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Mountain Rest, SC — Jeanne G. Geiman, 71, wife of the late Sydnor Fairfax Geiman, of Mountain Rest, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at Cottingham Hospice House. Born in Philadelphia, PA, Mrs. Geiman was the daughter of the late Stephen and Bette Roswell Gavula. She worked as a Chief of Office for Senator Poddles for the State […]
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“SLED”–the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division–is aware of school threats across South Carolina. “SLED” says it’s evaluating the credibility of the threats although, at this time, they are believed to be a hoax. Nevertheless, the state police urge each jurisdiction to take any and all threats seriously. Oconee public schools have issued the following statement: “Early this afternoon, one of […]
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The contests next month for two seats on the Oconee School Board of Trustees are non-partisan elections to select trustees to represent Districts One and Three. The League of Women Voters is out with a reminder that if you want to vote for any non-partisan candidate in the General Election, you can’t vote a straight party ticket. To […]
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Eleven graduates are making up the first class of Leadership Oconee since the program was temporarily suspended by COVID-19 in 2020. And those 11, whose names are to be announced, represent a variety of industries and organizations in Oconee County. They’ll be graduated next week in a ceremony at a Seneca venue, according to the Oconee Chamber of Commerce.
Read moreSalem, SC — Barbara “Jeannie” Jean Martin Barker, 65, wife of James “Jimmy” William Barker, of Salem, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2022 at Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Beaufort, SC, Mrs. Barker was the daughter of the late Edgar and Dorothy Mae Sherbert Martin. She retired from Koyo and was a member of Seneca Church […]
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A representative of a national agriculture organization warned of the consequences of lost farmland in a presentation last night to the Oconee County Council. The council’s visiting speaker, Billy Van Pelt of the American Farmland Trust, says his organization has the data on the country’s best soils—the soils the country is most likely to keep the country fed.
Read moreWalhalla’s loss is Benedict College’s gain. You could say that the former Walhalla Razorback star Zaire Scotland had a coming-out game last week for Benedict, as the Tigers demolished their opponent Fort Valley State, 45-13. Redshirt freshman Scotland scored 4 times—one pass reception and three TD rushes. So far, the Benedict Tigers, a historic black college at Columbia, are 5-0 […]
Read moreTim Rice, the chief of Walhalla police, acquainted his employers last night with parts of a bill that revises certain South Carolina law enforcement standards, in the wake of the George Floyd murder by a policeman in Minneapolis. It’s South Carolina House Bill 3050, and Rice is willing to sit down with any council member interested in learning more about […]
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Libby Imbody, the Walhalla Main Street director, pointed out some feathers in the cap of the County Seat which has been trying to re-birth parts of its dormant downtown and keep cash registers ringing at the city’s other places of commerce. Imbody says the image Walhalla is getting from visitors from the outside is encouraging and the crowds that the […]
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The loss of at least two Walhalla restaurants has created wonder as to downtown’s future. But Libby Imbody, the Main Street director, had a smile on her face last night as she told the city council that there are going to be replacement restaurants at both the Mountain Mocha and Hungry Hiker locations. 101.7/WGOG NEWS has learned the new Mountain […]
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