Weekend accident fatal to motorist

An early morning accident yesterday took the life of a pickup truck driver near Westminster.  Coroner Karl Addis said Bryan D. Morehard, 43, of Westminster was an unrestrained driver in an accident at 2:05 in the morning and died of blunt force trauma injuries.  State trooper Brandon Bolt said the pickup truck left the Mt. Pleasant Road, six miles from […]

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Missing teenager

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help to locate a missing Fair Play teenager. 15 year old Amarylis Lilly Rodriguez was reported missing by a family member She walked away from her residence at the Thousand Trails Campground, which is located on Carolina Landing Drive. Amarylis was wearing a black shirt and pajama pants. Amarylis is 5’6” […]

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Frances Stone

Seneca – Gladys Frances Mosley Stone, 76, wife of the late Lucius Lafayette Stone, passed away on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital.   Born in Townville, South Carolina, Frances was the daughter of the late William Rudolph Mosley and Lois Mozell Mosley.  Frances formerly worked in textiles with J.P. Stephens, was of the Christian […]

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An arrest near West Union

An Oconee County man, wanted on eight outstanding Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrest warrants, has been arrested. 33 year old Levi Marion McJunkin, who has listed addresses in West Union and Westminster, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center. He was taken into custody at an address on Ebenezer Road near West Union. According to the sheriff’s office, the […]

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Latest (and the final) ballot candidates

The new names are two people familiar to politics in two Oconee municipalities.  Former Councilman Josh Holliday, long-time school principal, is seeking one of the available three Walhalla Council seats; Donna Peppers will make a new try to land one of the four available Seneca Council seats.  With the passing of the qualifying deadline today, the field of November 7 […]

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A sine die court adjournment

The judge at Oconee General Sessions Court took a look at the darkening sky and called a halt to proceedings around 4 pm yesterday and urged court officers, defendants, and others to quickly prepare for a typical late summer afternoon cloudburst.  And the storm it came to Walhalla.  As a result, several trees are down across the city, and the […]

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Two Walhallans added to the November ballot

On the eve of the qualifying deadline, Walhalla gets new candidates for both mayor and city council.  One is a State Department diplomat; the other, a Main Street businessman.  Current State Department employee Tim Hall III announces his intentions for mayor, making this statement:  “Walhalla should be a functioning, financially sound city that provides quality services for its citizens.  I […]

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Judge: “He shouldn’t be driving”

Unless an offer to settle is accepted, Westminster resident Bradley Thomas Barnett faces a January jury trial in the Oconee General Sessions Court on the charge of felony driving under the influence.  Beth Blundy, assistant solicitor, made the announcement yesterday afternoon when parties from both sides made an appearance before 10th Circuit Judge Cordell Maddox in Walhalla.  Blundy described the […]

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