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Two Oconee deputies found a pistol in the grass late at night Tuesday off SC 28, the Highlands Highway, and arrested a man on foot who they say discarded the gun. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the gun was a fully-loaded Ruger .380 semi-automatic. Law enforcement records show Lake Becky Road resident Zachary James Johnson charged with unlawfully carrying a […]
Read moreSeneca, SC – William “Bill” Charles Pechanec, Jr., 76, husband of Deborah “Debbie” James Pechanec, of 6030 Lake Point East Drive, Seneca, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at his home. A native of Houston, TX, Mr. Pechanec was the son of the late William Charles Pechanec, Sr. and Lillian Zadrapa Pechanec. He retired from Square D […]
Read moreSeneca – Joann Newton Wright, 80, passed away Tuesday, September 15th, 2020 at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House. Joann was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late James Lee and Edith Elizabeth Smith Newton. Joann retired from the Fiber Industry of Charlotte, North Carolina after 30 years of service. Joann had a caring […]
Read moreTwo researchers at Clemson University’s Department of Communication have become international experts in identifying and exposing social media campaigns that spread disinformation. The attention received by Darren Linvill and Patrick Warren reflect their first project, in 2017, to uncover and expose more than three million troll treats from Russian Twitter. The university’s new Media Forensics Lab goes beyond educating those […]
Read moreSouth Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 489 new confirmed cases and 43 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 28 additional confirmed deaths and 10 new probable deaths. One of the 10 probable deaths is that of an elderly Oconeean, who was diagnosed September 8. Three new Oconee cases are reported. This brings the total […]
Read moreUSDA has extended a waiver that permits all Oconee school children, regardless of income, to enjoy breakfast and lunch at school at no charge. The waiver is valid through December 31 or until congressional approved funding runs out. It further allows districts to refund the cost of student meals purchased between September 1 and 16. The waiver also applies to […]
Read moreTwo new COVID cases appear today on the list kept by the Oconee School District. Entered on the list effective Tuesday: a student at Walhalla High School and an employee at the West-Oak Middle School. The employee, it is noted, had not entered the school building since September 3.
Read moreFair Play – Howard “Gene” Eugene Head Jr., 75, of Fair Play, passed away, Tuesday, September 15th, 2020 at AnMed Heath Medical Center. Born in the Madison community, he was the son of the late Howard Eugene Sr. and Frances Duke Head. Gene was retired from Duke Energy as a Planner having worked 30 years, was […]
Read moreSeneca, SC – Gene “Jody” Gosnell, 81, husband of Clara Pace Gosnell, of 213 Pebble Creek Drive, Seneca, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at Greer Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. A native of Seneca, SC, Mr. Gosnell was the son of the late Ervin and Ruth Marcus Gosnell. He retired from West Point Stevens, Clemson, SC and was […]
Read moreWestminster will not require a special election this fall to fill two council seats. Two councilmen who declared their intent to leave after only one year of their terms have both decided they spoke in haste and they intend to remain part of their city’s six-member council. Danny Duncan this morning said he agrees with Rusty Cater that their intention […]
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