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The Andrew Pickens Ranger District plans two more prescribed burns today for a total of 1,383 acres. Burn objectives are to help wildlife habitat improvement, research, and hazardous fuels reduction. Smoke may be visible, with residual smoke lingering into the afternoon and evening hours. The information for the two units are as follows: Sandy Ford- 1,063 acres located west […]
Read moreFire burned a vacant house late last night near Salem, on the Stamp Creek Road. Fire fighters were alerted just before 10:45 last night and were at the fire scene until shortly after 1 o’clock this morning.
Read moreAs many as four cars wrecked late yesterday afternoon on highway 11 just north of West Union. Although there were no personal injuries, public safety responders dealt with, what one called, a traffic nightmare with the wreckage and other traffic attempting to make its way past the wreck scene on the two-lane highway.
Read moreWest Union, SC — Gwendolyn McCurry Duncan, 77, wife of Harold E. Duncan, of 289 Fowler Road, West Union, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at her son’s home. A native of Oconee County, Mrs. Duncan was the daughter of the late Benjamin H. McCurry and Lucy Quarles McCurry. She was a retired teacher having worked with the […]
Read moreWestminster – James Earl McAlister, 73, husband of Connie Turner McAlister, of 120 Carver Road, passed away Wednesday, February 24th, 2021 at his residence. Born in Oconee County, he was the son of the late William Duffy and Retha Mae Savage McAlister. Earl was formerly employed at JP Stevens in the Print Department and retired after 30 years of […]
Read moreSeneca – Nina Louise Cleveland Lother, 89, wife of the late Loyce Bartell Lother passed away, February 23rd, 2021, at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital. Born in Oconee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Ransome and Myrtie Mae Nalley Cleveland. Louise was a homemaker who had a great passion for photography, enjoyed walking and loved […]
Read moreMountain Rest, SC – Mickel Fred Turner, 84, husband of Elma Wilbanks Turner, of 251 Whetstone Road, Mountain Rest, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at his home. Mr. Turner was the son of the late Clemson Calhoun and Clara Miller Turner. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired from the Forest Service and Oconee […]
Read more896 new cases across the state (5 in Oconee). 25 new confirmed South Carolina deaths. Of 16,333 test results, positivity was 8.8%. In Oconee public schools, eight new cases were registered Tuesday. Seven are students, one is an employee. A 1st grade Orchard Park Elementary class was sent home and given a March 1 return date.
Read moreIn a normal year, the auditorium in Seneca’s Family Life Institute is packed for the city’s official luncheon during Black History Month. But, as the pandemic continues, this year’s Black History Tea, arranged by the Oconee NAACP, will be a virtual event 4 pm Sunday and available at https://clemson.zoom.us/j/2663610627 The annual program focuses on the role that NAACP has played […]
Read moreIf you are a numbers junkie, you can find them in the 2020 activity summary of the Oconee Sheriff’s Office. Among the accomplishments during a year consumed mostly by the world pandemic, Sheriff Crenshaw says were a unity walk aimed at better relations with county resident and the hiring of a cultural diversity director. To request service the telephone, mainly […]
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