Street re-build in Clemson

The contractor Rogers Group Inc. has been assigned the job of re-building Clemson’s Issaqueena Trail.  It’s a “CMRB” PROJECT — cement modified recycled base which consists of reclamation, milling, re-surfacing, shoulder work, grassing, and other minor work.  According to the city of Clemson, the project will cover Issaqueena Trail from SC 93 to 28 and start around the middle or […]

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Terrell Kingery

Westminster- Terrell Wayne Kingery, 73, husband of Christine Mikos Kingery, passed away, Sunday, December 27th, 2020 at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital.   Terrell was born in Mounds, Illinois, and he was the son of the late Wayne Albert and Evelyn Kingery. Terrell was a United States Army Veteran having served during the Vietnam War and was a Purple Heart […]

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Marilyn Theresa Poirier

Walhalla, SC — Marilyn Theresa Poirier, 85, of 2516 Foxworth Drive, Monroe, passed away Friday, December 25, 2020, at Atrium Health Hospice of Union County.   A native of Boston, MA, Mrs. Poirier was the daughter of the late Alexander William Dewar and Ernestine Baldwin Dewar. She was of the Catholic faith.   Mrs. Poirier is survived by her daughters: […]

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Lydia Pearl Hands Watkins

Westminster, SC- Lydia Pearl Hands Watkins, 65, of 233 Cedar Wood Ranch Road, Westminster, wife of Roger Dale Watkins, Sr, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020, at Oconee Memorial Hospital.   A native of Oconee County, Mrs. Watkins was the daughter of the late Don Darrell Hands and Francis Pitts Hands. She retired from Maxfli and was a member of […]

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Mildred Hettie Mae Cobb Roach Simmons

Walhalla, SC — Mildred Hettie Mae Cobb Roach Simmons, 90, wife of the late Ray Simmons, of 505 Playground Road, Walhalla, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020, at her residence.   A native of Oconee County, Mrs. Simmons was the daughter of the late Rev. Charlie Cobb and Stella Mae Swafford Cobb.  She was retired owner of Mildred Daycare and […]

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South Carolina’s test positives hit 28.5%

An indication that the COVID-19 spread has become a surge on top of the surge is the following statistic released this afternoon by the South Carolina state health agency.  Of 5,397 test results reported today by DHEC, the positivity was 28.5%.  Translated = nearly three out of ten tests given in South Carolina are positive.  Other COVID numbers from today’s […]

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Oconee’s 9-11 memorial rated 90% finished

If you drive Walhalla’s Razorback Lane, and crane your neck, you get a good idea of the progress in building the Oconee County memorial to the 9-11 tragedy of the year 2001.  Brandon Shirley, a leader of the citizen committee and someone who has been intricately involved in the project since its conception, rates the contractor’s work at 90% finished […]

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