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Today is a free-food Wednesday at Walhalla’s St. Luke Methodist. From its pantry, church members will hand out containers of food first-come, first-served from 4:30 to 5:30 this afternoon at the E. Main Street church.
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Those who write down Walhalla numbers may put away pencil and paper. The city council reached final agreement on a new budget for the government year that starts July 1. On an amendment, the budget received its final reading last night at city hall, with one objection. First-term Councilman Keehn explained that, to keep true to his campaign planks, […]
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Fears of recession are real, but big trucks pulling heavy machinery continue up and down Oconee County roads, streets, and highways, and the local economy seems to be humming along. One county resident thinks it’s time to pause new development. Patsy Davis complained to the county council that the county has become a “sitting duck” for building on undeveloped land, […]
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The outdoor warning sirens around Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested multiple times during the week of June 28. This testing is necessary to close out our recent upgrade project on the sirens. A select, limited number of sirens will be tested using both a short, 20-second test as well as longer three-minute tests. These tests will occur from June […]
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An Oconee criminal court defendant who failed to qualify for a public defender received a warning from the judge that he’ll need to save money from his job to retain a private attorney and be prepared next month when his case is called in court. Judge McIntosh in the county General Sessions Courtroom this morning was ready to consider the […]
Read moreWest Union – George Henry Markline, 83, husband of Constance “Connie” Ester Wheeler Markline, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at his home. A native of Lutherville, Maryland, George was the son of the late Lewis B. Markline and Elma Greezer Markline. George was an Air Force Veteran, a farmer, a former chief and co-founder of the […]
Read moreWestminster– Lola May Walters, 73, passed away on Saturday, May 28th, 2022 at her residence. Born in Townville, South Carolina, Lola was the daughter of the late Cecil William Walters and Margie Mary Jefferson Walters. Lola is survived by her brother, Harold Walters of Spartanburg; sisters, Betty Norris of Anderson, and nieces, Martha Walters and Debbie Thomas. […]
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A state lawmaker says wind turbine energy is a possibility for South Carolina, but a feasibility study is required. The House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry, chaired by Seneca’s Bill Sandifer, forwarded a bill calling for a financial impact study because there’s only one place in the state that would be conducive for wind turbines, and that’s 25 miles […]
Read moreDHEC has gone into the Oconee Common Pleas Court to ask a judge to require the holder of a composting facility permit near Seneca to abide by the provisions of a consent order that was executed nearly two and a half years ago. The request for the enforcement action was undertaken by the state health agency which is obligated to […]
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Oconee Sheriff’s Office records show deputies investigated separate complaints that two men committed the crime of indecent exposure this month in Oconee County. The latest incident report led to the weekend arrest of a Canon, Georgia man, Marty Lee Clark. An arrest warrant accuses Clark of indecent exposure at an RV location at Fair Play. In an earlier case, […]
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