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South Carolina job counters saw fewer first-time unemployment claims for the week December 6-12, the latest numbers available. For the preceding week, the tri-counties of Oconee, Anderson, and Pickens each numbered in excess of 100 new claims, but for December 6-12 two of those counties (Oconee and Pickens) dropped to double digits–with Oconee at 53 and Pickens at 82. Anderson […]
Read moreThe Westminster Senior Outreach will sponsor a bingo lunch at 1 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, December 22 at the American Legion Post 107. Space in the Lucky Street building is limited, so you must register ahead of time by calling at 710-9177. Everyone is asked to bring his or her lunch and a gift valued at $5 or less for residents […]
Read moreAs Adam Chapman looks to the future, he doesn’t rule out that parts of U-S 123 in Oconee County will someday take on volumes of traffic congestion resembling the nightmare that Greenville County’s Woodruff Road is known for. That is, unless Oconee acts to reduce hazardous conditions encountered by the driving public in sections such as 123 from Seneca and […]
Read moreDuke Energy is calling attention to “Share the Warmth”, a program that helps seniors, families and others with winter power bills. Duke works with more than 80 agencies within its Carolinas service territory to help with bills, using funds from Duke customers, employees and the Duke Energy Foundation. During the heating system, Duke commits to a match of up to […]
Read moreAugusta, Georgia – Mae Imogene Williams Gibson, 93, wife of the late John Thaddeus Gibson, passed away on Tuesday, December 15th ,2020, surrounded by her family. A native of Oconee County, she was the daughter of the late Ambrose and Amy Richardson Williams. Imogene retired from the Civil Services as an administrative assistant, was a longtime Sunday school teacher, […]
Read moreThe upward spiral of COVID-19 marches on across South Carolina, with DHEC today counting 42 new deaths, including four Oconeeans. The following Oconee deaths are confirmed by the state health agency: an elderly person December 12; a middle-aged person December 13; a middle-aged person December 14; and an elderly person December 13. Total new cases statewide: 2,424, including 33 in […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC – Rev. Olan B. “Chuck” Thompson, 82, husband of Wilma Reginald Crocker Thompson, of 225 Botany Lane, Walhalla, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at Oconee Memorial Hospital. A native of Walhalla, SC, Rev. Thompson was the son of the late John Walter and Lydia Annie Sullivan Thompson. He was the pastor at Walhalla Bible Methodist Church […]
Read moreWith the Coronavirus vaccine being distributed across the country, United States Attorney Peter M. McCoy, Jr. warns South Carolinians to be on high alert for fraudsters seeking to take advantage of the pandemic. “Having already seen supply scams, provider scams, economic impact scams, phishing scams, and even charity scams related to COVID-19 across the country, every South Carolinian should be […]
Read moreA second suspect in a pair of crimes last summer has been placed into Oconee County custody. Since August, the sheriff’s office had been looking for William Mark Mize Jr. for whom no fixed address was known. Now listing an address in the north central town of Statham, Georgia, 35-year old Mize faces the following charges in Oconee: attempted murder, […]
Read moreAs the first health care facilities in the state begin to receive COVID-19 vaccine, State Epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell issued the following statement today: “The road in our fight against COVID-19 has been long, and it hasn’t been easy. Many of us have already made significant sacrifices. South Carolinians have lost their loved ones to this deadly disease, others have […]
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