Body found at the post office

A body was found this morning at the West Union Post Office.  The town police chief, Joshua Eppes, says the death is being investigated by the coroner, but there’s no reason to believe there’s any danger to the public.  Eppes says his department was alerted to the situation around 4 this morning.

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COVID shuts down the Oconee Courthouse

Oconee’s Clerk of Court, Lisa Burton, confirms this morning that no walk-in business is being allowed at the county courthouse in Walhalla, and the reason is COVID-19-related.  It’s a temporary closing of the building that contains the various civil, criminal, and family courts.  “Our goal at the present time is to re-open on Monday, March 29th or, in the alternative, […]

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Home fire at West Union

Heavy fire damage is reported at a home near the Shrine Club Road between Seneca and West Union.  The call came around 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon to a home on Post Oak Lane.  The first set of fire fighters encountered smoke and fire in the back of the single-family home.  The owners of the home were away.  According to Seneca […]

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Drivers escape head-on crash without injury

Two cars collided head-on in Seneca, according to the police.  Both the drivers emerged unscathed.  Capt. McClure says the crash occurred around 4:30 Monday afternoon on N. Walnut near EN 2nd Street.  Involved were a Kia SUV driven by a 53-year old Seneca man and a 1978 Ford pickup truck driven by a 72-year old Seneca man.  On impact, according […]

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Traffic tutorial from the Walhalla police

For Walhalla drivers unsure about how to maneuver the downtown streetscape alignment on Main Street, the police have issued the following directions and procedures.  On Main Street, from Ann to Tugaloo streets, you will find angled parking spaces, from which you can back out without entering a traffic lane.  Keep in mind the parking area is not a traffic lane […]

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Beer truck plows thru guardrail

Parts of the Whitewater Falls Road north of Salem remain blocked to traffic this morning, in the aftermath of an accident early last night.  In that accident, we are told, an 18-wheeler truck plowed thru guardrail down an embankment into woods.  The truck was carrying beer.  The driver is believed to have sustained minor injuries only

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Special exception for a communications tower

Special exception is being made for a monopole tower at Mountain Rest.  Without dissent last night, the Oconee Board of Zoning Appeals granted the application of a law firm for a 195’ monopole communications tower in the vicinity of 851 Highway 107.  A monopole tower is one that has one stem or one pole anchored to the ground.  About this […]

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