City administrator responds to late bill arrival

The bills that arrived late in the mailboxes of Walhalla utility customers were processed Wednesday, December 28, says Brandon Burton, city administrator.  Those bills, he says, normally would have gone out Christmas Day.  The city’s vendor in Spartanburg got them into the U-S mail on the 30th.  Burton says many customers received them January 4, but he concedes several customers […]

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Penuma Huff Moore

  Powdersville, SC — Penuma Huff Moore, 93, wife of the late Wallace Derrell Moore, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at home.   A native of Travelers Rest, SC, Mrs. Moore was the daughter of the late William Augustus Huff and Bessie Mae Benson. She raised her family in Greenville, SC, retired to Seneca, SC with her husband, […]

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Late arriving water bill irks customer

Wayne McCall happened to meet the carrier at just the moment Wednesday that she dropped his water bill into his mailbox on Mountain Springs Road.  He was surprised that the bill arrived a day after the due date Tuesday.  McCall drove to city hall, registered a complaint, but paid his bill – along with a late charge.  McCall acknowledges Walhalla […]

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Neighboring schools to let out early

Word from across the line in Georgia is that the Stephens County public schools are going to dismiss early to help ensure that teachers, students, and staff are able to get home before the forecast bad weather hits this afternoon.  We’ve spoken to one Oconee parent who’s hopeful that the county public schools in Oconee order an early dismissal also.

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Christmas weekend reminiscent of 1983-84

The 5-degree temperature over Christmas caught many by surprise and jogged the memories of old-timers about when similar temperatures occurred.  A Clemson merchant was correct when he told 101.7/WGOG NEWS that you have to go back to 1984 for similar temps.  Our check with Walhalla’s official weather statistics revealed a low temperature of 10 degrees in January 1984.  But there’s […]

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A new round of Trees Upstate

Duke Energy has announced an action to help save the environment in the Upstate.  This year, at nine locations across the state, Duke’s Energy Saving Trees program will give away three thousand trees.  The first opportunity for listeners in WGOG land will come 3 to 5 o’clock Friday afternoon, January 27 at Clemson’s Nettles Park.  This spring there will be […]

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