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Westminster, SC – Robert Edward Lee, Jr., 64, husband of Marsha Justus Lee, of 861 North Horseshoe Bridge Road, Westminster, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2020, at Oconee Memorial Hospital. A native of Winnfield, LA, Mr. Lee was the son of Barbara Cannon Lee and the late Robert Edward Lee, Sr. He was of the Baptist faith. In […]
Read moreToday, DHEC announced 339 new confirmed cases and 10 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, 5 additional confirmed deaths and no new probable deaths. The report showed 7 additional Oconee cases, but no additional deaths. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 123,801 probable cases, to 2,107, confirmed deaths to 2,772, and 140 probable deaths. The total number of individual […]
Read moreU.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) reacts with approval today of President Trump’s announcement of a moratorium on offshore drilling off the South Carolina coast. According to the senator’s Washington office, Graham flew with Trump on Air Force One to Jupiter, Florida where the announcement was made and has spoken extensively with President Trump about the issue and the impact […]
Read moreOn the running list of COVID-19 spread in the Oconee public schools, three additional student cases were added from the Labor Day weekend. Two of the students attend Seneca Middle School; the third is a Walhalla Middle student.
Read moreWestminster – John James Bonham, 90, husband of Hazel Cox Bonham, passed away, Monday, September 7th, 2020 at, his residence. Born in Grayson County, Virginia, John was the son of the late Spurgeon and Mabel Sheets Bonham. John was a retired mechanic from Kendall, he was a United States Army Veteran, during the Korean War, and was a […]
Read moreWestminster – Gregory “Greg” Keith Smith, 61, husband of Rose Ann Mackey Smith, passed away Monday, September 7th, 2020 at his residence. A native of Oconee County, he was the son of the late Clyde Willard and Mary Hazel Bibb Smith. Greg was the owner and operator of Smith Construction. Greg’s greatest passion was spending time with his grandson, […]
Read moreSeneca, SC – Gilbert Clayton “Gil” Misner, 83, husband of the late Lorraine Joyce Hilbert Misner, of 306 North Summit Drive, Seneca, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2020, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. A native of Flint, MI, Mr. Misner was the son of the late Elmer and Lela Shepard Misner. He retired as a Counselor from Grand Blanc High […]
Read moreA communications tower request is pending in Mountain Rest, an area of Oconee County known for its dead cell phone reception. Representatives of a Charleston law firm hope to leave a public hearing this month with approval for a special exception to county rules that require an exception for any communications tower above 75’ in height. In this instance, the […]
Read moreWestminster – David Leslie Sobers, 66, of 135 Amy Lane, companion of Laurie McPherson, passed away, Thursday, September 3rd, 2020 at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital. Born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, he was the son of the late Edwin George and Helen Lucille Preist Sobers of Fredericktown, Ohio. Dave was a retired self- employed handyman, who was a jack […]
Read moreThree overdue hikers are safe after being found last night in the vicinity of Walhalla’s Stumphouse Mountain Tunnel. The hike of a couple and a child stretched longer than planned. As darkness set in, they made a cell call. Responders were able to ping the call and locate the hikers within minutes.
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