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One of Seneca’s late and great footballers is being honored posthumously with the naming of the city’s new park. Bennie Cunningham grew up near the former J-N Kellett school property. The city, which is committed to making the acreage there a green space, made official last night it shall be called the Bennie Cunningham Park. Scott Moulder, city administrator, announced […]
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Anticipating the impact on hospitals, the Carolinas and Georgia Blood Connection has already sent more than 1,000 blood donations to Florida. Hospitals are stocking up ahead of the expected storm impacts. It’s essential, according to the Blood Connection, that donors replenish the supply now.
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In front of the Seneca City Council, the police chief outlined why an individual becomes homeless locally. Chief Casey Bowling last night announced that his department, along with Oconee Sheriff’s Office, is at work to identify resources to help the homeless. Bowling gives four reasons for the problem locally: Number one is culture. Unfortunately, it’s a way of life for […]
Read moreThe rise by a small western North Carolina university into collegiate football prominence is not lost on anyone familiar with Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina–especially not to a former Walhallan who has a gift of penmanship. So, it’s natural that Mark Powell, an English instructor at ASU, has put on paper a new article for the publication Garden […]
Read moreTwo prominent Walhallans, Jess Neville and Lamar Bailes, combined to alight a paper to symbolize the financial debt payoff by the E. Main Street Presbyterian church for the re-build of their place of worship. Just inside of 10 years ago, on a September Saturday morning, fire destroyed much of the Walhalla Presbyterian Church, including irreplaceable items of church history. Fortunately, […]
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A sign of increasing hunger in Walhalla area? A spokesman for local Methodists says, about the use of the church pantry, “Our numbers each week are increasing.” And this is a week for a new food giveaway at St. Luke Methodist. From 4:30 to 5:30 this afternoon, the pantry will give away food.
Read moreA look at new DHEC numbers reveals Oconee has gone from being a high transmission county to a low transmission county–when it comes to the spread of COVID, based on the latest numbers collected and analyzed by the state health agency. DHEC COVID numbers are now issued once a week, on Tuesdays.
Read moreA police investigation concluded that just after midnight Sunday, a gun was fired in the vicinity of Wagener Circle. Although no one was determined to have been hit, a gun was found in woods and a 37-year woman was charged with shooting offenses. Police and jail records show the woman charged, 37-year old Crystal Gale Norton, was lodged in the […]
Read moreBy winning a pageant last weekend, a senior honor student at Walhalla High became the 40th Miss Oktoberfest. She’s Tessa Backman, daughter of Connie McClain and Stacy Backman. Tessa took the interview and casual wear awards and earlier won Miss Golden Corner Teen USA and will be a contestant in March at the Miss South Carolina Teen USA Pageant in […]
Read moreThe track forecast for Ian has shifted to the east, and more eastward shifts are possible, meaning Ian could pass over the Atlantic for a time, allowing it to regain strength before reaching South Carolina. The intensity and extent of all impacts (rain, winds, tornadoes, and surge) depend on Ian’s track. A tropical storm watch and storm surge watch are […]
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