Hydrant testing and flushing

Flushing hydrants is the way to make sure fire hydrants send out the right amount of water needed to fight a fire. Starting November 13, you will notice Walhalla fire fighters working on testing and flushing more than 200 hydrants in and around the city.  Unfortunately, the tests may drop pressure and discolor the water.  It’s a temporary condition caused […]

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Education partnership created a pathway for Tech student

Madison Rankin became the first Tri-County Technical College graduate to enroll in Tech and North Greenville University’s new articulation agreement.  The new partnership helps Tech students transfer to the online bachelor’s degree program of North Greenville’s Educational Studies.  Rankin plans to pursue a job as an elementary school teacher, but long-term her goal is to open a day care center […]

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Infrastructure work today in a Clemson neighborhood

The contractor GarCon Construction will have men and equipment at work this morning in Clemson’s Monaco Estates.  At five addresses on Princess Grace Avenue, will finish point repairs on the wastewater collection infrastructure along the rights-of-way.  The public’s cooperation and understanding is requested.  The repairs are considered crucial to replace the infrastructure, as the point repairs are to correct any […]

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Pain-relieving sedative is being mixed with dangerous drugs

The South Carolina state health agency, DHEC, issued a public health order last week about xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer known as “tranq”.  DHEC’s board voted to defer scheduling of the drug as a controlled substance to allow lawmakers to control the substance without disrupting veterinary practices.  Xylazine, a long-acting sedative with pain-relieving and muscle relaxant properties used as a tranquilizer […]

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Drive-thru Halloween event

The annual “Boo with the Blue” of the Oconee Sheriff’s Office takes place tomorrow evening as a community outreach event.  Deputies and sheriff’s office workers will hand out candy to trick-or-treaters in a two-hour drive-thru 6 to 8 o’clock in the main parking lot of the Law Enforcement Center, 300 S. Church Street, Walhalla.  Boo with the Blue is an […]

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Bicyclist killed near Pendleton

A bicyclist from Greenville was killed around 1:30 Saturday morning when, according to the coroner’s office, he was hit by an SUV headed north on highway 76 in the direction of Pendleton.  The Anderson coroner’s office said Robert Andre Robinson, 41 years old, died of multiple traumas secondary to blunt force trauma.  The death is being investigated by the coroner’s […]

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Fatal accident downtown Westminster

An early Saturday morning traffic accident in Westminster took the life of a 33-year old Pendleton woman.  Coroner Karl Addis said Kayla Danielle Durham died of a head injury a one-vehicle accident at Main and Windsor streets.  The accident was reported at 2:05 in the morning.  According to Addis, motorist Durham failed to negotiate the downtown intersection and the vehicle […]

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