Today’s South Carolina (and Oconee) COVID numbers
New South Carolina cases: 1,585 (21 in Oconee). 51 new deaths state statewide. Of 28,065 test results received, South Carolina positivity: 8.3%.
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New South Carolina cases: 1,585 (21 in Oconee). 51 new deaths state statewide. Of 28,065 test results received, South Carolina positivity: 8.3%.
Read moreWestminster- Margaret Miller Grubbs, 80, wife of the late William “Jack” Richard Grubbs, passed away February 19th, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Born in the Holly Springs Community, she was the daughter of the late John and Velma Phillips Miller. Margaret worked as an office manager for Dr. Nimmons and late was an insurance agent […]
Read moreA Walhalla man is believed by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office to have been last seen Monday, and law enforcement would like to verify the whereabouts of Joshua Scott Ivester and to hear from him personally or to speak with someone who knows his location. Thirty-six-year old Ivester left a Wagener Circle home Monday night with a friend and went to […]
Read moreOn today’s DHEC report: 1,585 new confirmed COVID cases in South Carolina, 21 in Oconee County. New deaths numbered 51, including an elderly Oconeean who died February 9 and a middle-aged Oconeean who died February 13. Of a total of 27,073 test results received, the latest South Carolina positivity is 8.7%.
Read moreSenator Lindsey Graham is making a visit to the southern border with Mexico, and doesn’t like what he sees. In a briefing for South Carolina news media, Graham spoke late this morning from Tucson, Arizona. At the border with Nogales, Mexico, Graham saw a hole in the wall which causes him concern. Repeating that he favors legal immigration, Graham laments […]
Read moreThe state patrol’s investigation of an early Wednesday night accident at Seneca involving a car and a hospital ambulance landed the car driver in jail, charged with three offenses. State troopers are pursuing the following charges against Christopher Alan Glover after the small car driven by 28-year Glover collided with a Prisma Health ambulance at 123 and EN 1st Street: […]
Read moreCounty councilmen Cain and Davis are promoting the idea of a new place for Utica residents to dispose of their trash. A new convenience center in the Utica area is seen as a way to cut down considerably the four mile trips that Utica residents now have to make to either the Metromont or Strawberry Farm convenience centers. And Cain, […]
Read moreMembers of Oconee County Council are speaking out today in favor of a stronger effort at traffic safety countywide, especially on 123 between Seneca and Clemson and on 130, the two-lane highway that parallels Lake Keowee and channels motorists between Seneca and the many lakeside destinations, including home developments and the Oconee Nuclear Station. And District Four’s Julian Davis is […]
Read moreIn many parts of the country, severe weather postponed or cancelled vaccinations, but providers in Houston, Texas are hopeful today of resuming some testing and vaccine operations. In Oconee this week, eligible members of the public rolled up sleeves for the vaccine at places such as the Prisma Oconee Memorial Hospital and the CVS drug store in Seneca. One vaccine […]
Read moreSouth Carolina’s 3rd District representative in the U-S House, Jeff Duncan, told a Washington hearing that the electric grid instability in Texas is evidence that nuclear power plays a critical role in the quest for clean energy and reducing carbon emissions. “Nuclear energy provides a carbon-free, 24-7 baseload power supply,” Duncan said in comments to a subcommittee of House Energy […]
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