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If gambling supporters win approval in Georgia, property just across Lake Hartwell from Oconee County potentially could see a casino resort. Lake Hartwell WLHR in Lavonia reports an Atlanta developer has a lease agreement for 500 acres along the lake next to the Harbor Light Marina. If two-thirds of Georgia’s state lawmakers favor a constitutional change, the proposition for a […]
Read moreA recommendation will go before the county fathers on Tuesday night to remove a trustee from the Oconee Library Board of Trustees for failure to attend meetings. The council is being told that Kathryn Campbell Smith has failed to attend a meeting since May of 2019. County staff regard Smith’s seat as a de facto vacancy and seek permission to […]
Read moreSouth Carolina DHEC counts 2,735 new cases of COVID-19, including 54 new cases of Oconee County residents. Statewide, there were 11 new deaths. Of 38,482 test results received from across the state, the positivity was 11.4%.
Read moreWestminster- Lylah Carter Jenkins, infant daughter of Brandon Jenkins and Elizabeth “Paige” James, passed away February 11th, 2021, at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital. In addition to her parents, Lylah is survived by her maternal grandmother, Janet Marcengill James of Westminster; paternal grandparents, Len and Jennifer Jenkins of Canon, Georgia; uncles, Lance Jenkins and Jamey Stancell. Lylah is […]
Read moreSeneca, SC – Danny Lane Henson, 61, husband of Susan Holcombe Henson, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021, at Oconee Memorial Hospital. A native of Oconee County, Danny was the son of JoAnn Harper Henson Rogers and the late William Franklin Henson. He served the community as an Insurance Agent for 31 years. Danny was a deacon and “sound […]
Read moreWest Union – Sonia Lee Smiley Ellis Fagg, 76, loving wife of the late ABEC Ronald Leroy Fagg, and caring mother, grandmother, great grandmother, neighbor, and friend to so many, passed away peacefully, Friday, February 12th, 2021, while surrounded by her family. She was born in Seattle, WA, and spent her formative years in Akron, OH with her twin […]
Read moreMr. Samuel Thrift, Seneca SC, Samuel Ford Thrift, husband of Joellen Queen Thrift, of Seneca, SC passed away, Saturday, February 13, 2021. Sam was one of the owners and co-founders along with his late twin brother, Tom, of their family business, Thrift Brothers, Inc. Born in Long Creek, SC he was the son of Julius Berman and Maude […]
Read moreSeneca – Kathy Sue Thrift, 60, of 1223 Return Church Road, passed away, Saturday, February 13th, 2021 at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House. Born in Oconee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Thrift and Easter Pauline Holbrooks Thrift Rholetter. Kathy was formerly employed at US Engine Valve, attended Return Baptist Church, and enjoyed […]
Read moreSouth Carolina DHEC reported an additional 1,428 confirmed COVID cases, including 35 from Oconee County. There were no new Oconee County cases listed on today’s report. Statewide, there were 84 new deaths. Of 20,613 test results received the positivity was 10.3%.
Read moreFrom South Carolina DHEC today: The federal government has made South Carolina and other southeast states aware that severe weather may delay the arrival of COVID-19 vaccine over the next few days. This bad weather has the potential to impact the FedEx facility in Memphis and the UPS facility in Louisville that are vaccine shipping hubs for several southeast states. […]
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