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The auditorium that once served middle and high school students in Salem has been restored, thanks to a community effort. And, with its certificate of occupancy, the Eagles Nest Art Center held its first event, a beauty pageant on Saturday. A grand opening is planned in the near future. Meantime, the restored auditorium still has needs. Alumni have the opportunity […]
Read moreAn announcement details the completion of a merger involving a local bank. Community First says the acquisition of (SFB) Security Federal Bank, effective with the close of business Friday, means that Security Federal merges immediately into Community First. Under terms of the agreement, Security Federal shareholders receive cash of about $8.3 million, or $33.00 for each share of common stock […]
Read moreA 26-year old Westminster man was killed instantly late Saturday afternoon when struck by a southbound freight train in vicinity of North Avenue and the Earle Holcombe Street. Two train personnel spotted Trevor Hobbie Turner walking on the tracks Turner died instantly. People at the nearby Anderson Park witnessed the death. According to Coroner Addis, Turner was identified by tattoos […]
Read moreWestminster – Beulah Elizabeth Marcengill Haney, 83, wife of the late George Haney, passed away, Saturday, March 20th, 2021 at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House. Beulah was born in Oconee County, and she was the daughter of the late Samuel Edward and Beulah Aerola Richey Marcengill. Beulah retired from Dunlap where she worked in quality control. Beulah had […]
Read moreReported Sunday, March 21, 2021 11:00 a.m. Data as of Friday, March 19, 2021 11:59 p.m. COVID-19 New Total Confirmed Cases 654 (five in Oconee County) 459,417 Probable Cases 405 82,165 Confirmed Deaths 35 7,953 Probable Deaths 8 1,054 Molecular Test Results 20,445 Total Tests 6,524,120 Percent Positive 4.3%
Read moreSalem, SC — Edith Loraine Duncan Kelley, wife of the late Charles L. Kelley, of 270 W. Main Street, Salem passed away Friday, March 19, 2021 at her residence. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Kelley was the daughter of the late Claude Garwood Duncan and Cora Lee Bryant Duncan. She retired as a nurse and was a […]
Read moreFire destroyed a garage attached to a home at Keowee Key. Chief Brandon Shirley says Keowee Fire Department reached the fire scene on Smooth Sailor Court in four and a half minutes and were able to stop the attached garage fire before it could spread to the house.
Read moreBeginning today, all nursing homes and assisted living facilities in South Carolina are required to offer outdoor and/or indoor visitation, with few exceptions, based on new guidelines released by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). These newly updated visitation guidelines follow federal guidance released on March 10. “Residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities, as well as their […]
Read moreAfter conducting a welfare check on four children at a Tyre B. Mauldin Street address in Walhalla, the police charged a 23-year old Seneca woman. The arrest warrant alleges cruelty to children and accuses Arienna Caren Parris of Seneca of leaving the children by themselves on March 11 at the Mauldin Street address. The children ranged in age seven to […]
Read moreNew COVID-19 cases in SC: 603, four of them in Oconee. Statewide 25 new deaths. Of 22,262 test results, the state positivity: 3.6%.
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