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Mr. Gary Lester Smith, age 70 of North Pond Street, Toccoa passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta. A son of the late Floyd and Lexie Edney Smith, he was born in Rosman, North Carolina having lived most of his life in Stephens County, Georgia. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army. He owned and […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Susan Schumacher Holcombe, 69, wife of Terry Neal Holcombe, of 175 Creekside Drive, Walhalla, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at GHS Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Oconee County, Mrs. Holcombe was the daughter of the late Snead and Jimmie Crofford Schumacher. She retired as an English teacher with the School District of Oconee County. […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Dr. Len Michael Mays, 79, husband of Betsy Evans Cooke Mays, of 25 Mason Drive, Walhalla, passed away Thursday, April 11, 2019, at GHS Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Oconee County, Dr. Mays was the son of the late Pluma Tribble and Flossie Bell Philyaw Mays. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Dr. Mays […]
Read moreWest Union, SC — Edna Gentry Smith, 75, wife of Hubert J. Smith, of 433 Ebenezer Road, West Union, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at GHS Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Oconee County, Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the late William B. and Frances Cobb Gentry. She retired from Belk in Seneca, where she had worked […]
Read moreOutdoor enthusiasts are imploring Walhalla’s elected leaders to get behind the advent of the sea to the mountain trail, whose new terminus will be downtown Walhalla. Ken Sloan of Visit Oconee alerted the mayor and the council last night that, by this summer, Walhalla’s part of the Palmetto Trail will have 10 miles of hiking and biking trails ready for […]
Read moreSeneca, SC — Mollie Sullivan Heaton, 84, wife of the late Hugh “Red” Dorsey Heaton, of 202 Wayside Circle, Seneca, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 30, 2019, at GHS Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Oakway, SC, Mrs. Heaton was the daughter of the late Leland Radford, Sr. and Sadie Owens Sullivan. She was retired […]
Read moreThe Seneca Softball team defeated Easley last night by a score of 3-0. Mackenzie Martin had a home run and 2 RBI’s for the Lady Cats. The Walhalla men’s soccer team defeated B-HP in conference play last night by a score of 2-0. Ivan Garcia and Jude Steel had one goal each for the Razorbacks. The Seneca women’s soccer team […]
Read moreThe Walhalla Main Branch of the Oconee County Public Library will close at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, to host an event to celebrate library volunteers. This invitation-only event is held each year close to National Volunteer Week so that the library can show its appreciation to all of those who volunteer their time and energies to helping the […]
Read moreA tribute will be made in Seneca Friday to a traveling set of African-American baseball players from an era long ago. The public is invited to the Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum at 208 West South 2nd Street for an exhibit by the photographer Byron Baldwin, and meet actual members from the 521 All-Stars from Rembert, South Carolina. The first […]
Read moreSeneca, SC — David Eugene Marcengill, 66, of 836 Perkins Creek Road, Seneca, passed away, Monday, March 25, 2019, at GHS Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Westminster, SC, Mr. Marcengill was the son of the late Roy and Joyce Marcengill. He retired from Standard Textile and was a member of the Oconee Country Club. Mr. Marcengill was of the […]
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