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Seneca – Ronald Terry “Buddy” Donald, 76, passed away Saturday, January 9th, 2021 at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House. Born in Oconee County, he was the son of the late Melzer Riley and Zelma Grant Donald. Mr. Donald was a self-employed contractor and attended Fair Play Church of God. He is survived by brothers, Edward Donald of Seneca, […]
Read morePrisma Health will restrict patient visitation effective Saturday, Jan. 9, in the wake of a growing surge of COVID-19 infections across South Carolina. “We know that being with families is itself a healing therapy and so we wrestled with this decision. But we believe this measure is needed in the wake of the growing post-holiday surge of COVID-19, especially […]
Read moreWestminster – Kathy Lawing Bryson, 59, wife of the late Stanley D. Bryson, of 299 Johnson Street, Apt 131, passed away Thursday, January 7th, 2021 at her residence. Kathy was born in Ellijay, Georgia and was the daughter of the late Robert and Myrtle Bates Lawing. Mrs. Bryson was a homemaker and a member of New Life Praise and […]
Read moreWalhalla – Janet Lucille Grant, 69, of 34 Blue Bird Court, passed away Friday, January 8th, 2021 at An-Med Medical Center. Janet was born Oconee County, South Carolina and was the daughter of the late William Roy and Joyce Lucille Lipton Hair. Janet work as an electrical operator at the Square D plant and was a member of Westminster […]
Read moreSeneca – James Mahaffey Lyles, 83, husband of the late Loretta Jones Lyles, passed away on Saturday, January 9th, 2021 at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House. Born in Anderson, SC to the late Elizabeth Mahaffey Strickland, he was a United States Air Force Veteran during the Korean Era. James was a retired sales manager, and an avid Clemson Tiger […]
Read moreFor the first time, South Carolina’s one-day total of additional COVID-19 has exceeded 5,000. The exact number announced today by DHEC’s Dr. Traxler is 5,077. There are 34 new deaths statewide, also, on the report. These numbers, says Traxler, are a reminder that, in spite of the start of vaccinations, it’s still highly important for everyone to wear a mask […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced today that South Carolina Hospitals should begin to vaccinate their admitted patients, who are aged 65 years and older, as long as they do not currently have COVID-19 and a provider feels it is indicated for them. “It is within our state’s best interest to allow hospitals to begin […]
Read moreAt their first 2021 meeting, the policymakers for Oconee’s Joint Regional Sewer Authority are to consider raising its member cities treatment charge by 20%. If made part of the JRSA’s next budget, the 20% increase would make for a total of $3.4 million to be apportioned as the treatment charges for the three municipal members—Seneca, Walhalla, and Westminster. The commissioners’ […]
Read moreFourteen new COVID-19 cases were registered by Oconee public schools for yesterday–Thursday, January 7. Of the 14, ten are students, including six students at West-0ak Middle School. Four new cases of the virus are reported among employees at three different schools, including two employees at West-Oak Middle.
Read moreA lawsuit filed this week in Oconee Common Pleas Court alleges that the death of a county resident last year was due to a dumb waiter—which is a small elevator used to transport items from one building floor to another. The lawsuit, for the estate of Mary Susan Crerar, alleges the woman died June 27 “when the dumb waiter […]
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