Camper fire near Seneca
On a cold Oconee County night, a camper fire near Seneca. According to Rural Fire, no one was hurt. The fire broke out in a camper on the Snow Creek Road. Rural fire fighters were alerted just before 10:30 pm.
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On a cold Oconee County night, a camper fire near Seneca. According to Rural Fire, no one was hurt. The fire broke out in a camper on the Snow Creek Road. Rural fire fighters were alerted just before 10:30 pm.
Read moreMountain Rest, SC – Marvin Lewis Moore, 88, husband of Lois Joan Apsey Moore, of 241 Land Bridge Road, Mountain Rest, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at his residence. A native of Oconee County, Mr. Moore was the son of the late Silas Newton Moore and Annie Mae Bottoms Moore. Mr. Moore was a veteran […]
Read moreThe pandemic has actually worked in favor of Oconee efforts to entice tourists to enjoy the county’s various outdoor attractions. Ken Sloan, director of Visit Oconee, explains that while the airlines and major U-S destinations have lost vacationers, Oconee County has taken advantage of being a three-hour drive from both Atlanta and Charlotte. “It’s a three-hour drive to get out […]
Read moreThe first day of February appears to have been a typical day of late for new COVID-19 cases, as reported by the Oconee public schools. The district’s virus tracking page registered 13 new cases — three employees and 10 students. Three more of the district’s early age classes were sent home and given February 9 return dates.
Read moreThe Blood Connection has a critical need for donations especially the following blood types: O-positive; O-negative; and B-negative types. The baseball team Greenville Drive will host a blood drive from 10 am to 6 pm Friday at Fluor Field. Appointment slots are still available through the Blood Connection website. All donors receive a $20 VISA card. You can donate convalescent […]
Read moreThe complicated issue of how much Oconee’s three largest municipalities pay for wastewater treatment was left unsolved yesterday in a meeting where frustrations mounted as to what’s the fair share Seneca, Walhalla, and Westminster pay to the county’s wastewater treatment plant at Seneca. The matter is to be re-addressed in a meeting Friday between Scott Moulder of Seneca, board chairman […]
Read moreThe state health agency called attention yesterday to a new national report that ranked South Carolina fifth in the country for how quickly the state is getting COVID-19 vaccine into people’s arms. Becker’s Hospital Review released its daily “States ranked by percentage of COVID-19 vaccines administered” report. However, the problem that South Carolina and other parts of the country face […]
Read moreFire fighters are on duty this morning in the Utica Community near Seneca. Shortly after 5:30 this morning, reports came about a single-wide trailer fire on E. Powell Street near Owens Road.
Read moreThe state of Kentucky wants an Oconee County man to answer to the charges of rape and sodomy, in the first degree. Last weekend the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, after learning that Kentucky intends to extradite, arrested Carlos Caron, 21-year old man with addresses in both Seneca and Westminster. Caron Saturday afternoon surrendered at the Oconee Law Enforcement Center and was […]
Read moreDeaths from COVID-19 in South Carolina, including Oconee County, continue to escalate. The report issued yesterday by DHEC showed 210 new confirmed deaths across the state, seven of those were elderly Oconeeans. For the latest 24-hour period tally, there were 2,130 new cases in South Carolina, 42 in Oconee. Of 9,870 test results statewide, the positivity was 21.6%.
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