Edwin Laurence Ruus

Walhalla, SC – Edwin Laurence Ruus passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Cottingham Hospice House in Seneca, South Carolina.   Larry, as he was known, was born at St. Francis Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina, on August 27, 1947, to Edwin Mayo Ruus, Sr., and Catherine Malloy Ruus. He graduated from Dykes High School in 1966 and, having […]

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Politics are in the air

The night of June 2 the auditorium at Walhalla High School is reserved for a forum featuring the two men bidding for Seat One, South Carolina House of Representatives from Oconee-Pickens counties.  The League of Women Voters announces that at 7 o’clock on that Thursday night the incumbent, Bill Whitmire, and his challenger, Wally Sparks, will have the chance to […]

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Bears seen in Walhalla and Westminster

Eyewitness and video surveillance accounts this week tell of bear sightings in both Walhalla and Westminster.  The police say a bear was seen yesterday going through trash cans on Park Avenue.  Earlier this week, there was a social media report of a bear spotted between two E. Main Street houses.  A couple of weeks back, video surveillance indicated a bear […]

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Sheriff’s Office promotions ceremony

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office held a promotions ceremony on March 30th to honor and recognize Detention Officers, Animal Control Officers, Uniform Patrol Deputy’s and a Civil Division Deputy who received promotions.  The Sheriff’s Office would like to recognize those deputies as well as deputies who have received promotions in the months that preceded our March 30th ceremony:   The […]

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Rock the Ranch is back

If Charlie Stancil were alive today, he’d likely smile at the thought that his ranch arena in Snow Creek community was again hosting musical entertainment.  After a two-year hiatus, Rock the Ranch returns to the Charlie B. Arena Saturday, June 4.  Proceeds benefit Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the Shriners Hospital for Children.  This year the festival crews honor the life […]

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Drug and weapons charges against a Seneca motorist

The Seneca police have announced charges against a motorist who was stopped this week in the vicinity of E. Main Street downtown–after a patrolman became suspicious of the registered owner of a car displaying a Tennessee tag.  The arrest warrants issued by the municipal court against Adam Heith Clontz allege possession of stolen handgun, carrying a concealed weapon, and distribution […]

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Hart lashes out at county spending

One sip from a cup of coffee this morning was not enough for an outspoken Oconee County councilman to tamp down his ire over county government’s spending trends.  Increasing the next budget expenditures is just too much, in the estimation of District Five’s Glenn Hart, and he vows to cast what’s liable to be a minority vote when the county’s […]

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Westminster doctor survives COVID

In an interview airing on 101.7/WGOG NEWS, Westminster’s one and only general physician discloses he contracted COVID-19–even though he was fully boosted against the virus.  Dr. Billy Campbell tells how it happened and comments on the changing landscape of the virus which, over the last several weeks, has produced increases in cases, especially in the Northeast.  Campbell will be the […]

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Public swim season starts May 28 in Walhalla

As temps surpass the 90-degree mark, one’s thoughts turn to the opportunity to enjoy swimming this summer in Oconee County’s only municipal pool–the Walhalla City Pool on W. Main.  Brandon Burton, city administrator, says the opening date will be Saturday, May 28.  Swim lessons, water fitness, and swim team activities start June 6.  Daily admission to the pool this year […]

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