New Habitat home going up

On a Walhalla block, between S. Spring and S. Catherine, Habitat for Humanity volunteers are busy today constructing the city’s next Habitat home.  A lot of hammering and board moving this morning.  And late this morning the workers took a break, as those who appreciate their work have brought in lunch for the crew.

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Weekend duty for the elections office staff

The start of filing for what are considered local offices this election year is Saturday, which necessitates afternoon hours this Saturday for the staff at the Oconee elections office in Walhalla.  The doors to their Pine Street complex offices will be open from noon until 5 o’clock Saturday afternoon.  That’s when, according to assistant elections director Ryan Nowland, Oconeeans may […]

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Spillway gates’ test tomorrow morning

Safety officials of the Savannah District, Army Corps of Engineers, test the spillway gates tomorrow morning at the Hartwell Dam.  The spectacle begins at 9 am and last about two hours.  The public may attend, but due to strong currents and heavy turbulence, all spectators must stay out of the water downstream.  Crowds are expected.  Notwithstanding the spectacular view, the […]

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It’s “STEM” Education Month in South Carolina

Two Oconee County elementary schools are among 50 in the state that’ll celebrate “STEM” Education Month in a special way.  Walhalla’s James Brown Elementary and Seneca’s Blue Ridge Elementary are among selected school s to host fun, hands-on science events for students and their families. According to Clemson University, making this possible is a partnership among Duke Energy, South Carolina’s […]

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A new home for a Clemson University department

Clemson University believes it has begun a new era to help steward South Carolina’s natural resources.  Ground was broken Friday for a new home for the university’s Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation.  The building at Cherry and Perimeter roads is to contain 85 thousand square feet and be ready in 2026.  According to the state Forestry Commission, forestry generates […]

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Fatal motorcycle crash in Anderson County

A Georgia motorcyclist was killed yesterday morning in a crash in Anderson County on highway 29.  Coroner Greg Shore said the victim was Bowman, Georgia resident Austin Mykal Bestwick.  The coroner’s announcement states that 26-year-old Bestwick apparently lost control of the motorcycle and was ejected.  Speed, the coroner says, was a major factor.

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Fatal home fire at Pickens

A Pickens man lost his life in a home fire yesterday at 307 Mile Creek Road.  The coroner’s office identifies the victim as Robert Dwayne O’Bryant.  The cause and manner of the fire remained under investigation by the coroner’s office, the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

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I-85 work

Among multiple South Carolina projects to be funded in a fiscal year 2024 federal spending package are funds to modernize the I-85 interchange in Anderson County.  The approved $5 million for that project was a request Graham made to the Senate Appropriations Committee.  A Graham spokeswoman says the work is to be done at I-85 and U-S 178, interstate exit […]

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