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Westminster- Kathy Walters Duncan, 66, wife of Keith Lewis Duncan, passed away October 17, 2020 at her residence, surrounded by her loving and caring family. Born in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Louie Burton and Katherine Hembree Walters. Kathy worked as a medical assistant and lab technician at Seneca Medical Associates, and was the former […]
Read moreSeneca – William “Billy” O’Dell King, 73, husband of Judy Ann Holbrooks King, passed away Friday, October 16th, 2020 at Prisma Oconee Memorial Hospital. Born in Oconee County, he was the son of the late Julian O’Dell “Dude” and Sue Ellen Gilstrap King. Mr. King was the retired co-owner of Superior Mechanical Associates where he worked as […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Della Mae Matheson Reid, 94, wife of the late Luther Dan “Luke” Reid of Walhalla passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Cottingham Hospice House. Born in Long Creek, Mrs. Reid was the daughter of the late Charlie and Evia Lowery Matheson and was a homemaker. She was a member of Chauga Baptist Church […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control on Friday announced 897 new confirmed cases and 5 additional confirmed deaths from COVID-19. Of the 897 new cases, five are from Oconee. Of the five deaths, one was an elderly Oconeean who died October 15. These numbers bring total number of confirmed cases to 155,799 and confirmed deaths to 3,405 The […]
Read moreSouth Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Friday submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) the state’s COVID-19 Vaccine Plan. The overarching goal of this vaccination plan is the equitable distribution of the vaccine across the state, based on the most current federal guidance and recommendations. DHEC; the South Carolina Emergency Management Division; South Carolina […]
Read moreKen Washington, 27 years in law enforcement, captains special operations in the Oconee Sheriff’s Office. He’s in a supervisory role these days and is able to pass to younger officers what he learned starting so many years ago when the country entered the crack cocaine pandemic in the 1990s. In his earliest career days, Washington worked undercover not only in […]
Read moreMayor Brian Ramey of Westminster says a request by his city for a legal opinion to help settle a controversy over nepotism policy has been sent to the state Attorney’s General Office in Columbia. There is no timetable as to when the office of A-G Alan Wilson will weigh in on on whether his office finds conflict of interest involving […]
Read moreThe elected leaders of Westminster tackled two issues during a closed-door session that lasted a couple of hours last night at City Hall, but there were no votes afterward about anything discussed privately. The two topics for last night’s special get together were the in-person interview of a man interested in the job of city administrator and further discussion […]
Read moreThe Clemson Extension Service is announcing plans to re-open county offices. The plan, announced by Director Tom Dobbins, calls for employees to be tested for COVID-19 and for county offices to be re-opened based on weekly infection rates in each county. On March 18, Clemson Extension closed all field offices serving 46 counties. The agents were instructed to visit clients […]
Read moreLate in the afternoon Wednesday the Oconee Sheriff’s Office learned of the theft of a white Dodge Charger from the Cobb Bridge Road near Westminster. The car last displayed the tag E-V-H-4-9-6 and was believed to have been stolen within the last month. If you can tip off the cops with info that can solve this crime, you could become […]
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