Meeting cancelled
The lack of a quorum has cancelled this evening’s Walhalla Planning Commission, according to city planner Mark Bloomer.
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The lack of a quorum has cancelled this evening’s Walhalla Planning Commission, according to city planner Mark Bloomer.
Read moreFormerly of Townville – Janet Sue Gordie Duffy, 80, wife of the late Donald Raymond Duffy, passed away on Friday, December 8, 2023 at Lower Cape Fear Life Care. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Janet was the daughter of the late John Manning and Mildred Virginia Tart Gordie. Janet was a homemaker and a member of Earles Grove Baptist Church. […]
Read moreCheryl Lorene Barr “Sherry” 77, of Walhalla, SC passed away on Wednesday, November 29th, 2023. She was the daughter of the late Ernest Fowler Jr and Maxine Anderson Fowler, and the loving wife of 46 years to the late Ronnie Barr. Sherry was born in Kansas City MO where she attended Northeastern High School. She was a faithful member of […]
Read moreYears of horseback riding have paid off handsomely for a Walhalla girl. Fifteen-year-old Merada Moffitt at Pelzer yesterday won a state title during competition in the National Barrell Horseback Association. She bested her competitors, riding a horse named Rizzo. Merada is the daughter of Stephanie Jackson and Tinker Moffitt and the stepdaughter of Stacy Jackson. An interview with the riding […]
Read moreOconee Sheriff’s Office will welcome an accreditation team next month in a process for the county sheriff’s office to qualify for state accreditation. Sheriff Crenshaw told 101.7/WGOG NEWS it’s the right time for his office of 124 uniformed and plainclothes officers to subject themselves to an evaluation which, if successful, means multiple benefits. They include a boost in the confidence […]
Read moreA successful fund drive by corporate and employees of Lift Technologies raised enough money this year to guarantee new bicycles for disadvantaged youth in Oconee County. Seventy-three bicycles were delivered Saturday to the Toys for Tots program at Seneca’s Blue Ridge Community Center. Stephanie Jackson, who is a Senior Design Engineer at Lift Tek, collects money from Lift Tek employees […]
Read moreMatthew Durham is talking a revival for industrial growth in Oconee County. The county council chairman says the goal is modern manufacturing and high-tech industries with jobs that pay between $40 and $60 an hour. In a statement, Durham expresses the belief that Sewer South, thru its infrastructure for the I-85 corridor, will be essential to industrial development. The fact […]
Read moreThe start of tomorrow’s December meeting of the Westminster City Council will be preceded by a scheduled one-hour closed-door meeting to address legal matters involving the city’s electric power supplier. The open part of the meeting with invocation and pledge of allegiance is set for 6 o’clock. During the open session, the council is to consider a motion to authorize […]
Read moreIn new business tomorrow night, Westminster City Council will be asked to bestow its administrator with authority to hire the city clerk and the police chief. Those appointment duties now rest with the council.
Read moreThe need for Oconee students to better grasp matters of finance is part of tonight’s agenda for the county trustees. They will consider making personal finance instruction a one-half credit toward the required 24 credits to be graduated from high school.
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