DHEC addresses Clemson University COVID testing

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 542 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, along with 10 additional confirmed deaths.  There were seven Oconee County cases reported. This brings the total number of South Carolina confirmed cases to 142,449, probable cases to 4,006, confirmed deaths to 3,154, and 183 probable deaths.   After further review […]

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Nellie Faye Miller

Westminster- Nellie Faye Doyle Miller, 84, wife of Paul Raymond Miller for 65 years, passed away September 28th, 2020, at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House.   Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Nellie was the daughter of the late C.J. and Ethel McCoin Doyle. Nellie was a high school graduate, a homemaker and a member of Westminster First Baptist Church.   […]

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Robin Long Washington

    Walhalla, SC — Robin Long Washington, 59, wife of Ernest Jones Washington III, of 118 Jamlette Drive, Walhalla, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020, at Cottingham Hospice House.   A native of Atlanta, GA, Mrs. Washington was the daughter of the late Starling Bruce and Lucy Blackwell Long. She retired from Fatz Café as an associate manager. Mrs. […]

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Eugene Ramsay

    Westminster – Eugene Baskin Ramsay III, 86, husband of the late Annie Sue Hix Ramsay, passed away, September 26th, 2020 at his residence.   Born in Pickens County, he was the son of the late Eugene Baskin Ramsay Jr. and Annie Lucy Henderson Ramsay and step mother, Virginia Dickson Ramsay. Eugene was a retired truck driver for AmCan […]

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Coleman Calup Justice

Mountain Rest, SC – Coleman Calup Justice, 88, husband of the late Vera James Justice, of Mountain Rest, passed away Monday, September 28, 2020, at Lakeview Assisted Living.   A native of Mountain Rest, SC, Mr. Justice was the son of the late Calup and Inez Wilson Justus. He worked as a Brick Mason and enjoyed playing Bluegrass and Gospel […]

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Rural health project targets disparities across South Carolina

The Joseph F. Sullivan Center has performed health outreach in rural communities on behalf of Clemson University for nearly four decades. As part of the Clemson University College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences (CBSHS), the center has acquired improved outreach vehicles and expanded its staff, and leadership in the college are continuing that growth in order to meet the needs of rural populations. […]

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World Rabies Day is today

As part of World Rabies Day initiatives, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) reminds pet owners how important it is to keep pets up to date on their rabies vaccinations. Several partners across the state are supporting World Rabies Day, a global campaign to help prevent the spread of rabies, by providing low-cost rabies vaccines. Promoted […]

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Dan Bolt

  Westminster – Dan Steve Bolt, 73, husband of Effie Butts Bolt, passed away, September 27th, 2020 at his residence.   Born in Seneca, South Carolina he was the son of the late Tellus Stephen and Ollie Mae Dickson Bolt. Dan was a United States Army Veteran having served during the Vietnam era, he was a commercial fisherman, who had […]

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Agreement between Lander University and Tri-County Tech

Tri-County Technical College President Dr. Galen DeHay and Lander University President Dr. Richard Cosentino signed an articulation agreement giving criminal justice students another pathway to earn a bachelor’s degree. The agreement allows graduates of Tri-County’s criminal justice technology program to transfer to Lander’s bachelor of science in criminology program and graduates of Tri-County’s criminal justice technology program with a paralegal […]

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Progress reported on the 9-11 memorial

Where once there were tennis courts is being transformed into an Oconee County memorial in honor of those hurt and killed in the September 2001 terror attacks at three U-S locations.  When finished, this drive-thru memorial off SC 183/the Walhalla-Pickens Highway, is to serve as an educational tool for Oconee County school children, as well as a stop for visitors […]

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