Charles “Alan” Ridley

Walhalla, SC– Charles “Alan” Ridley, 58, wife of Anita Reyes Ridley, of 365 Stewart Road, Walhalla, passed away Monday, November 1, 2021, at Oconee Memorial Hospital.   A native of Seneca, SC, Mr. Ridley was the son of the late William Lloyd Ridley and Emma Sue Dillard Cooper. He worked for the City of Westminster as a supervisor of the […]

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Three-vehicle accident at highway work zone

At a highway 11 paving construction zone this afternoon, there was a three-vehicle crash and two of the drivers required a trip to the hospital.  The accident scene was s. highway 11 at the entrance to Lake Hartwell State Park.  What happened is a reminder, according to the Fair Play Fire Department, that highway 11 traffic making its way through […]

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Two West-Oak students are scholarship winners

West-Oak High School announces two members of its 2022 class are winners of the Heisman High School Scholarship, presented by Acceptance Insurance.  They are Cade Ratliff and Samantha Glass, and they were part of an applicant pool of thousands of high school scholar-athletes and were among 5,700 named winners.  The Heisman Memorial Trophy is known for symbolizing the pursuit of […]

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Three new Oconee COVID-19 deaths

Three new Oconee County COVID-19 deaths have been recorded on one, 24-hour period.  According to the state health agency, these three bring to 221 total Oconee deaths from COVID, since the pandemic was declared early last year.  DHEC lists an additional nine Oconee deaths as probable deaths from the virus.  For the 24-hours that ended at 11:59 pm Monday, there […]

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Traffic accident on the Picket Post Road

Walhalla and other public safety responders were on the go early last night to the Picket Post Road and the scene of a car accident. At first, according to the fire department, there was a report of a vehicle occupant entrapped, but that turned out to be inaccurate.  EMS was among the responders to the 6:15 accident on Picket Post […]

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Motorcyclist killed in front of Tech campus

A motorcycle accident early last night in front of Tri-County Tech’s main campus at Pendleton took the life of the 45-year old operator–Anderson resident Christopher Eric Matthews.  According to the Anderson County coroner’s office, Matthews was not wearing a helmet and died at the scene of a traumatic head injury secondary to blunt force trauma.  The office of Coroner Greg […]

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Benson to succeed Pohl on Seneca Council

Seneca’s mayor pro-tem can take pride in the fact that in the five-candidate field for four city council seats, he topped the ticket.  That’s Ronnie O’Kelley and his 677 votes.  He joins other council incumbent winners Al Gaines, with 627, and Dana Moore, with 594.  The fourth seat goes to first-time politician Lekesha Benson.  She tallied 480 votes.  Finishing outside […]

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Westminster challenger is a winner

A former policeman and a man who helps promote city events won a seat on the Westminster City Council.  He’s Dale Glymph, whose 90 votes secured the third of three available council seats in his city.  Topping the Westminster council race were incumbent Yousef Mefleh and Jimmy Powell, each with 130 votes.  Other finishers were Audrey Reese, 78; incumbent Reid […]

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Jordan-Keehn ticket prevails in Walhalla

Walhalla’s meeting table gets a new look and, perhaps, a new way of conducting the city’s business.  Incumbent Keith Pace topped the five-candidate race for three council seats, and the combined ticket of Tyler Jordan and Grant Keehn prevailed to take the second and third council seats.  Pace received 213; Jordan, 202; and Keehn, 196.  Incumbent Josh Roberts missed a […]

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