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Two city councils, those in Seneca and Westminster, are planning executive sessions tomorrow night at the tail end of their separate meetings. The mayor and council in Westminster are scheduled to privately consider as many as three separate matters: personnel as it relates to the city’s staff structure; legal advice on the threat of legal action over the makeup of […]
Read moreNormal parking regulations return today in downtown Clemson. Throughout the holidays, on-street parking was extended from one to two hours and metered parking in the garage was free of charge. But, starting today, on-street parking is limited to one hour and if you choose to park in the garage, you’ll have to feed the meter. Downtown Clemson motorists should also […]
Read moreYou might say it’s a day of reckoning for those officials who set the policies by which the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority does business. Especially considering that a 20% rate increase for the municipal members is the major topic for this afternoon’s meeting of the JRSA board of commissioners. A 20% increase in the charge that Seneca, Walhalla, and […]
Read moreA day-long COVID-19 clinic Saturday in Walhalla attracted 63 people who rolled up their sleeves to receive the vaccine. The clinic at the Light of the World Church was administered by team members from the initiative Healthy Me, Healthy SC. Of the 63, there were 51 adults and 12 children. Of the adults, seven were first-timers.
Read moreSeneca, SC — Hazel “Lois” Smith Stowe, 69, wife of Harry Stowe, of 937 A East Main Street, Seneca, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022, at Oconee Memorial Hospital. A longtime resident of Seneca, SC, born in La Plata, MD, Mrs. Stowe was the daughter of the late Curtis and Mary Adams Smith. She was a member of Utica […]
Read moreTwo Prisma Health physicians started their comments this afternoon with increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients in the hospitals across the system—a system that includes Oconee Memorial. And eight out of every ten in-patients have not been vaccinated. Dr. Steve Shelton of Prisma Health in the Midlands said the system counted 438 COVID-19 patients. That compares to 85 on December 1. […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Sarah Naomi Ramey, 84, wife of the late Clyde Leon Ramey, of 1369 Highlands Highway, Walhalla, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Oconee Memorial Hospital. A native of Westminster, SC, Mrs. Ramey was the daughter of the late Clyde and Minnie Duvall. She retired from Healthcare as a Dietician and was a member of […]
Read moreAs a new legislative year gets underway in Columbia, Oconee’s state lawmakers are inviting the public in for a timely chat on matters pertaining to the business of state government and its services. The annual public meeting of the three-member Oconee Legislative Delegation is planned for 6 o’clock Thursday night, January 20 at the City Hall in Seneca. The announcement […]
Read moreA conservative member of Oconee County Council, Glenn Hart, is spreading word of what he sees as an insurrection in the making. Hart is quoting an “informer” as saying that individuals unhappy with the ousting of the county Republican Party leadership last year are planning a meeting tomorrow night in Pickens County. According to Hart, those behind the meeting are […]
Read moreA man near Seneca has been arrested on the charge of grand larceny – the theft of a trailer parked at a storage facility. Records released by the Seneca police show Andrew Lane Carver, 29 years old, charged with grand larceny, having been arrested early Wednesday. The theft occurred at 640 Business Park Drive. The value of the trailer was […]
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