City has role in Partners’ new location plans

City of Walhalla has a role to play as Partners in Wine pursues a new location on the south side of Main Street.  Brandon Burton, city administrator, says the city is aware that Partners plans to move into a middle-of-the-block location, 222 E. Main Street.  According to Burton, the police department is required to sign off on Partners’ request for […]

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Two shootings yesterday in Stephens County, Georgia

The police in Stephens County, Georgia are investigating shootings yesterday, believed to have occurred at two separate convenience stores.  In all, three people are said to have been wounded by gunfire.  A Toccoa man was taken into custody.  The first shooting was reported just after the noon hour at Buddy’s Kwik Stop on Big A Road; the second at Tony’s […]

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70-year old killed in SC 11 wreck near Walhalla

A late afternoon crash at an accident-prone intersection near Walhalla took the life of a 70-year old Seneca woman.  Coroner Karl Addis said Aida Esther Rivera Ramos died at 4:06 pm in the emergency department at the Oconee hospital.  The state patrol counted five vehicles involved in the accident at  highway 11 and the E. Bear Swamp Road.  Details of […]

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Football player charged in accident investigation

A Clemson football player faces the charge of misdemeanor reckless driving for exceeding the speed limit that allegedly led to an accident that injured a postal worker.  The Clemson city police yesterday announced the arrest of Fred Davis II, a cornerback, in their investigation of an accident July 21 on U-S 123.  The police chief, Jorge Campos, told city officials […]

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Catalytic converters stolen from church property

The police in Walhalla say they arrested two North Carolina men and charged them in the investigation of the theft of catalytic converters from vehicles behind a highway 11 church.  The report of a suspicious vehicle at Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witness started the investigation during the 5 o’clock hour on Thursday morning.  Law enforcement records show multiple charges, including possession […]

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Son charged with setting fire that killed his mother

Pickens County Sheriff’s Office announces that the son of a woman killed in a July 1 home fire has been arrested and charged with her murder.  Additionally, 34-year old Eric James Harmon has been  charged with arson first degree.  Fire fighters discovered the body of Harmon’s mother, 57-year old Beverly Harmon, inside the home at 191 Duncan Road, Six Mile.  […]

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Courtney Jones

Westminster – Courtney Sarah Jones, 32, of 270 Beiman Long Road, passed away on Wednesday, July 28th, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving and devoted family.   Courtney was born in Oconee County, and was the daughter of Charlie Franklin “Frankie” Jones, Jr. and Sarah Jean Parker White.  Courtney worked in the food industry, was of the Baptist […]

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In today’s virus report, two numbers stand out

In today’s report by DHEC, two numbers catch the eye’s attention.  Confirmed new COVID-19 cases continue their ascent across South Carolina — 1,392.  And the number of tests processed to determine the spread jumped to 14,761 for the 24 hour count that finished at the end of Wednesday.  Of the some 1,300 new cases, 16 were Oconee County residents.  Statewide, […]

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Partners in Wine plans to stay in Walhalla

If you’ve wondered about the activity of late in a middle of the block Main Street in Walhalla, indications are 222 E. Main is to be the new home of Partners in Wine.  The wine-serving business is on the move after a controversy involving window displays at its existing location across the street.  In a legal advertisement, the state Department […]

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