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The office of Oconee Elections reports some qualifying activity for this year’s municipal elections in Walhalla and Westminster. Incumbents Yousef Mefleh and Bill Brockington have joined challenger Eddie Turner in running for three, four-year city council terms in Westminster. So far, there are no takers for a fourth seat that comes with two years remaining. In Walhalla, the candidate field for […]
Read moreA car accident a year ago in Walhalla is the subject of a lawsuit in the Oconee Common Pleas County. The complaint, filed for Oconee resident Mahlon Young Meredith, seeks damages against Pickens County and deputy sheriff Charlotte Tant Suddeth. It alleges that Suddeth was driving a 2001 Ford belonging to Pickens County that “failed to stop and/or yield tight-of-way” […]
Read moreWest Union, SC — James Austin White, 58, of 247 Boyd Moss Road, West Union, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at GHS Cottingham Hospice House. The family will receive friends from 4:00-6:00 PM, Saturday, August 26, 2017, at Davenport Funeral Home. Flowers are accepted. The family is at their respective homes
Read moreThe driver of a Toyota 4 Runner was charged by the Seneca police in yesterday morning’s accident involving three vehicles on Wells Highway–a busy time when traffic was headed to work and school. According to the police and fire departments, the accident occurred nearly in the Wells Highway intersection with S. 4th Street. Besides the Toyota 4 Runner, the other […]
Read moreA Leghorn rooster is not easily humbled. But when a total solar eclipse turns his outdoor pen to darkness, a rooster may take a pause. At Clemson’s Morgan Poultry Center Monday, a young rooster whiled away the morning in typical crowing banter with his counterparts. The Leghorn took little notice of the dimming light as the eclipse started. But then […]
Read moreWestminster, SC — James William Moore, 71, husband of Mildred Moore, of 208 Shannon Forest Drive, Westminster, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017, at Pruitt Health. Funeral services will be conducted at 4:00 PM, Friday, August 25, 2017, at Davenport Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 3:00-4:00 PM, Friday, prior to the service at Davenport Funeral Home. […]
Read moreSharon Rexford of Chickasaw Point, Westminster, SC, aged 71, passed away on August 21, 2017. A celebration of life will be held at South Union Baptist Church on September 16th at 11 am. As All Saints Episcopal Church and Clinton, SC, were such a significant part of her life, a reception will be held in All Saints Parish Hall from 4-530 […]
Read moreTwo years ago a man walked into a Seneca home and claimed he thought he was walking into the home of his aunt. It was someone else’s home. Damien Terrell Skelton was arrested and charged with petty larceny and burglary third degree. Yesterday Skelton, accompanied by attorney, entered an Alford plea in the General Sessions Court. It’s the kind of […]
Read moreAn alarm alerted a deputy sheriff last week to a burglary at the Pickle Barrel, a restaurant on s. highway 11 near the Bruce Road. The safe was missing. Footage from the security camera August 15 points to a white male in a camo jacket, light pants, gloves, and straw hat. Burglarized also was a storage building on the property. If […]
Read moreRory Jones has been promoted to Chief of Police in Westminster. The assistant chief was named this afternoon by City Administrator Chris Carter to replace the retired Dean Awalt. Jones’s appointment is effective right away. Carter said, “We were fortunate to have had qualified applicants to choose from for staffing this important position. Assistant Chief Jones had the qualifications and […]
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