Visioning Walhalla between now and 2045

Walhalla is making plans to update its Comprehensive Plan and establish a vision for Walhalla 2045. A comprehensive plan is a “living” planning document for the City of Walhalla, guiding local decision makers on the City’s long-range strategic direction, including programs, policies and projects within City limits. SC State law requires that the plan be updated every ten years, with […]

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Nancy Walker

  Seneca, SC — Nancy Walker, 75, wife of the late Richard Walker, of Seneca, passed away Friday, June 30, 2023, at her home.   A native of Murphy, NC, Mrs. Walker was the daughter of the late Clyde and Pauline Burrell Nations. She loved flowers, working in her garden, baking cakes, and the library. Mrs. Walker cherished her grandchildren […]

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2023 is an Oconee municipal election year

How to go about the filling of Tyler Jordan’s Walhalla council seat is not all that county elections will be figuring out this year.  2023 is an election year for the county’s five municipalities.  And the qualifying date for the various mayor and council seats starts in August, with all five non-partisan elections to take place in November.

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Marsha O’Kelley

  Westminster – Marsha Kay O’Kelley, 67, passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2023 at her residence.   Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Marsha was the daughter of the late Robert Donald O’Kelley and Elizabeth James O’Kelley. Marsha formerly worked with Milliken and was of the Baptist Faith.  Marsha enjoyed drag racing, dirt track racing, fishing and crafts.   […]

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Lightning bolt strikes church steeple

Worshippers at a Walhalla church evacuated safely from a prayer meeting Saturday night after what’s believed to have been a lightning strike to the steeple of La Luz Del Mundo — the Light of the World Church on ES Broad Street.  Using a pair of extended ladder trucks, the fire fighters stopped the fire and contained fire damage to the […]

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At Pickens rally, Trump cheered; Graham jeered

An estimate from the police of a crowd of several thousands in Pickens Saturday for a Donald Trump campaign stop.  The crowd warmly welcomed Governor McMaster. And Trump supporters cheered wildly when the former president vowed that, if elected, his administration will make the country great again.  While there was strong support for Trump, the crowd booed and jeered Senator […]

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July 4 weekend drowning

The office of the Anderson County coroner reports an 18-year old man was the victim of an apparent Lake Hartwell drowning.  He was Louiz Pontez-Farias of Cornelius, North Carolina.  Investigators found Farias about five feet from a dock in the vicinity of Sunny Shore Lane.  According to the coroner’s office, Farias and a number of other individuals were at a […]

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