A prospective buyer for a downtown building

Seneca has a verbal agreement for the sale of a former supermarket building in the downtown, but neither the sale price nor the identity of the prospective buyer was disclosed yesterday during a city hall meeting.  Seneca’s Improvements Corporation gave its chairman, Scott Moulder, the authority to negotiate a final price and report back to the corporation officers.  When asked […]

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Paul Willis Webb

    Walhalla – Paul Willis Webb, 79, husband of the late Linda Gibson Webb, passed away August 10th, 2020 at his residence.   Born in Fletcher, North Carolina, he was the son of the late, John Harold and Ethel Chastain Webb.  Paul was a former grounds maintenance supervisor for the City of Walhalla, he enjoyed woodworking and was an […]

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Mask maker and seller coming to Seneca

In about three weeks, a new factory will take shape on the 123 Seneca ByPass.  It’s called American Pharma Manufacturing and, from the former location of Saluda River Pet Center, will make masks and distribute them from the location.  Dorothy Wells, company president, says each month they expect to produce millions of masks, a variety of them, including the N-95s […]

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Motor home stolen in Oconee County

In their investigation to retrieve a stolen Winnebago and bring the responsible parties to justice, Oconee sheriff’s officers are turning to the public in hopes that a tip can solve this crime.  The Winnebago, valued at $12 thousand, was taken from a garage on the Coneross Creek Road in southern Oconee County last Saturday, it’s believed, between midnight and 10 […]

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Tom Rusk and his Mayberry One

Usually a radio personality, such as WGOG’s Tom Rusk, is only known by the sound of his voice behind the mic.  But there’s going to be an event next month not only to see Tom but to see his cherished Mayberry One police car.  Mayberry One will lead a parade of classic cars from Westminster to Walhalla to West Union, […]

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Mask info and movement in the schools

Students including kindergarten thru the second grade this year in Oconee schools will be required to wear masks on buses, during arrival and dismissal, using the restroom, during transitions and in all common areas.  But not inside the classrooms for students of those ages.  The Oconee School District is making known mask and other requirements for the year to start […]

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Scammers preying on people’s fears

Scammers are preying on the fears and insecurities of Americans during the pandemic, and Senator Tim Scott says it’s “a special kind of evil” that would target vulnerable communities and he wants the criminals prosecuted to the full extent of the law.  Scott’s office yesterday was made aware of one such scam.  That one involves criminals posing as Scott and […]

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Why COVID could propel homeless numbers

Nearly one-third of Americans didn’t pay their housing costs in July.  But local, state and federal moratoria on evictions originally in place during the pandemic are expiring.  An assistant Clemson professor, Lily Shen, and associates elsewhere have developed a search model that shows stricter regulations on landlords will have unintended consequences.  The model shows an increase in eviction costs to […]

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