Walhalla’s leaders are one step away from appointing a new police chief. During a meeting last night of the police committee, a vote of 3-0 recommended Ronald Wilbanks, the interim chief, to succeed Tim Chastain, who stepped down. The vote by committee chairman James Powell and committee members Tjay Bagwell and Jennifer Woodward Crawford will…
Cash and food were stolen Sunday from a room at Clemson University’s Johnstone Hall. Now the campus police say they have charged an 18-year old freshman engineering major with felony and misdemeanor public disorderly conduct. Avery Tanner Boone was released on a personal recognizance bond of a little more than $10 thousand. According to the…
A Seneca High student is one of six winners of the 2012 Student of Integrity Awards from the Better Business Bureau of the Upstate. Seneca’s Noah Kent Wigington and the other winners were recognized last Thursday at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville and each will receive a $1,000 scholarship to attend an accredited college or…
On the day the demolition of the former West Union school is likely to begin, there is a degree of relief felt by those who tried to save the old building from the wrecking ball. Martha Moore says she and other members of the former West Union School Preservation Association succeeded last night in getting…
A Seneca wrecker service operator says the city’s policies covering which wrecker service may tow vehicles involved in accidents is unfair to him and forces his company to rely on out of town business. Bobby Cartee, who spoke during the public comment period at last night’s city council meeting, says he’s a third generation member…
Mike Crenshaw, Oconee’s Sheriff-elect, is planning to make the announcement on who will be second-in-command during his administration. And that announcement could be just hours away today. Crenshaw told 96.3/WGOG NEWS that his chief deputy will be a member of the current Oconee Sheriff’s Department. Meantime, Crenshaw is making use of a conference room at…
