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A descendant of early settlers of Oconee and Pickens counties has died at the age of 83. Roberta Head died December 20 at the Cottingham Hospice House. She was the wife of Harold Head and a co-founder of Head-Lee Nursery. The funeral will be 11 this morning at the Davenport Funeral Home; the burial in Oconee Memorial Park.
Read moreSeneca, SC— Minnie Roberta Morgan Head, 83, wife of Harold B. Head of Redland Ranch Road, Walhalla, daughter of James Robert and Bertha Evans Morgan, and descendant of early settlers of Oconee and Pickens counties, died peacefully December 20, 2016, at the Cottingham Hospice House in Seneca, after an extended illness. She lived in the Clemson/Central/Pendleton area until moving to […]
Read moreWestminster – Roy Edward Blackwell, 54, husband of Rita Corvin Blackwell, 152 Big Ridge Road, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at the Cottingham Hospice House. A memorial service will be held at 3 pm, Friday, December 30, 2016 from at Calvary Church of God. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Calvary Church of God Food Bank, […]
Read moreInevitably, no matter what business stop you make in Oconee and elsewhere this afternoon you will be greeted by a sign announcing that store’s business hours over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Yet some businesses are going to stay open tomorrow into Christmas Eve for the benefit of late shoppers and to keep those registers ringing with late 2016 […]
Read moreA team of Clemson University researchers and an Upstate businessman believe they can help make football a little safer by creating a facemask that can help reduce the severity of head injuries by increasing overall helmet protection. The researchers are Gregory Batt, an assistant professor in the Clemson food, nutrition and packaging sciences department; John DesJardins, an associate professor of bioengineering and director […]
Read moreAnnual awards have been distributed to members of the Westminster Fire Department. During the department’s Christmas party, Travis Collins received the chief’s award. Sam Rogers was named fire fighter of the year.
Read moreThe Oconee County Public Library will be closed for the Christmas holiday from Friday, December 23, through Tuesday, December 27. The Seneca Branch closed at 6 last night. The library will also be closed Saturday, December 31, through Monday, January 2, for New Year’s. All branches reopen their normal hours on Tuesday, January 3, 2017. During the closings, the book […]
Read moreTri-County Technical College will be closed for the holidays Thursday, December 22, 2016, through Monday, January 2, 2017. The College will reopen on Tuesday, January 3. Important dates and deadlines for Spring Semester can be found on the College’s website at www.tctc.edu. Click on Academic Calendar
Read moreOffices of the Andrew Pickens District of the Sumter National Forest in Oconee County will be closed Monday, December 26 and Monday, January 2 to allow the employees a chance to spend time with their families and loved ones. Normal business hours resume Tuesday, December 27 and Tuesday, January 3 — 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Read moreWalhalla has changed its sanitation pickup schedule to accommodate. Pickups for both Monday and Tuesday, December 26 and 27 will take place on Tuesday, the 27th.
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