Gladys Hamby Harbin

Walhalla, SC — Gladys Hamby Harbin, 82, wife of Russell H. “Dick” Harbin, of 381 Brewer Road, Walhalla, passed away Monday, January 13, 2020, at Lila Doyle Nursing Home. Funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at Davenport Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 AM, Wednesday, prior to the service, at […]

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Missing boy found safe

Investigators say a boy who remained missing overnight near Seneca was found safe this morning in the Utica Community.  They found Tristan Freeman just after 10 this morning at an address on Goddard Avenue.  The 13-year old was the subject of a search after he walked away from the Collins Children’s Home in Bountyland.

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13-year old boy remains missing

Oconee deputies have followed tips this morning to try to find a boy missing since yesterday afternoon from the Collins Children’s Home near Seneca. Tristan Freeman 13 years old, walked away from the home in the Bountyland Community and was in a pair of light gray shorts, a white tank top shirt, unknown type of shoes and color. He’s 5’2” […]

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Bradford pear tree exchance program announced

As they have been in Walhalla, Bradford pear trees have fallen out of favor in Clemson. In the university city, a project has been announced to allow property owners to exchange up to five Bradford pear trees for an equal number of “free, healthy, native, (and) young replacement trees.” Bradford pear trees have been widely planted in the Upstate. While […]

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Walhalla students are players in environmental efforts

As many as 22 students at Walhalla High School will soon likely attain certification to be official water quality testers of lakes, streams and creeks. Making this possible is a partnership with the Friends of Lake Keowee (“FOLKS”>and a Walhalla High class taught by science teacher Amanda Gladys. “FOLKS” recently made a $1 thousand donation to the class to refurbish […]

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Metal detectors in all schools, but at what cost?

Metal detectors are mandatory at airports and have become common at government offices. At least one South Carolina state lawmaker wants walk-thru detectors at all schools. We have this comment from Seneca’s state representative Bill Sandifer on a colleague’s piece of pre-filed legislation for the new session that starts tomorrow in Columbia: “I think it’s (metal detectors in schools) a […]

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