Category: News

The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office has received information that people are getting phone calls from unknown individuals representing themselves as utility companies such as Duke Energy or Blue Ridge Electric. The caller informs the homeowner that their monthly bill is overdue and that they face having their service turned off immediately if they do not provide funds over the phone […]

Pioneer Rural Water is circling the 24th day on this month’s calendar as a momentous date in the history of the water supplier to rural sections of Oconee and Anderson counties. On Friday, May 24 Pioneer will dedicate its first treatment plant and raw water pump station in the name of Bobby Stevenson, who was a long time chairman of […]

Plans to build a filling station on Walhalla’s west side cleared a hurdle last night during a City Hall meeting. The city’s Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special exception use permit for a Marathon gas station at the corner of W. Main and N. Poplar streets. The vote was unanimous, although there were a few voices of dissent from […]

Travel writers from the Blue Ridge Outdoor Magazine stayed local on their visit to Oconee County outdoor attractions.  They stayed in downtown Walhalla at the Lofts Over Main.  Their vehicle parked street side carried signs reading, “Live, Work, and Play.”  Jared Ketterman, Lofts co-owner, said, “They toured Stumphouse Mountain Bike Park, local waterfalls, whitewater rafted, and fly fished on the […]

Friday is a state and a county holiday.  Employees will have Friday, May 10 off in observance of Confederate Memorial Day.  Among the closings will be the branches of the Oconee Public Library.  Book returns will be open at all locations.  Branches with Saturday hours will be open at normal time on Saturday, May 11.  The library website, oconeelibrary.org, will […]

A North Carolina businessman revealed intentions today for a multi-purpose commercial project at exit 2 on Interstate-85 in Fair Play. Hendersonville resident Terry Kidd is part of a five-member group that has envisioned the project several years, but has been delayed by the lack of available sewer service. That appears to be changing as county officials are signaling that a […]

Blue Ridge Bank announces the following additions to its staff: Jean Dillard has joined the bank as administrative assistant at its loan production office in Easley. Hannah Eades has joined the operations Department as a specialist. Becky Medlin is a new teller at the Westminster Office. And Debbie Blinkey becomes head teller at the Seneca Office.

The Oconee Sheriff’s Office says the arrests of three people last week at a home near Townville came about as part of a six-month investigation. A search took place Tuesday, April 30 at a home on Timberlake Drive and resulted in the arrests of Jackie Sue Bragg, Carey Joe Tollison, and Sandy Dean Smith. Bragg was charged with possession of […]

There is clarification this afternoon on the details of a shooting last weekend in Seneca. The following statement was released this afternoon by Chief John Covington of the police department: “In reference to the shooting incident that occurred on 4-28-19 off N Cherry Street in Seneca, this investigation has been ongoing. The investigation thus far has shown the actual shooting […]

If it seemed like you were pulling out the raincoat and umbrella way too often during the 2018 Holiday season, you were correct. Preliminary data for South Carolina indicate December was the second wettest out of the 124-year record, with a statewide average rainfall of 7.67 inches which is almost double the normal rainfall of 3.56 inches for December. According […]