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A junior at Walhalla High wears the crown of Miss Oktoberfest. Emily Dover won the overall title as the 34th Miss Oktoberfest during a pageant yesterday in which “Classic Beauty” served as the theme. In high school, Emily is an honor student and involved in both the Leo and the Interact clubs. She enjoys helping with Samaritan’s Purse, Operation Christmas […]
Read moreEvelyn Roberts Busha, 84, of 540 S. Bibb Street, Westminster died Saturday at the Cottingham Hospice House. She was the widow of Fred H. Busha. The funeral will be 1 p-m Monday from the Chapel of the Sandifer Funeral Home. The family receives friends from noon to 1 p-m, prior to the service, at the funeral home. Burial will follow […]
Read moreSteve Rochester ,94, of Seneca died Friday at Brookdale Nursing Facility in Anderson. He was the husband of Evelyn Kay Rochester and the retired principal of Northside Elementary. The funeral will be 2 p-m Monday at Davenport Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Oconee Memorial Park. The family receives friends from 12:30-1:30 p-m, prior to the service, at Davenport Funeral […]
Read moreSeveral condemned structures in Westminster are being removed, and the local Scouts are helping their city clean-up. “We are happy to help them by carrying away the debris from the demolished buildings,” said Mayor Rick McCormick. “Anytime we can help someone cleanup an eyesore, especially one they didn’t make, we need to do that.” With the help of Woodmen of […]
Read moreState troopers report part of U-S 123/the Toccoa Highway is blocked as the result of a large truck accident. The accident occurred at Fricks Drive. Apparently no one hurt.
Read moreRoney Marcus Edmonds, 68, of 111 Pleasant Drive, Seneca died Thursday at Greenville Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be 10 a-m Saturday from the Chapel of the Sandifer Funeral Home. The family receives from 9-10 a-m prior to the service at Sandifer Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Oconee Memorial Park. The family is at the home of his sister, Evelyn […]
Read moreA small plane, bound for Greer, made a successful emergency landing around 10 this morning at the Oconee Regional Airport near Clemson. Three people were aboard, but all are OK. Scott Moulder, county administrator, says the Piper Archer pilot reported engine failure six miles out at an altitude of six thousand feet. All ended well, Moulder says, when the pilot […]
Read moreRed Cross disaster-trained volunteers are helping the residents of six units at Seneca’s Crescent Pointe Apartment Homes. Their apartments on S. Oak Street were damaged yesterday by fire, water, and smoke. And Red Cross says, should the need arise, it is ready to assist other residents there. The immediate assistance consists of temporary housing, financial assistance for food and clothes, […]
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Here was the scene Thursday in Westminster, in front of where the city and private concerns are working to clear property of the former Beacon Mill textile plant, where production ended in 2009.
Read moreWestminster leaders are optimistic that a seven dollar charge placed on a retail customer’s electric power bill will eventually lower the customer’s bill. They are hoping as many customers as possible elect to accept the extra $7 dollars that pays for what’s touted as a “smart meter.” Mayor Pro-tem Bill Brockington says the theory is that the city’s use of […]
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