Walhalla athlete is state swim champ

Thanks to a partnership with the Foothills YMCA, Oconee schools athletic programs have added swimming as a competition sport.  And one of the county’s top swimmers is Chelsea Burkhart, Walhalla High School Class of 2025.  The county trustees got to meet Chelsea this week, introduced to them by swimming coach Steve Burkhart, her father.  Chelsea is now a two-time swimming […]

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Martin would chop Thorsland’s pay

Oconee School District critic Lynne Martin again questioned the trustees last night as to whether there is, in fact, savings to be realized by closing two elementary schools and combining them into one new school.  She and fellow supporters favor keeping open Tamassee-Salem and separately addressing Keowee Elementary.  Tamassee-Salem supporters contend their 24-year old school is well-kept, the building is […]

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Timeline for vote on long-range building plan

The December meeting appears to be targeted for an Oconee school board vote on which long-range building plan the district shall follow.  To the trustees last night Dr. Michael Thorsland, superintendent, made clear his preference for the December agenda to call for a vote.  It’s likely that board discussion will precede the eventual vote as, to date, the trustees have […]

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Walhalla Council now four-strong

Short but sweet (with cupcakes awaiting the attendees) was the city hall ceremony returning Kenny Johns to Walhalla city government.  Johns accepted the oath from Roberta Barton, city judge.  The former city councilman, mayor, and, in more recent time, county probate judge begins a two-year term on council.  He was reminded by Celia Myers, city administrator, that council’s November meeting […]

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Kenny Johns swearing-in ceremony

Walhalla councilman-elect Kenny Johns officially becomes a city councilman today at city hall. Straight up at the noon hour, Judge Roberta Barton is scheduled to administer the oath to the county’s former probate judge to allow him to start serving the two years remaining in Tyler Jordan’s unexpired council term.  Johns last week won the special election as part of […]

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