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The volunteers at the Corinth-Shiloh Fire Department got in an early morning workout. They were sent to a Davis Mill Road location just before 5 am to put out a fire that was burning a pair of trees. It’s not clear how two trees, some 50 to 100 feet apart, caught fire. 94.1 The Lake WSNW’s Kevin Hollis discovered this […]
Read moreSeneca – Kimberly Antionette Powell Rochester, 54, wife of Melvin France Rochester, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at her residence. Born in Gainesville, Georgia, Kimberly was the daughter of the late Donald Powell and Sandra Faye Cooper Dickson. Kimberly enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, reading her bible, praying and was of the Christian faith. Kimberly […]
Read moreSeneca, SC–Joe Earl Davenport, 88 of Seneca, passed peacefully into his eternal rest with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, June 20, 2022 at his residence surrounded by family. Joe was the son of the late Leila Mary (Welborn) and George Reeves Davenport. Joe is a proud veteran who served his country in the Army from 1956-1958 and […]
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If the board of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority takes action, an Oconee County residency will no longer be a requirement to be a commissioner. A JRSA committee is agreeable for the residency rule to be considered by the full board of commissioners. The attendance yesterday of two committee members, Tally Grant and Brandon Burton, made for a quorum […]
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A young lawbreaker has been given a chance to lead a better life, as the result of a good impression made today on the part of his sentencing judge in the Oconee General Sessions Court. Malik Forte spent 533 days in jail awaiting trial on the charge of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. Forte, 22 […]
Read moreSeneca, SC — Mary Louise Stone Crooks, 76, wife of the late Boyd Dewitt Crooks, of Seneca, SC, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at her home. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Crooks was the daughter of the late Feltz and Odessa Gilreath Stone. She was of the Christian faith. Mrs. Crooks enjoyed sewing, quilting, painting, […]
Read moreA new South Carolina boating law seeks to help protect people and structures from large wakes created by a popular water sport. South Carolina law now prohibits “wake surfing” on all state waters within 200 feet of a dock, a person in the water or an anchored watercraft. Wake surfing is defined in the law as operating “a vessel that […]
Read moreThe Georgia Bureau of Investigation continues to investigate the death of a female found in Toccoa on Thursday near the railroad tracks on Currahee Street at Highland Avenue. The Stephens County Coroner’s Office identified the female as Deborah H. Elmore, 58 of Seneca, South Carolina. There has yet to be a release from the GBI or local authorities of how […]
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America’s newest national holiday is observed Monday, but Juneteenth fell on Sunday this year, and was marked across the country with parades and services. On Monday all federal offices, US Post Offices, the New York Stock Exchange, public schools and most banks will be closed. Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when the order was read in Galveston, Texas, affirming […]
Read moreSeneca – Peggy Gibson Sheriff, 88, wife of the late Cecil Elvin Sheriff, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at her residence. Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Peggy was the daughter of the Arthur K. Gibson, Jr. and Annie Sue Bowen Gibson. Peggy was retired from the textile industry where she worked in quality control and she […]
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