Adding Walhalla recreation offerings

Chairman Danny Woodward of the Walhalla city council recreation committee wants to gauge interest in adding two programs to the city’s recreation offerings.  However, after hearing from recreation director John Galbreath, adding volleyball and flag football are easier said than done.  Galbreath says there are drawbacks, including the lack of adequate staff to make it happen.  The recreation department employs […]

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Inappropriate touching alleged

An investigation by the Criminal Investigations Bureau/School Safety Bureau into inappropriate touching led investigators to charge a Walhalla man with one count of Criminal Sexual Conduct – Third Degree.   58 year old Darryl Roger Talley was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 1:37pm Monday.  Talley was released from jail today after posting bond.  Talley was given a […]

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Best and worst states for highway safety

The group Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety is out with a new report today on state highway safety laws — the best and the worst states.  South Carolina made neither the best states’ list nor the worst states.  Helping to champion safer highway laws nationwide is the Washington District U-S representative, Eleanor Norton Holmes, who chairs a House committee […]

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Scott Balsitis on the stand

Plaintiff Scott Balsitis took the stand to support his case for damages in the claim by him and his wife, Anita, that they are owed monetary damages for damage to their Lake Keowee property.  The couple from Goose Creek are blaming their neighbors, Wade and Kimberly Walker, for the intrusion of mud, silt, and debris.  Balsitis, a retired Air Force […]

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So far, excess of 32K South Carolina flu cases

So far in this influenza season, South Carolina counts 32,633 flu cases.  By comparison, according to DHEC, last season’s total at this time was fewer than 1,000 cases.  Hospitalizations are also dramatically higher.  “Almost everyone can play a role in curbing these alarming numbers and preventing more hospitalizations and deaths,” said Dr. Bell, the state epidemiologist.  DHEC recommends that anyone […]

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Electric vehicle battery workers needed

Job seekers are being requested to bring copies of their resumes Saturday to the Armory in Hartwell, Georgia.  SK Battery America is expending its workforce and will hold a job fair from 10 am to noon.  The company plans to make batteries to be installed in the Ford F-150 Lightning and Volkswagen ID.4 electric vehicles.  Applicants must be available to […]

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