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The police in Walhalla are getting complaints that dogs are running loose, in violation of the leash law. The police say, “We do not want to see your pets get hurt or your pet hurt someone else. Please restrain your dog within your property and when leaving the house with your dog, be sure to use a leash.”
Read moreOver the weekend, South Carolina recorded test positivity percentages of below 10%. For Saturday, it was 7.8%; for yesterday, 8.8%. The percentages were based on test results statewide of 33,670 on Saturday; 35,718 yesterday. On yesterday’s report there were 2,228 new confirmed COVID-19 cases. Among them were 30 Oconee County residents.
Read moreFair Play – Brenda Joyce Sims Elliott, 79, of 315 Elliotts Fish Camp Road, wife of the late R.C. Elliott, Jr., passed away Saturday, February 6th, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Born in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Marshall and Dorothy White Sims. Mrs. Elliott was the owner and operator of […]
Read moreWestminster – James Ronnie Hughes, 68, husband of Beverly Pressley Hughes, passed away Friday, February 5th, 2021, at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Oconee County, and was the son of the late James Edward and Pauline Young Hughes and reared by his parents the late Verlan and Nora Young. Ronnie retired after 35 plus […]
Read moreThe body of an un-identified Caucasian female was discovered this morning in a wooded area near Westminster. The coroner and the sheriff’s office are investigating. A 9-1-1 call from hunters alerted authorities shortly before 8:30 this morning that a decomposed body was found in the woods at the end of the Rufus Land Road, not far from the Jenkins Bridge […]
Read moreSouth Carolina achieved a percentage positive on COVID tests below 10%–in Saturday’s DHEC report. According to the state health agency, the total number of test results statewide was 33,670 and the percent positive was 7.8%. For the latest 24-hour period, there were 1,925 new, confirmed COVID-19 cases across South Carolina, including 26 in Oconee County. Statewide there were 52 new […]
Read moreWestminster – Utah McCoy Eller, 71, husband of Helen May Eller, passed away Thursday, February 04, 2021, at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Clayton, Georgia, and was the son of the late Willie and Mary Ramey Eller. Utah retired after 23 years from Sherman Construction as a carpenter. He is survived by his […]
Read moreWestminster – Kathryn Elaine Hix, 57, of 110 Hix Drive, passed away Sunday, January 31st, 2021 at her residence. She was a native of Oconee County and was the daughter of the late Billy Harold Hix and Brenda Gail Honea Wilson and adoptive parents, the late Eugene and Annie Sue Hix Ramsey. Kathryn worked at the original Lucky Strike […]
Read moreWestminster – Sally Jane Krauss Steward, 73, wife of the late Richard Lavern “Rick” Steward, passed away Thursday, February 4th, 2021 at her residence. Born in Columbus, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Elmer C. and Dorothy L. Niethardt Krauss. She was a retired accountant, special education teacher for the Coastal Center and a College professor at […]
Read moreSalem – Thomas Babbitt, 61, of 211 Vineyard Lane, passed away Monday, February 1st, 2021 at Prisma Oconee Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Great Falls, Montana and was the son of the late Thomas Babbitt Jr. and Ellen Babbitt. Thomas was a carpenter by trade. He is survived by daughters, Mary May Grace Langston of Walhalla […]
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