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Seneca – Ruth Louise Roach Brewer, 86, wife of the late John Relton Brewer, passed away Thursday, November 4th, 2021 at Prisma Health – Cottingham Hospice House. Born in Oconee County, Ruth was the daughter of the late James Broadus “JB” Roach and Essie Ellenburg Roach. Ruth was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Ruth enjoyed family […]
Read moreA new, $1.2 million fire truck for the fire department based at Keowee Key may now be ordered, as the county fathers today approved the award for purchase to a broker in Easley. Preceding council’s approval was a general obligation bond issue to cover the purchase. Chief Brandon Shirley of the Keowee Fire Department, following this morning’s special council meeting, […]
Read moreFire damaged a mobile this morning at Townville. One person was in the home, but got out safely, according to one of the fire fighters. The fire on Hemlock Drive in Timberlake #1 subdivision near SC 24 was being investigated for the cause.
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs is making consumers aware of the close of Keowee Funeral Services in Seneca. Consumers who signed pre-need funeral contracts with either Keowee Funeral Services or the former Brown-Oglesby Funeral Home should expect a representative from the SCDCA to reach out in the next few weeks to assist in transferring any contract to another […]
Read moreThe state patrol reports two died and others were taken to the hospital after two cars crashed early night on U-S 123 in Pickens County. Master Trooper David Jones said the accident occurred south of the 178 Liberty exit and involved a small car and a large pickup truck.
Read moreA report in this morning’s Journal spells trouble for individuals and companies offering insurance coverage through United Healthcare. The paper’s report details a controversy and a split between United Health Care and Prisma Oconee Memorial Hospital, to be effective January 1, that, if unresolved, could force those with coverage to scramble to find a new insurer that the hospital will […]
Read moreAn accident at an Anderson County manufacturing plant took the life yesterday afternoon of a construction worker. Coroner Greg Shore says the victim, Felix Esqiulin Pomales, was working for a Wisconsin contractor on a building at the First Quality plant in Anderson when a large steel beam toppled over and struck him. At the time, Pomales was trying to bolt […]
Read moreWalhalla- Tod Gardiner Simpson, 65, of 655 Playground Road, passed away Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021 at his residence. Tod was born in Middletown, New York, the son of the late John Clifford Simpson and Ellen Catherine Foy. Tod worked in the insurance industry as a sales representative and attended Cornerstone Lighthouse Church. Tod is survived by his daughters, […]
Read moreWest Union, SC — Jacqueline Deloris Phillips Harper, 81, wife of the late James Harold Harper, of West Union, passed away on Monday, November 1, 2021 at Oconee Memorial Hospital. A native of Knoxville, TN, Mrs. Harper was the daughter of the late George and Hazel Catlett Phillips. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. […]
Read moreThis afternoon’s South Carolina DHEC report contains 28 new COVID-19 deaths across the state. Once again, three of those deaths were Oconee residents. That’s the second straight day of three Oconee COVID deaths. Across the state, 420 new cases of the virus were confirmed–18 of them in Oconee County. Of 16,839 test results, the new positivity: 4.9%.
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