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A continuous drainage project by the state DOT has closed part of a busy Walhalla street. A section of N. Church Street near city hall is blocked to thru traffic. Mayor Danny Edwards said, “We need everyone to know this is not a city planned or controlled project, and to avoid the area if possible.”
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is in the early stages of an investigation into a shooting late yesterday afternoon on Interstate 85 in the southern part of the county. Around 5:30pm this afternoon, the E-911/ Communications Center received a call of gunshots fired from one vehicle into another vehicle, on the interstate, that was occupied by two adults and […]
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A 29-year old Oconee man faces multiple charges of ill treatment of animals and animal abandonment as the result of his arrest late last night by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office. Simeon Jacob Nix was named in warrants after two sheriff’s officers said they responded to a complaint and went to a Little River Lane home in the vicinity of […]
Read moreAgreement has been reached in the federal spending bill to allot town of Pendleton $5.3 million to expand its wastewater plant. The expansion project also benefits the city of Clemson and the county of Anderson as partners in the treatment plant that operates from Woodburn Road, Pendleton. Frank Crenshaw, Pendleton mayor, says the continuous growth of the tri-counties fuels the […]
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Fair-Oak Youth Center is excited to team up with The Elks Lodge #2822 in Seneca to host The Elks National Free Throw Shooting Hoop Shoot Contest. This event is free and open to any girls and boys 8-13. WHO: Open to all youth ages 8-13 as of April 1st, 2023 Girls Division: 8-9, 10-11, 12-13 Boys Division: 8-9, 10-11, 12-13 […]
Read moreNear the Toccoa Highway yesterday afternoon fire in a mobile home. Chief Michael Smith of Westminster said no one was hurt. He called it an accidental fire that started from cooking in the Latrobe Road home.
Read moreComing shortly will be announcement from the United Way of Oconee that the humanitarian organization will cease becoming a renter and instead own its own digs. For years, United Way has rented inside the Piedmont Center, near Bob Hill real estate and the Oconee Economic Alliance. But, the United Way’s LaShauna Harrison says thanks to a donor’s will, United Way […]
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COVID or no COVID, student in enrollment in the Oconee public schools changes little. This morning’s count was 10,214. One year ago it was 10,197, seventeen fewer than today.
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For many December 25 is just a memory. But, for some celebrants, Christmas trees still light up homes and businesses. There’s potential danger, warns the National Fire Protection Association. It strongly encourages everyone to keep the festive memories and remove the hazards by disposing of Christmas trees promptly. Chief Richie Caudill of the Seneca Fire Department agrees. One-third (33%) of […]
Read moreHow Oconee’s Joint Regional Sewer Authority can make things right with the state Department of Health and Environmental Control was a focus in the first of two meetings last night at Walhalla. The JRSA has been under a DHEC consent order since May 2021, and the authority has been strategizing improvement projects to satisfy the state agency. This was one […]
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