Walhalla spending set for another 12 months

Going forward, Walhalla now has a spending plan for a new year of city government. City leaders say their new budget holds the line on property taxes and no increases in fees on the general government side. They project enough revenues to afford three percent pay raises for city workers and enough money to buy a couple of new SUVs […]

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Clothes apparently overheat, sparking dryer fire

A fire last night has shut down part of a Walhalla laundromat business. The city’s fire fighters answered a call around 9 last night to the Superclean laundromat on S. Pine Street. Chief Brandon Burton says linen clothing apparently left too long inside a dryer caused a small fire. Minimal fire damage resulted, but smoke filled the laundry building. As […]

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Appeal rejected, way cleared for demoliton

The way was cleared last night at City Hall to demolish an old Walhalla house condemned by the code officer as dilapidated and unsafe. After seeing photographs and a presentation by code officer Daniel Fletcher, the city council rejected an appeal for leniency from the owner of the S. Poplar Street vacant structure The owner, Nanette Alexander, did not appear […]

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Walhalla delays mobile food vehicle enforcement

Walhalla will wait until the first of January to enforce rules that govern the operation of mobile home food trucks in the corporate limits. City Council’s action last night followed discussions with one mobile truck restaurateur and the operators of a wine bar who say their business has been boosted by a Main Street food truck service. Part of last […]

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Claud W. Pitts

Walhalla – Claud William Pitts, husband of 62 years to Janet Adams Pitts, of Adams Sullivan Road, passed away on June 18, 2019. A funeral service will be held 2 pm, Thursday, June 20, 2019, in the Chapel of Sandifer Funeral Home with burial to follow at Oconee Memorial Park. The family will receive friends 6-8 pm, Wednesday, June 19, […]

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Pendleton man arrested in stolen vehicle investigation

A 47-year old man from the Anderson County town of Pendleton has been arrested in Seneca as part of an investigation of a stolen vehicle. The Seneca police say they arrested Markus Walters Monday at a By-Pass motel and recovered a motorcycle stolen next door from the bowling alley. Authorities list three charges against Walters: possession of stolen vehicle, distribution […]

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New arrest in rash of Seneca car break-ins

The Seneca police have made a new arrest in their continuing investigation of car break-ins in the city. The police today announced the arrest of Stevie Dustin James Sanford on seven warrants charging larceny. Three of the crimes in which Sanford is charged occurred on Field Village Drive, two on Hillcrest Drive, and two on S. Depot Street.

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Jerry R. Wempe

Seneca – Jerry R. Wempe, 80, of Meadowbrook neighborhood in Seneca, passed away peacefully at the Cottingham Hospice House on Monday, June 17, 2019. A small private family service will be held to celebrate his life. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Mr. Wempe’s memory to Oconee Hospice of the Foothills, C/O GHS Cottingham Hospice House – […]

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