Forum addressed safety precautions

More than two dozen Oconeeans were in the audience last night in Seneca to learn what can be done to ensure personal safety in the event of an active shooter incident.  John Hester of West Union and family were among those there to learn best practices for self-defense and how to comport themselves following an incident.  The Oconee School District’s […]

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An Oconee foray into the sewer business

In spite of a few questions generated from the audience, Oconee County Council gave the second of three required readings last night to an ordinance to authorize up to $25 million dollars in general obligation (taxpayer-backed) bonds for sewer purposes.  The heading of Ordinance 2023-13 reads:  “….for the purpose of designing, acquiring, constructing, installing, equipping, or rehabilitating various capital projects, […]

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Bad Creek a key to a new Duke energy plan

A new filing by Duke Energy with the South Carolina Public Service Commission contains a range of generation options to reflect what the utility calls an “all of the above” approach to power the needs of a growing region.  And the Duke Integrated Resource Plan includes doubling peak hour capacity of Oconee’s Bad Creek pumped storage facility near the North […]

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Corey Orr

Corey Nathaniel Orr, age 24, passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2023, at his home in Walhalla, South Carolina. Born on August 13, 1999, he was the son of Adrienne Orr and Theo Clark of Seneca, South Carolina. Corey attended Seneca High School and upon graduating with the class of 2017 he worked for TruVista as one of the best […]

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Irene Haley

Walhalla, SC — Irene Cape Haley, 70, of Walhalla, SC, passed away on Monday, August 14, 2023, at Cottingham Hospice House.   Ms. Haley was the daughter of the late Arthur E. and Nellie Mae Blackwell Cape. She was an avid Clemson fan and of the Baptist faith.   Ms. Haley is survived by her daughters: Pam Humphries of Kannapolis, […]

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Candidate’s name to be twice on the ballot

The name of Kenny Johns will appear twice on the November ballot, according to an Oconee election official.  In the first flurry of candidate qualifying, Kenny Johns signed up for the General Election for a four-year Walhalla city council term.  He has already qualified to be a candidate in the special November General Election that’ll decide who fills Tyler Jordan’s […]

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