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Clemson University has begun a study of food and well being in Oconee in this, the seventh month of the pandemic. It is hopeful that you will agree to a 30-minute telephone survey. By completing the survey, you will receive a $10 dollar gift card. To Oconeeans and Residents of eight other South Carolina counties, answers will be posed by […]
Read moreIn the first weeks following the devastating tornado that pummeled parts of the Seneca area, the mayor-pro tem remarked that many people in his area would hurt for a long time. That statement made by Ronnie O’Kelley at a city council meeting apparently is borne out by what we are hearing from the United Way of Oconee. LaShauna Harrison, United […]
Read moreThe writing left by vandals on the fellowship hall building of a church near Seneca reads: “Courtesy….Upstate Church Vandals. Com…..Impeaching Phony ‘Religion’ Always.” Vandals broke doors and windows Friday night at the Reedy Fork Baptist Church, but the acts did not deter the church from holidng services yesterday. Windows were broken in the lower section of the church building and […]
Read moreThe South Carolina health agency tallied 716 new cases of COVID-19 on its Sunday report. Of that number, 26 of the cases were attributed to Oconee County residents. Two new confirmed deaths appear in yesterday’s report: elderly residents in Hampton and Richland counties. So far, in October one Oconee death is reported. That of a middle-aged county resident on Friday. […]
Read moreSeneca, SC – Roy Hayne Thrasher, 90, husband of the late Bonnie Sue Davis, of 185 Thrasher Lane, Seneca, passed away Friday, October 9, 2020, at his home. A native of Townville, SC, Mr. Thrasher was the son of the late Henry Hayne and Zela Boggs Thrasher. He retired from Phillips Fibers. Mr. Thrasher was a member of the […]
Read moreVandals broke doors and windows Friday night at the Reedy Fork Baptist Church south of Seneca. They broke windows in the lower section of the church building and doors and windows at the fellowship hall building. Fud Cater, church minister of music, said the vandals left messages in the form of graffiti, but they didn’t appear clear enough to discern […]
Read moreTwo mobile sites to test for COVID-19 are coming to Seneca–one on Wednesday and the other, the last week of the month. The first one will be 11 am to 4 pm Wednesday, October 14 at the Seneca Family Life Center, 298 S. Poplar Street; the second will be 2 to 7 pm Thursday, October 29 at the Blue Ridge […]
Read moreWestminster – Delree Hershel Smith, 82, husband of the late Betty Jean Teague Smith, passed away Friday, October 9th, 2020 at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital. Delree was born in Westminster, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Oscar Sr. and Pearl Anna Pressley Smith. He retired after nearly 45 years from Oconee Cotton Mill. […]
Read moreOn a weekend when concerns are raised about whether there’s a new surge of COVID-19, an Oconee County death due to the virus is reported by the state health agency. The death Friday of a middle-aged Oconee resident, so far, is the first listed for the county since last month. Here are Saturday DHEC numbers: 860 new cases, 21 more […]
Read moreThe longtime chief of police in Seneca is away from his duties on personal leave. In John Covington’s place, the city has appointed Capt. Casey Bowling as interim chief. According to Scott Moulder, city administrator, Covington remains during his administrative personal leave of absence.
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