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Electric power service has been restored at West-Oak High School and Fair-Oak Elementary, and classes take place there this morning at regular schedule. The schools and a wide swath of Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative’s service area in southern Oconee lost service during yesterday evening’s storm. Blue Ridge estimates around 10 thousand customers went without when a transmission line fell. They […]
Read moreFrankfort, KY- Lynn King Russell, 76, wife of the late Quentin Russell, passed away Saturday, February 24th, 2024. Born in Seneca, South Carolina, Lynn was the daughter of the late James W. and Frances Powell King. Lynn is survived by her daughter, Natalie Russell; and her long term partner, Keith Hellard. Lynn was preceded in death by […]
Read moreMyrtle Ann Baker Irvin, age 81, passed away on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at Seneca Health & Rehab in Seneca, South Carolina. Born on July 01, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Harry E. Baker and Frances Cauthen Baker. Myrtle was a graduate of Rock Hill Highschool. Ms. Irvin is survived by her children; Rodney Irvin of Blackville, […]
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A long-time department head in Seneca government, Ed Halbig, attended his final city council meeting last night. Seneca’s director of planning and community development is about to depart for a new job in New Mexico. For several years, Halbig has been a staff liaison for Seneca’s planning commission, the board of zoning appeals, and the board of architectural review. And […]
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Law enforcement and cleanup crews needed five hours to restore traffic flow in Habersham County, Georgia at the Tom Arrendale interchange Monday afternoon when a semi-truck overturned. The Georgia Patrol reported the driver of a 2020 Freightliner Cascadia from Statesboro was headed south on Georgia 365 and about one-half mile south of the Arrendale interchange failed to maintain his lane, […]
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The mayor and council in Seneca are on notice that they will be asked to raise the cost of a water tap fee. This comes at a time of the start of construction on numerous home developments in the Seneca area and a tap fee analysis done by the city’s number crunchers. Scott Moulder, city administrator, reminded the city’s governing […]
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A summer internship at two hospitals in east Africa helped Clemson nursing student Rachel Girvin recognize the value of taking it slowly, and to be more intentional, when caring for patients in emergency situations. Girvin started her internship in a Tanzania city close to the Kenya border where she had the chance to assist doctors and nurses with multiple deliveries. […]
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Free food this afternoon at a Walhalla church. The pantry at the St. Luke Methodist Church will be open this afternoon from 4:30 to 5:30 pm.
Read moreSeneca, SC — Constance “Connie” Lusk Webb Wilbanks, 86, wife of the late Roland Wilbanks, of Seneca, passed away on Monday, February 26, 2024, at her home. A native of Walhalla, SC, Mrs. Wilbanks was the daughter of the late Rev. C.C. Lusk and Irene Pearson Lusk. She was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Wilbanks is survived by […]
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The government’s nuclear watchdog agency announces a passing grade for Oconee Nuclear’s draft environmental impact statement. That environmental review is part of the lengthy process underway for Duke Energy to qualify for a second renewal of its operating licenses for the Oconee Nuclear Station. The passing grade, announced by the NRC’s Lance Rakoven, is a recommendation, and it comes at […]
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