Protest behavior better, curfew ends, for now

Walhalla leaders heeded the advice this evening of their police chief and decided that, for now, there’s no need to extend a curfew that was imposed last night.  The mayor and council will hold an ordinance that would permit a curfew if an emergency were to arrive.  At their meeting it appeared the mayor and council were moving toward extending […]

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Can the virus be found in wastewater?

Wastewater is nasty.  And now there’s a question of whether COVID-19 can be found in what’s flushed down the toilet.  In a committee meeting tomorrow Chris Eleazer, executive director of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority, will lead discussion on a request by South Carolina DHEC and Clemson University to study for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in wastewater, and these are […]

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595 new cases, five more deaths

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 595 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 5 additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 19,990 and those who have died to 607. Three of the deaths occurred in elderly individuals from Chesterfield (1), Colleton (1), […]

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Community rally and unity walk within a few hours

At Seneca, the stage is in place in the large downtown park, to accommodate the speakers for tonight’s event aimed at trying to better bring together law enforcement and the community it serves.  Sheriff Mike Crenshaw describes tonight’s 6 o’clock event as an outdoor “Coffee with a Cop” get together.  He’s hopeful that this will be an event that can […]

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Mayor vows to find a peaceful solution

After four days of protests and counter protests centered on Walhalla’s Civil War memorial, the mayor wants to find a peaceful solution that has divided people on both ends of the issue.  “In the coming days,” says Mayor Danny Edwards, “we hope to organize a meeting with leaders of the area to find a peaceful solution.”  Edwards view was echoed […]

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At the memorial this morning

A small, see-through fence surrounds the Walhalla Civil War memorial and cannon.  Signs attached to the fence read, “For your protection, please stay off the monument.”  That fence and signs are the doing of the city.  Brent Taylor, administrator, says, “We are concerned about people climbing on them, falling, and getting hurt.”  The cannon and memorial sit in a grass […]

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Public school in the fall, but question marks

The trustees of Oconee public schools agreed last night on a new calendar that will resume education in August.  “What it will look like, I don’t know,” says Jerry Lee, board chairman.  Lee says much will depend on decisions reached by the state, and Oconee public school officials continue to await those decisions.  Uncertain, according to Lee, is whether the […]

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Sylvia Ann Dillard Stubblefield

Walhalla, SC — Sylvia Ann Dillard Stubblefield, also known as Mama, Nanny and Sib, wife of Hurley Eugene Stubblefield of 115 Stubblefield Drive, Walhalla passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2020 at her residence. A native of Six Mile, SC, Mrs. Stubblefield was the daughter of the late Samuel Warren “Bub” Dillard and Ellie Stevens Dillard. She was a homemaker […]

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Mixed impact on Seneca ratepayers

In last night’s budget workshop, Scott Moulder announced that, after further consultation with department heads, he no longer is recommending an increase in property tax rates in 2020-21.  However, a small water rate increase appears to be in the offing.  The recommendation is that the mayor and council add $1 dollar to a water customer’s bill, for both inside and […]

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