Something’s brewing near the 123 Seneca By-Pass

The group Connelly Development will ask the Seneca Planning Commission Monday night to re-zone properties near the 123 By-Pass.  The properties, belonging to Ralph Alexander Inc. and Jack Shadwick, carry the address on a 1-thousand block of 123 on an unnamed street behind the Bojangle’s restaurant.  Monday night’s re-zoning hearing takes place at 6 at City Hall.

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North Carolinian face Oconee safecracking charges

A North Carolina man apprehended in Pickens County is charged with safecracking in Oconee County.  According to the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, two separate investigations led to the arrest Thursday of Christopher Nathan Stephens.  The 34-year old Stephens and his Nissan Xterra were discovered on the side of Old Seneca Road in Pickens.  And authorities allege that a tire and a […]

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DHEC vaccine clinic Monday in Walhalla

If you haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19, getting vaccinated is as easy as showing up Monday evening at the Walhalla Recreation Department gymnasium, at the end of N. College Street.  From 1 to 7 pm, DHEC will administer the vaccine to anyone aged 18 and older.  To receive a shot, you must make an appointment by going to scdhec.gov/vaxlocator or […]

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Getting to know the new high school principal

A new principal has arrived at Seneca High School and, on Saturday afternoon, he received a good feel for the community.  Students, parents, teachers, alumni and former administrators were part of the Saturday afternoon line that waited to greet and meet Dylan Hudson.  He’s the new Seneca High principal, in place of Felicia LeRoy.  Hudson is part of a family […]

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Adjusting upward the next education spending

  Because of new action taken at the state capital, Oconee public schools are proposing higher spending than that which administrators projected as late as last week.  And it means that when county school officials carry their new budget request next week to the county council budget committee, proposed expenses in 2021-22 will total more than $106.7 million.  If the […]

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Two women arrested during Walhalla traffic stop

The police in Walhalla say one of their road officers discovered a gun and drugs when they conducted a traffic stop yesterday on E. Main Street near Moore Avenue.  Two women were arrested.  Law enforcement records show Littol Mali Green, 23, was charged with unlawful carrying of weapon and drug offenses; Michaela Lynn Hardin was charged with possession of controlled […]

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