At its first meeting of the year, the Oconee County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special exception for Yoder’s Building Supply in Fair Play to increase its storage capacity.

Merle Helen Lyle
December 14, 2018
SENECA, S.C. – Merle Helen Gilbertson Lyle, 98, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, Dec. 14.
Two memorial services took place to celebrate and honor Merle’s beautiful life. The …

Mozelle Stanley Folmar
January 17, 2019
SALEM, S.C. – Mozelle Stanley Folmar, 80, passed from this life into the presence of Jesus on Thursday, Jan. 17, at Cottingham Hospice House, Seneca.
A graveside service was held on Jan. …

Regena Ladell Burkett
January 29, 2019
WEST UNION, S.C. – Regena Ladell Burkett, 63, went to be with her Lord and savior on Tuesday, Jan. 29. She was reunited with the love of her life, Steve Burkett.
Funeral …

Dorothy M. Bacon
January 28, 2019
SENECA, S.C. – Dorothy M. Bacon, 85, went to be with her Lord and savior Monday, Jan. 28.
Funeral services will be held at noon Thursday, Jan. 31, at Brown-Oglesby chapel, with …

After months of deliberation on whether Westminster City Council will extend an agreement with the city’s wholesale power provider, Mayor Brian Ramey says a decision will likely come tonight.

Student residents in the Byrnes Hall dormitory at Clemson University were displaced early Monday morning after a flood caused by a sprinkler head being dislodged.

Walhalla officials officially broke ground on the city’s new water treatment facility Monday afternoon, a project that’s been a long time coming. 

Oconee County residents and officials put a bow on the conclusion of the county’s 150th anniversary celebration with a time capsule ceremony at the Oconee History Museum on Monday afternoon.

The cities of Westminster, Walhalla and Seneca could receive prorated shares of more than $8 million currently in Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority reserve funds if the sewer commission approves a recommendation made by an OJRSA committee Monday night.

Pamlia Crispo, 68, died at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital on Sunday night after the accident that afternoon. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis classified the death as “accidental.”

Oconee County leaders traveled to Columbia on Friday to attend the South Carolina Governor’s Opportunity Zones Summit, focusing on helping revitalize two local communities.

Utilities construction in downtown Clemson is not only affecting business owners on S.C. Highway 93, but also some along College Avenue.

State Sen. Thomas Alexander says he supports a move to a new type of paper election ballot in South Carolina he believes would be accurate and prevent any opportunity for electronic hacking of election results.