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A state prison inmate from Oconee County was found dead this week in his cell at the Lee Correctional Institution, and the Department of Corrections says the investigation is centered on the likelihood that Lee Mikeal Cawthon took his own life. He did not have cellmate, according to the DOC. Cawthon, 45 years old, pleaded guilty to the 2017 murder […]
Read moreSeneca – Sarah Jean Smith Cross, 78, wife of Randal R. “Pete” Cross, passed away on Tuesday, October 12th, 2021 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital. Sarah was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and was the daughter of the late James Claude and Maggie Ethel Stancil Smith. Sarah was a retired educator who taught at Westminster High School […]
Read moreSalem, SC — Estelle Littleton Nichols, 91, wife of the late Alfred Edward Nichols, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at Seneca Health and Rehab. A native of Salem, SC, Mrs. Nichols was the daughter of the late Paul and Ella Hunter Littleton. She was a member of Boone’s Creek Baptist Church. In addition […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC– David Curtis Roach, 67, husband of Alice Tinsley Roach, of 308 Earlestead Drive, Walhalla, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. A native of Oconee County, Mr. Roach was the son of the late Clark Lewis and Lois Lee Roach. He was the owner and operator of Custom Steel & Design. He was a […]
Read moreIndications are strong that Seneca’s municipal judge has his eyes on an elective office within the Oconee administrative complex at Walhalla, it has been learned by 101.7/WGOG NEWS in recent weeks. It’s the office of Oconee County Probate Judge, and the interested prospective candidate is Danny Singleton, 23-year judge of the Seneca Municipal Court. Singleton is the current president of […]
Read moreA shooting at a home near Easley turned fatal for what the Pickens Sheriff’s Office describes as an adult male. Deputies early last night found a deceased male on Zion Heights Court with what they said were visible injuries characteristic of a gunshot wound. It’s being called a domestic incident, but the circumstances remain under investigation. And, by early this […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Supreme Court ordered the suspension today of Oconee Probate Judge Kenny Johns. It’s the second time in Johns’ tenure as judge that he has been suspended. This time, five court justices concurred, in what’s called a “definite suspension.” The order refers to an agreement for disciplinary action by consent agreement and, in part, reads: “In the Agreement, […]
Read moreNew cases: 546 in South Carolina (including 15 in Oconee County) New deaths statewide: 38 (including 2 in Oconee County) Of 12,893 test results received, the new positivity: 7.6%. (These numbers reflect the data counted by the end of Monday this week)
Read moreThe evening of November 19th will be a special time in Salem. From 5 to 7 o’clock that Friday night there is to be a special celebration called the Grand Opening and Blessing of the former Salem/Tamassee-Salem Auditorium, now called the Eagles Nest Art Center. At 5:55 pm there will be a meet-and-greet, along with tours and light refreshments. From […]
Read moreLaw enforcement authorities confirm the arrest of 45-year old man from the Clearmont Community near Westminster on the charge of criminal sexual conduct with a minor first degree. Richard Bryan White Jr. was arrested by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office and booked into the county jail yesterday afternoon. The crime is alleged to have occurred July 28. The arrest warrant alleges […]
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