Sunday parade called off

City of Walhalla made the following announcement this afternoon: “After reviewing the forecast for Sunday, we have made the decision to cancel this year’s Christmas Parade. While we understand the disappointment this may cause, the safety of our participants and the families coming to view are our priority.   We are currently making preparations for a virtual parade. Additional details […]

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Long-range plan on trustees’ Monday agenda

For discussion and possible action, long-range building plans are on Monday night’s meeting agenda of the Oconee school trustees.  Supporters of the Tamassee-Salem Elementary School worry that the board will choose the plan to close their school and the Keowee Elementary School and consolidate both into a new building.  The trustees combined work meeting/regular December meeting takes place at 6 […]

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Two additional detainees in a robbery investigation

Two additional persons are in custody today in a continuing investigation of an armed robbery late last month at Utica, when sheriff’s officers answered a shots fired call on Gammell Street.  The sheriff’s office reported detained and jailed are two young males from the Pickens County town of Central.  The following charges were placed against 18-year-old Rodrickus Demale Williams II:  […]

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CCTV video aids Walhalla police in burglary investigation

An arrest has been made in the investigation of a burglary last weekend on Walhalla’s Keowee Street.  Law enforcement records show a 55-year old resident of Verner Street, Deedra Ann Holloway, charged with petty larceny and first-degree burglary Sunday, December 3 at a neighborhood home on Keowee Street. An investigating police officer accessed a CCTV, closed circuit television video, to […]

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A new Oconee County task force gets going

A meeting this morning at Pine Street established Oconee County’s Opioid Task Force, with the election of officers and explanation of the group’s major responsibility.  Dr. Aaron Zeller, Prisma Health physician, was elected chairman; Scott Krein, director of Oconee Emergency Management, elected vice-chairman.  The major responsibility of the task force will be to recommend to Oconee County Council how to […]

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Bear sightings in Tigertown

In recent weeks, three bears have been seen in the Old Stone Church section of Clemson.  The city and the DNR are aware, and a trap has been set.  They seem to be coming out at night, likely because of the lack of rain.  As a deterrent, DNR suggests residents keep all food sources, trash, and bird feeders stowed away […]

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Larry Dyar

Westminster – Larry Earl Dyar, 79, husband of the late Dorothy Pauline King Dyar, was born on July 27th, 1944 and reborn December 6th, 2023, when he joined his Lord and Savior.   Was born July 27th, 1944 in Westminster, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Earle Mac and Mildred Lorene Ertzberger Dyar. Larry worked in furniture […]

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Walhalla and West Union car accidents

A Walhalla accident this morning on E. Main Street near Hardee’s involved a small car and a Prisma Health ambulance.  The car driver required a trip to the hospital.  Police Chief Rice quotes accident investigators as saying the car driver failed to yield the right-of-way to the ambulance, as it was on the way to answer a service call.  According […]

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