In the service of others

A Salem area couple are spending Christmas in the service of others. Lisa and Marcus Hedden recently pulled a trailer full of donate toys designated for children in Hindman, Kentucky whose parents who still have their hands full dealing with the aftermath of last summer’s devastated flooding.

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Merrill Norris

Walhalla, SC– Our beloved father, Merrill Wilburn Norris, more commonly known as Mickey, left this life, peacefully while sleeping in his home, on December 18, 2022, at the age of 94 to be with others he loved and who have departed before him.   A native of Ironton, Ohio, Mr. Norris was the son of the late Lee Roy and […]

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Walhalla city workers stood out in 2022

The Walhalla city administrator, Brandon Burton, credits the city’s employees’ work and their cooperation for an efficient year of city government in 2022, and the second-year city administrator looks forward to the New Year with optimism.  He gave the city council a report this week on the results of an employee appreciation get together.  Several individual employees were singled out […]

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Goodbye drought

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, announces Hartwell, Richard B. Russell and J. Strom Thurmond Lakes are no longer in drought operations due to the recent rain events over the Savannah River System Basin. Increased flows of 5,000-8,000 cubic feet per second will begin seen over the next week. The cold weather forecast for Thursday and Friday will […]

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Duke Energy preparations

Duke Energy is monitoring and preparing for a winter weather system that may cause power outages across the Carolinas this holiday weekend. Duke Energy meteorologists are tracking a significant winter weather event expected to move through North and South Carolina on Friday morning, bringing wind gusts up to 55 mph and below-freezing temperatures. Conditions like these also bring a higher […]

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Lillie Juanita Lee Davis Woolbright

Walhalla, SC — Lillie Juanita Lee Davis Woolbright, 91, wife of the late William B. Woolbright, of Walhalla, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at Cottingham Hospice House.   A native of Westminster, SC, Mrs. Woolbright was the daughter of the late Newton Walker and Eula Viola Miller Lee. She was a homemaker, a member of the Seniors Club […]

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James Tyler “JT” Bearden Jr.

Salem, SC– James Tyler “JT” Bearden, 92, husband of the late Lillie Lyrlene Moss Bearden, of Salem, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at The Residences at Park Place.   A native of Salem, SC, Mr. Bearden was the son of the late James Tyler Bearden, Sr. and Martha Burns Bearden. He was a veteran of the U.S Army […]

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Special Weather Statement

A very cold arctic airmass will invade the area following a strong frontal passage Friday morning. Saturday will be the coldest day, with well below normal cold air remaining in place through at least Monday. Friday and Saturday morning behind the front will also be very windy, with an unusually high risk from wind chill impacts, including frost bite and […]

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