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The newest numerical count by the state health agency reveals Oconee County COVID-19 deaths at 299–281 confirmed virus deaths; 18 considered probable. The figures reflect DHEC counting for the 24-hour period that ended 11:59 Tuesday night. Two more Oconee County deaths were confirmed on Tuesday. The same report highlights the consistent drop of test positivity statewide from the the 30 […]
Read moreA woman in rural Pickens County has been arrested and charged with ill treatment of animals in a sheriff’s office investigation of an alleged “puppy mill” at 281 Tater Hill Mountain Road. According to the Pickens Sheriff’s Office, personnel removed 166 dogs from the property and arrested Judith Lynn Brown on charges of ill treatment of animals and animal/rabies control […]
Read moreNot long before 7 am this morning Seneca police, fire and EMTs responded to the intersection of South 2nd and South Fairplay Streets. A school bus and a pickup truck were involved in an accident. The pickup landed on its side and the occupant was taken by ambulance to an area hospital for treatment. Another bus came to finish transporting […]
Read moreProfessional medical personnel recognize a corollary need for care on the part of those people who’ve experienced mental and emotional letdowns, after recuperating from a bout with COVID-19. Dr. Karen Lommel, chair of the psychiatry department for Prisma Health, highlighted this when she spoke today about what some of us experience with our minds as the pandemic just seems to […]
Read moreVoters in Westminster will be asked to go to the polls on Tuesday, April 26 to fill the terms of three city council seats. Those seats have opened with the recent resignations of Brad Chastain, Danny Duncan, and Rusty Cater. According to Kristi Burr, director of Oconee elections, her Pine Street office will accept candidacies from Westminster residents during an […]
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Westminster City Council gave tentative approval last night to an ordinance that would make the mayor an ex-officio member of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority. In the case of Brian Ramey, the current mayor, he’ll find himself back to a seat on the board that sets the policy for the three-municipality sewer operations of Seneca, Walhalla, and Westminster. A rule […]
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Have you ever wondered if you are in need of a coach to guide you thru the many paths your life will take? The Oconee Chamber of Commerce believes there’s value in the thought, so it has arranged for Joseph Drolshagen, a life coach, to work with this year’s Oconee Leadership. Each year the chamber organizes a class populated by […]
Read moreCLEMSON, SC – On a cool and cloudy Saturday in Clemson, a week prior to heading to Columbia to face off with South Carolina, Coach Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers welcomed The Citadel Bulldogs (5-5). Saturday was also a day where Clemson recognized and remembered all of the members of the Armed Forces for Military Appreciation Day to coincide […]
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Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis says a Saturday evening car crash near Walhalla High School took the lives of three people from neighboring states. Police say two vehicles hit head-on around 6 pm Saturday on North Highway 11 near Austin Edwards Road in the Pickett Post Community. The coroner has identified one of the fatalities as 51 year-old Wayne R. […]
Read morePamela Lackey, president of South Carolina AT & T used an Apple Festival forum today in Westminster to announce that her company is bringing high-speed connectivity to rural and under-served areas in Oconee County and the rest of the state. Lackey gave the featured talk at the Apple Rotary Luncheon that filled the large activity room in the Westminster Baptist […]
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