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Amanda Brock, Oconee County administrator, admits that she’d like to see the county’s old courthouse saved–at least part of the 1956 building. Danny Edwards, the Walhalla mayor, commented this week that he believes Brock would be an ally of those who prefer to keep old buildings and save them from demolition. However, the building continues to deteriorate, and personal safety […]
Read moreThe reason Wayne Morton of Seneca, a retired WGOG announcer, wears a Boston Red Sox hat is simple. His grandson, Michael Gettys, is pitching for the Portland, Maine Sea Dogs, an affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. At one time Gettys, of Gainesville, Georgia, was regarded as a slugging outfielder in the rich San Diego Padres’ farm system. Since then, […]
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A missing person’s alert has been issued for a 62-year old Seneca man. A family member reported the disappearance of Isaac Joseph Smith who left his home around noon on Friday, September 16 — possibly driving a grey 2008 Honda Ridgeline pickup truck. The truck displayed a South Carolina tag of UTR286. Smith is 6’2″, 200 lbs., brown hair, brown […]
Read moreVolunteer fire fighters from the Friendship Community, joined by fire fighters from the Seneca area, were engaged to stop a fire early today that broke out in a home on Hamby Drive near Earles Mill Road. According to Rural Fire Control, there were no known injuries. The fire alarm was sounded at 2:38 this morning.
Read moreA magistrate judge at Greenville recommends the dismissal of federal-related parties in a lawsuit filed for a Salem post office customer. U-S Magistrate Judge Kevin McDonald’s conclusion, in a 25-page report, is that allegations against the federal government, along with two Salem post office workers, should be dismissed at the pre-trial level. But the attorneys for plaintiff Dawn Lusk have […]
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In the last year, according to a spokeswoman for the Oconee Sheriff, “some tips” arrived which investigators followed, but could not solve the mysterious death of Tucker Hipps. The year was 2014 when Hipps, a Clemson student, went on a pre-dawn run, and the body was found in Lake Hartwell. Over the years, reward money has been posted as a […]
Read moreA staple of agricultural life now stands at the Foothills Resource and Marketing Center. It is a refurbished windmill that originally stood on a 160-acre farm in Aiken County, a farm belonging to Janie and Ralph Horace Shuler. It was raised in 1923. In 1972, the 47-foot tower was dismantled and brought to Salem, South Carolina. It is now dedicated […]
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A factual allegation contained within an Oconee County damage lawsuit accuses Oconee County and the South Carolina DOT of negligence – the result of a car accident last year that caused multiple injuries. A suit, on behalf of Oconee resident Kathryn C. Grant contends that, at the time of an April 2021 accident at a highway 76 intersection – and […]
Read moreSeneca – Loretta Burdette Davis, 68, wife of the late Lee Davis, Jr. “Poopee”, of 3050 Pine Grove Road, passed away on Tuesday, September 20th, 2022. Born in Anderson County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Evelyn and Thomas Burdette. Loretta was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary and she enjoyed spending time with her family […]
Read moreWalhalla is setting in motion three new laws on the city’s books that’ll set limits on how anyone acts during a meeting of city government or on city property at an event, such as an organized recreation sport. In recent, months there have been tense moments over what was said in city council meetings. And now, a majority of the […]
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