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Easley, SC – Joe D. Rackley, Sr., 85, husband of Anne Chesnut Rackley, of 121 Cottage Gate Lane, Easley, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at his residence. A native of Westminster, South Carolina, Mr. Rackley was the son of the late J.D. and Beulah Collins Rackley. He was the co-founder of Collins Children’s Home and was a […]
Read moreMountain Rest, SC — Sharon Tina Hall James, 62, wife of Gordon Douglas James, of 1550 Academy Road, Mountain Rest, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2020, at her home. A native of West Union, SC, Mrs. James was the daughter of Vernell Bessie Nichols Hall and the late William Harvey Hall. She retired as a Financial Officer for USDA-ARS. […]
Read moreA car accident last night has claimed the life of a pedestrian in rural Pickens County. According to the highway patrol, the accident occurred around the 8 o’clock hour last night on a private drive three miles from the Sunset Community. Deputy Coroner Gary Duncan identifies the deceased as Ava Claire Devine, 21-year old Charlotte, North Carolina resident. An autopsy […]
Read morePrisma Health makes the following announcement: “Lila Doyle reopened its Seneca nursing care facility to limited outdoor visitation this week. In accordance with federal and state guidance, Prisma Health Lila Doyle will follow all recommendations to ensure that residents, family members and team members remain safe during outdoor visitation. Outdoor visitation at Lila Doyle will be offered Monday–Friday, 2–5 p.m., […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced 584 new confirmed cases and 7 additional confirmed deaths from COVID-19, in its daily report issued this afternoon. The 584 cases included 36 new Oconee County cases, but no new deaths. This brings the total number of SC confirmed cases to 152,242 and confirmed deaths to 3,355. DHEC received reports […]
Read morePlexi-glass shields are in place to protect from COVID-19, as a jury was chosen today for the first Oconee County General Sessions trial since COVID-19 was declared a world pandemic in March. Although the jury is in place, testimony won’t start until 9:30 tomorrow morning. The setting is the fourth floor courtroom at the Oconee Courthouse in Walhalla. Solicitor David […]
Read moreCommunity First Bancorporation, Seneca, SC (“Community First”) (OTC: CFOK), the parent company of Community First Bank, and SFB Bancorp, Inc., Elizabethton, Tennessee (“SFB”) (OTC: SFBK), the parent company of Security Federal Bank, jointly announced today the signing of a definitive agreement for Community First to acquire SFB in a cash transaction. The combined company will have approximately $575 million of […]
Read moreGalen DeHay, Ph.D., president of Tri-County Technical College, joins leaders from across South Carolina to participate in the Diversity Leaders Initiative While classes are typically sorted by state geographic region, the fall 2020 class is the first state-wide cohort. The four-month program will be held virtually due to COVID-19, a pandemic that underscores the need for such a program, said […]
Read moreOconeeans who live in the rural county District One have until noon today to officially make known that they’d like to be considered for the open seat on the board of school trustees. The office of the district superintendent will cut off the application period at noon today and submit the applications received to be considered during tonight’s board meeting. […]
Read moreSeneca fire fighters rolled their equipment and trucks to a By-Pass 123 restaurant, but there was no fire. According to the fire department, an electric power problem forced Hardee’s restaurant to close for a couple of hours yesterday morning.
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