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A half-century after NASA’s Apollo missions, the space agency on Monday aims to take a giant step to returning people to the moon. The Artemis 1 mission comprises a 322-foot rocket set to blast off from Florida (at 8:33am ET), carrying an empty crew capsule to the lunar orbit. In place of astronauts, three test dummies are strapped into the […]
Read moreDemocrats will gather next month at Oconee’s South Cove Park for a picnic–ahead of this fall’s elections. Jody Gaulin, chairwoman of the county party, has announced a state lawmaker from St. Matthews, Russell Ott, will keynote the event. Ott represents State House District 93–Calhoun, Orangeburg, and Lexington counties. Appearances by Democratic governor nominee Joe Cunningham and Secretary of State nominee […]
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Nature was unkind to the Walhalla Razorbacks and their Friday night home football opener. The Hogs were forced to resume their game (an eventual loss) the following day. Although nary a rain drop fell on this side of Walhalla, was not the case in other parts of Oconee. An example was a residential area in southern Oconee between SC 11 […]
Read moreThe former Walhalla newspaperman and skilled book writer, Ashton Hester, apparently dreamed of writing a novel. An Ashton Hester fan has told us that, many years ago, Hester was writing a book to not be released until after his death. At the recent Walhalla day in his honor, Hester told us he was forced to junk the idea, although in […]
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Yousef’s Kitchen in Westminster plans a re-opening tomorrow morning, and the family announces they will return the restaurant to business as normal—as normal as possible considering the death of Yousef Mefleh August 20. Mr. Yousef’s daughter, Meriam, in a Facebook post yesterday, said, “The menu, employees, and hours of operation will remain the same with the exception of Sundays. […]
Read moreThe Walhalla Rotary Club is breaking with tradition. No longer does the club meeting at the city’s community depot. The Rotarians have switched their location to the Steak House, as well as the day of the week for their meetings. They’ll now meet on Thursdays, in place of Mondays. The noon hour meeting time remains unchanged.
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An apparent defective brake light on a 1999 Lexus was the impetus this week for a Seneca police officer to stop the driver. The result was a driving under suspension charge against Pendleton resident Mandy Veronica Dehondt. Later Oconee Sheriff’s Office confirmed a second infraction – an arrest warrant alleging 38-year old Dehondt committed breach of trust with fraudulent intent. […]
Read moreA wire service reports that a prosecutor would like the testimony of a Pickens County homeowner as part of an investigation whether Donald Trump and his allies illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia. Testimony of Mark Meadows is one of a number of testimonies being sought for special grand jury next month in Atlanta. The A-P—the […]
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Oconee County is such a wide geographic place on the map that rainfall amounts often vary. It happens, as our official weather watcher tell us. While Walhalla yesterday had nothing more than .04″ the weather gauge at the home of the Salem Mayor, Lynn Towe, filled with 1.5″.
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Amanda Brock gives credit to Scott Moulder and Robert W. Faires III for shining a light on a community where crime is a problem and where several homes have fallen into disrepair. Brock says Utica community at the edge of Seneca is one of the rare spots in Oconee County where there are paved sidewalks outside a municipality. As the […]
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