a 55-year old male; the second is a 51-year old female. The male was Caucasian, but the female […]
Read moreAt the request of the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, a state police investigation has started into the whereabouts of some guns that had been held for safekeeping by the Seneca Police Department. John Covington, police chief, released this statement today: “There have been several media inquiries seeking comment and verification of an ongoing SLED investigation involving some weapons that are alleged […]
Read moreSeneca, SC — Bobby Lee Honea, 81, husband of Mertie Mae Crooks Honea, of 320 E. Honea Drive, Seneca, passed away, Thursday, January 11, 2018, at Oconee Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Sunday, January 14, 2018, at Reedy Fork Baptist Church with burial to follow at Oconee Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from […]
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