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Sen. Tim Scott’s opening remarks during a Washington hearing that focused on what government can do to curb suicides can be heard today on 101.7/WGOG NEWS. The South Carolina Republican is the ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging. The hearing was titled, “Mental Health Care for Older Adults: Raising Awareness, Addressing Stigma, and Providing Support.”
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An abandoned house, a 1912 structure, was lost to fire in Walhalla early Saturday. It was the home place of the late Henrietta Brandt, a music teacher and a long-time U-S Weather Service observer. At first, the fire fighters who were called thought they had a brush fire on their hands. However, on Hickory Hollow Lane (near S. Boundary Street) […]
Read moreHazel Rolann Cleveland Lee, 81, wife of the late Furman Gerald Lee Sr., went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 21st, 2022. Rolann attended Westminster High School where she was a drum majorette and was the first member of the Palmetto Girls State. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Central Wesleyan College and later received […]
Read moreSeneca, SC — Shelby Jean Owens Lusk, 80, wife of the late Melton Lusk, of Walhalla, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2022, at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Liberty, SC, Mrs. Lusk was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Owens and Maggie Reeova Howe Owens. She was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Lusk […]
Read moreWalhalla, 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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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 […]
Read moreState troopers continue to investigate one of the Upstate’s deadliest car crashes. The accident around 6 Saturday evening on highway 81 in Anderson County took the lives of four people and injured three others. Coroner Greg Shore said three of the deceased victims were trapped in their vehicles and pronounced dead at the scene. The fourth died hours later in […]
Read moreEyewitness 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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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 […]
Read moreIf 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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