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By late morning, Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative had reduced to 5,208 customers in its five-county territory still without power as the result of the stormy, windy night. Oconee’s outages had been reduced to below 2,000–to 1,882. Oconee, Pickens and Greenville were the counties that bore the blunt of the Blue Ridge outages.
Read moreThe state health agency recommends that, as school classes return from the holidays, all students should wear masks and everyone, as much as possible, social distance in the school buildings. Oconee County public school classes resume tomorrow. Dr. Simmer, the DHEC executive director, says although Omicron has caused a proliferation of new COVID-19 cases, any decision whether to close a […]
Read moreThe possibility that in the build of storm clouds this morning that a sudden downpour of rain, along with wind gusts, is responsible for the tree damage in northern Oconee, especially the Salem area. Scott Krein, Oconee’s top emergency management official, says the possibility of a microburst is being studied by the National Weather Service. Meantime, Krein urges all Oconeeans […]
Read moreThe many trees that have fallen have produced their share of electric power outages across Upstate South Carolina. The number of customers without power has been especially high in Oconee, Pickens and Greenville counties where thousands of Blue Ridge customers are without service at this hour. The Blue Ridge spokesman says, “Crews are at work at most all of the […]
Read moreDwight Horton, JR of Westminster, SC was born in Atlanta in 1935 to the late Catherine Weck Horton and Dwight Horton, SR. He passed into Heaven on December 22, 2021 from complications from the COVID virus. Dwight was in the first graduating class of Northside High School in Atlanta in 1955. He graduated from University of Georgia where he was […]
Read moreSeneca – Joel Lee Addis, 65, of 112 Terrace Drive, Seneca, passed away Friday, December 31st, 2021 at Oconee Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Joel was born in Seneca, South Carolina and was the son of the late Joe Edward Addis and Bobbie Joyce Brock Addis. Joel previously attended Tribble Center and had a great love […]
Read moreWestminster– Linda Margaret Hughes Hunnicutt, 86, passed away on Friday, December 31, 2021 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital. Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Linda was the daughter of the late Joe Hughes and Nena Turner Hughes. Linda was retired from JP Stevens where she worked in Quality Control and was a member of Davis Creek Baptist […]
Read moreWestminster – Jack Craig Spearman Sr., 90, husband of Betty Sue Pitts Spearman, passed away Thursday, December 30th, 2021 at his residence. Jack was born in Oconee County, he was the son of the late Carl L Spearman and Pauline Craig Spearman. Jack was a United States Army Veteran having served during the Korean War, a farmer and a […]
Read moreSeneca, SC Karen Elizabeth Dillard Ridley age 62, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born October 17, 1959, she is the daughter of Randall Forrest Dillard of Walhalla, SC and the late Ploma (Capps) Smith. Mrs. Ridley was a loving daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother. She loved and cared deeply for her grandchildren, aside […]
Read moreSeneca- Isabel Moreno, 76, wife of the late Carlos Galeno, passed away Wednesday, December 29th, 2021 at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital. Born in Matamoros, Puebla Mexico, Isabel was the daughter of the late Rutilio Moreno and Amparo Barrales. She worked in the manufacturing industry and was a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church. Isabel is survived by […]
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