Boil water advisory lifted (Pioneer)

A boil water advisory for certain customers of Pioneer Rural Water has been lifted.  It means that customers no longer need to boil their water for drinking or cooking in the following district areas:  Stone Pond subdivision, Calm Oak Drive, Deer Knoll Way, and Serria Way.  According to the Friday night announcement from the Pioneer Rural Water District, system pressure […]

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Dennis Lee Winsand

Westminster – Dennis Lee Winsand, 69, formerly of South Dakota, passed away December 13th, 2020.   Born in Wisconsin, he was the son of the late Olin and Lois Grass Winsand. Dennis was a jack of all trades, but known for working as ranch hand for many farms. He was a veteran in the US Air Force.   He is […]

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Jumble of good and bad COVID news for South Carolina

When it comes to new and probable cases of COVID-19 in South Carolina, today’s are a record setter.  State health officials are lamenting over a record high new and probable cases statewide of 3,778 and 29 deaths, including an elderly Oconeean who died December 15.  Of new confirmed cases, 76 are Oconee County residents.  Total SC test results received:  14,060; […]

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Seven-year sentence announced in child death case

An Oconee County man was ordered to prison for seven years after pleading guilty to unlawful neglect of a child.  Ronald Glenn Christen was arrested in 2019 after a one-year old child, Rhyder Peay, was discovered dead October 1, 2019 at 374 Bright Eyes Drive, Westminster. The sentence handed down last week in the General Sessions Court requires Christen to […]

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Sizeable contribution to Toys for Tots

A Walhalla woman, Stephanie Jackson, spearheaded a Toys for Tots drive among her fellow workers at Oconee’s Lift Tech manufacturing plant and was able to collect enough donations to buy $5,600 worth of gifts for children.  Twenty-four kindle tablets and 51 bicycles are being distributed this week.  One Lift Tech worker, who wishes to remain anonymous, donated about half of […]

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Junior Jefferson

  Westminster – Junior George Jefferson, 87, husband of the late Ruby Nell Roach Jefferson, passed away, Friday, December 18, 2020 at Prisma Health Oconee Medical Center.   A native of Oconee County, he was the son of the late Early William Jefferson and Cora Roach.  Junior was retired from the textile industry where he had worked at Beacon Manufacturing […]

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Changing clerks of court January 4

In this pandemic time, a low key ceremony will be conducted Monday, January 4 to administer the oath of office to a new Oconee County clerk of court.  Lisa Burton replaces the retiring Beverly Whitfield.  After taking the oath as administered by Judge Macaulay, Burton will officially take office the next day, Tuesday, January 5.

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