The status for SC 24 widening

Now that a roundabout is ruled out for a tricky Oakway intersection, what’s the status of an overall project to improve public safety along SC 24–from Westminster across the water into Anderson County?  Another question is:  Without a circular intersection to move traffic, how might the DOT address 24, 182, and Oak Creek Road at Oakway?  Julian Davis has been […]

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Three people suspected in robbery

The police in Lavonia, Georvgia believe as many as three people, in form or another, took part in the Tuesday robbery of a Truist bank.  Lake Hartwell Radio WLHR quotes the police chief as saying the suspects are not from the Lavonia and do not pose a further threat in the community.  The man who robbed the bank is described […]

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Mary Jane (Winkler) Hester

Mary Jane (Winkler) Hester, age 81, of West Union, SC passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Prisma Health – Cottingham Hospice House. Born on January 10, 1941, in West Union, SC, she was the daughter of the late Marshal Arthur and Ada (Waldt) Winkler. Survivors include her two children; Teresa Leslie (Freddie) of Liberty, SC, and Lisa Hester […]

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Collier Oxford

Seneca– Collier James Oxford, 5, passed away Tuesday, April 12th, 2022 at his residence.   Born in Greenville, South Carolina, Collier was the son of James “Jimmy” Roger and Bobbi Joelle Walker Oxford. Collier enjoyed watching soccer, playing with legos, race cars, listening to music and his baby, “Gracie”, his cat.  Collier was full of life and was a loving, […]

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Focus in July on a devastating brain disease

Senator Lindsey Graham introduced a resolution last week to set July 20 as Glioblastoma Awareness Day.  “Glioblastoma is a devastating brain disease that has taken the lives of two my very close friends and colleagues, Ted Kennedy and my dearest friend John McCain.”  The resolution urges collaboration between brain tumor researchers so that this form of cancer may be eradicated.  […]

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Good Friday observance

Walhalla offices, including city hall, will be closed tomorrow to allow the employees to observe Good Friday.  The offices will re-open at 8:30 Monday morning.  Commercial trash carts will not be picked up tomorrow.  Both commercial and residential cart service is to be caught by Tuesday next week.

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Sextortion schemes target young boys

The Columbia FBI office warns parents and caregivers about a rise in national incidents involving the sextortion of children over the internet.  Sextortion is a crime.  It is illegal for an adult to ask for, pay for, or demand graphic images, also known as child sex abuse material, from a minor.  If convicted, offenders face penalties up to life in […]

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Bank heist in NE Georgia

A bank robbery went down early afternoon yesterday at Lavonia, Georgia.  Lake Hartwell Radio WLHR quotes a police officer as saying that at 1:16 yesterday afternoon a black male entered the Truist Bank on Jones Street and demanded money.  It was unknown if the intruder left on foot or in a vehicle.  Assistant Police Chief Daniel Carson said a K-9 […]

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