Smoke hangs around for a second day
A blue sky in the Seneca area turned grey when the remnants of a controlled burn yesterday in the Crossroads-Tokeena communities south of the city blew smoke northward.
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A blue sky in the Seneca area turned grey when the remnants of a controlled burn yesterday in the Crossroads-Tokeena communities south of the city blew smoke northward.
Read moreWestminster, SC — Lena Rebecca Turpin Martin, 78, wife of the late Robert Wayne “Bob” Martin, of 133 Turpin Drive, Westminster, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Martin was the daughter of the late Rev. Virgil Lester Turpin and Clara Head Turpin. She retired from Walmart as a […]
Read moreDuring COVID-19 jury trials are either rare or non-existent in Oconee County. However, one such jury trial was completed this week in a magistrate’s court. The case was presided by Magistrate Blake Norton of Walhalla. Oconee’s chief magistrate Will Derrick says Norton was granted permission by the state court administration based on the acceptance of a plan of safety precautions […]
Read moreStudents in a self-contained classroom at Walhalla’s James Brown Elementary School have been sent home because of a COVID-19 discovery. The students must remain away from their school building for two weeks. Their return date is December 17. A self-contained class takes in students who share similar academic requirements. Here are other COVID numbers reported today by the school district—nine […]
Read moreAccording to the state, Oconeeans over Thanksgiving week filed 65 first-time claims for unemployment compensation. The Department of Employment and Workforce published the numbers for first-time claims today, covering the week of November 22-28. For the tri-county area, the numbers are 65 new Oconee claims; 81 in Pickens County; and 100 in Anderson County. The last published unemployed numbers (for […]
Read moreIf you give the gift of life on Saturday, there will be compensation for you. Those who donate blood at the Shaver Recreation Complex from 10 am to 3 pm receive a $20 VISA gift card, according to the Blood Connection’s Monnie Whitson.
Read moreStarting today, public access will be limited to Oconee County government facilities. The restricted access is in place to protect the health and well-being of the public and county employees and to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. These are the precautionary measures: All tax payments will be accepted at the Pine Street drive-thru, over the phone, online, and by […]
Read moreAn increase of three percent in New York state’s test positivity, in recent weeks, is a concern for that state’s governor. The only general physician in the small South Carolina city of Westminster says Oconee’s test positivity has been running 18%, and Dr. Billy Campbell says he wants that percentage to be reduced below 5%. In today’s South Carolina DHEC […]
Read moreAfter the Walhalla police finished a traffic stop, the driver was charged with “sale or delivery of handgun to and possession of by certain persons unlawful stolen handguns.” The police identified the arrested driver as 37-year old Seneca resident John Arcuri. “During the course of investigation,” says Chief Brinson, “officers located a stolen handgun in the vehicle. Additionally, Mr. Arcuri […]
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