Category: News

For the count that finished Monday night, South Carolina DHEC noted 569 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state, including six in Oconee County.  Statewide, there were 38 news deaths, including three in Oconee.  Of 12,306 test results received, the new positivity:  7.5%.

Glenn Hart and Hayden Laye live in separate parts of Oconee County.  But Hart, the county councilman, is so impressed by the anti-abortion stance that Laye, a Walhalla High student, has taken during county council public comment periods that Hart says he’d like to see Laye move to his District Five and, eventually, replace him on the county governing board.

South Carolina DSS announces new steps today to help parents who are balancing work and child care.  A new rate structure is being put into place for child care providers taking part in ABC Quality and who accept South Carolina Voucher recipients.  “In many cases,” says Michael Leach, state DSS director, “providers will receive more reimbursement based on what they […]

Oconee County veterans have resurrected an annual staple of events.  That’s the annual parade of veterans through the streets of the county’s largest municipalities to commemorate Veteran’s Day.  And this year Veteran’s Day will fall on Thursday, November 11. At 4:30 pm year’s parade will roll through downtown Seneca.  Senecan Gene Nicholson, a Korea war veteran, will serve as parade […]

The Golden Corner Rotary Club will hear from Rep. Jeff Duncan, the 3rd District representative, on a skype hookup from Washington.  But attending Rotary’s meeting in-person is Duncan’s chief of staff.  

Residents of a two-lane street in a subdivision near Seneca took encouragement from a city hall meeting yesterday that bus officials will find an alternate route.  At the hearing, Seneca’s Ed Halbig indicated the route change is going to happen after hearing Tanglewood Drive residents say a 40’ bus on their narrow street makes for close public safety calls for […]

Oconee County is now a right-to-life county after a new resolution declaring such received the support of all five county councilmen—even though there were competing emotions from last night’s meeting audience between those on the sides of pro-life and pro-choice.  Earlier this year a separate resolution to make the county a sanctuary for the unborn failed by one vote, with […]

New cases statewide:  474 (eight in Oconee) New deaths statewide: 2 (for the week Oct. 10-16 SC DHEC noted six Oconee deaths and probable deaths of individuals in the age categories of young adult, middle age, and elderly) Of 14,248 test results, the new positivity:  5.10% (These are data reflecting the count made at the end of the day Sunday)

During International Charity Fraud Awareness Week, the South Carolina secretary of state has announced a new Wise Giving Report and a Give Smart Watch List.  That official, Mark Hammond, is hopeful that South Carolinians will use the tools offered by his office to make wise giving decisions.  On his Give Smart Watch list, Hammond calls attention to 10 organizations that […]

Oktoberfest was last weekend, but the events are not over.  This Saturday there’ll be a merchant market and crafts day in downtown Walhalla.  To accommodate the booths and all the browsers and shoppers, the city will close off part of Main Street to vehicle traffic.  The police say starting around 6 to 7 Saturday morning, the eastbound lanes of Main […]