Category: News

Oconee’s second largest municipality is no longer a sleepy, quiet town.  At least, new developments suggest that is the case.  Brandon Burton, interim city administrator, says, of late, there’s enough new development for the city to begin to consider ending its arrangement with Oconee County in which the county permits new construction.  According to Burton, Walhalla is missing out on […]

A new company will take operating control of the approximate 255-mile Oconee County-owned fiber optic network.  County Council last night approved Upcountry Fiber, subsidiary of the Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, to take over the county’s long-term lease with OneTone Telecom.  Seneca-based One Tone has operated the network since January 2017.  The Blue Ridge entity seeks to extend fiber optic access […]

At a home near the Shiloh Road, a group of individuals committed burglary and, according to the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, the homeowner shot at his intruders, apparently wounding one of them.  The incident was reported shortly before 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon on Timber Ridge Lane in the vicinity of Nebo Church Road.  The sheriff’s office released this account:  “After being […]

Whoever is chosen to be the next city administrator for Walhalla that individual will work under a contract.  At its meeting, city council last night repealed all existing ordinances covering administrator, on the understanding that a written contract will ensure that he or she cannot be fired at will, for example, can’t be dismissed by a sudden vote if enough […]

“Inadvertently spent” was the term used by a Walhalla councilman to explain what happened to a portion of the city’s sewer refund from the Joint Regional Sewer Authority.  In making that announcement last night, Councilman Keith Pace spoke in his capacity as chairman of the city budget and general government committees.  Pace says an investigation by the interim administrator and […]

Senator Tim Scott, South Carolina Republican, says he’s proud to take the lead on a bi-partisan bill to encourage female entrepreneurs and women-owned businesses.  Scott announces the Interagency on Women’s Business Enterprise Act that would coordinate federal resources to the cause.  He’s joined by Senator Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Democrat, Senator Ben Cardin, Maryland Democrat; and Senator Susan Collins, Maine Republican.  […]

The latest COVID-19 report from DHEC shows 53 new confirmed cases of the virus statewide, none in Oconee County.  For the last 24-hours available, there were no new deaths.  Of 3,357 test results received, the positivity was 2.1%.  These numbers are data counted by 11:59 Sunday night.

Shots were fired last night in a confrontation in Abbeville County between an armed man and a county deputy.  The man was shot and killed, and the state police say, they are investigating what is the 18th officer-involved shooting in the state this year.  The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office in the last 12 months has been involved in no officer-involved […]

Anderson Area Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the recent theft of a pickup truck. In the early morning hours of June 8, a vehicle was stolen from the gated and locked parking lot of Vacations-To-Go on Belton Highway in Williamston. A 2003 Ford F-350 pickup truck valued at […]

Governor Henry McMaster has declared Tuesday, June 15th as Elder Abuse Awareness Day in South Carolina. The day is set aside as an opportunity to raise awareness of the abuse and victimization of older adults in our society. Abuse can be physical and emotional. It can also be neglect or financial exploitation. On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, people are […]