Come one, come all to the block party

Walhalla’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee is having luck this summer with community block parties.  The next one will Friday, July 23 from 5 to 8 pm at Chicopee Field.  Some of the activities will take place at the nearby Gather 205.  Here’s the schedule of events:  from 5 to 6:30 pm food will be served; at 6 o’clock there will […]

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Councilwoman wants more talk about bus service

A Walhalla councilwoman says some Walhallans would welcome CATBus to their city; others, she says, would not.  Last night Sarai Melendez implored her city council colleagues to have a discussion on whether the extension of CATBus service is something that would be worth the money.  After years of talk about the possibility of bus service for Walhalla, Melendez says it’s […]

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D-day ahead for Walhalla moratorium

Walhalla’s elected leaders are approaching a decision on whether to extend or rescind their moratorium forbidding new discount stores in the corporate limits.  Indications during last night’s city hall meeting were that the mayor and council will take a vote during their regular July meeting—Tuesday, July 20.  Much of last night’s focus was generated by a presentation by Elijah Hayes, […]

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The newest COVID-19 numbers in South Carolina

At their weekly briefing this afternoon, South Carolina DHEC is likely to address the growing numbers of COVID-19 cases.  They are being attributed to the Delta variant affecting un-vaccinated Americans.  According to ABC, only Maine and South Dakota have avoided an increase in cases over the last two weeks.  The latest South Carolina numbers reflect the count at the end […]

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Old, leaky pipes are a headache for Walhalla

Walhalla water crews got little rest over the July 4 week.  Scott Parris, the utilities superintendent, says the city’s new treatment plant near West Union is piping water to some customers at a higher than normal pressure, and that’s become too much for lines in the Halfway Branch area.  At one point this week, customers on Albert’s Road and the […]

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Edna Williams Lee

Westminster – Edna Williams Lee, 85, wife of the late Jack Strickland Lee of 201 N. Broad Street, passed away on Monday, July 12th, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her loving and devoted family.   Edna was born in Oconee County, and was the daughter of the late Rufus Clifton and Bessie Mae Honea Williams.  Edna retired from Jantzen […]

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Jerald “Lex” Wilbanks

  Seneca- Jerald “Lex” Wilbanks, 31, of 314 Easter Lane, husband of Erica Quentin Wilbanks, passed away Friday, July 9th, 2021, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family.   Born in Seneca, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Jerald Walt Wilbanks and Tammy Bonner of Seneca. Lex was a graduate of Columbia Southern University, and was […]

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Taking the sting out of an EF 3 tornado

Even more than one year later, Seneca and surrounding area remain in a part re-build from the fierce winds wrought by an EF3 tornado.  Some sting from that April 2020 event has been soothed by an action of the state lawmakers in Columbia.  City Administrator Scott Moulder announced last night Seneca will receive $2.5 million dollars in an infrastructure grant […]

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