Johnnie “John” Gibson

Westminster – Johnnie “John” Clifton Gibson, 91, husband of Bonnie Ruth Fulbright Gibson of 70 years of beloved marriage, passed away Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House, surrounded by his loving family.      A native of Richland, South Carolina, he was the son of the late John Henry Gibson and Janie Ramey Gibson.  Mr. Gibson […]

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State lawmaker to speak against abortion

A state lawmaker from Townville is part of group of three speakers who will make three appearances across South Carolina this month to promote their anti-abortion efforts.  State Rep. Jonathon Hill, an Anderson County Republican, will speak on “It’s Not Over – Ending Abortion in a Post-Roe World”.  The talks are planned in Pickens, Myrtle Beach, and Rock Hill.  The […]

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Flurry of school trustees filings

Today, the eve of the deadline to qualify for the November school board races in Oconee County, there is now a flurry of entrants – competition for each of the two seats available.  At last check, the candidates for Seat One are Dean Bare, the incumbent; along with challengers Amanda Holder and Keri Unsworth.  For Seat Three, besides incumbent Sandra […]

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Opening up the Seneca-Clemson corridor

Two projects of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority are aimed at accomplishing expanded sewer capacity for new development inside the Seneca-Clemson corridor—the busy 123 between the two cities.  Those projects were referred to be Chris Eleazer, JRSA executive director, this week during the August meeting of the JRSA board of commissioners.  One is the replacement of a 10-inch line […]

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Home building around Walhalla

Walhalla is getting requests for new water taps for new home-building faster than the clogged supply chain can produce the materials needed for the infrastructure.  The city utilities director advised the council that he’s being cautious in trying to avoid over-promising the builders.  One example is the one dozen new taps issued by the water department for new home-building on […]

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Sewer business next week in the county council chambers

Business of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority will be transacted during a meeting next week in the chambers of county council in Walhalla.  And representatives of the JRSA municipal members have a special invitation.  The engineering consultant W-K Dickson, along with environmental legal counsel, will update the DHEC consent order, the CMOM audit (Capacity, Management, Operation, and Maintenance) audit, […]

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A request of Walhalla’s water customers

That recent major highway 11 water main break cost city of Walhalla between 300 and 400 thousand gallons of water, and stressed the city’s near three-year old treatment plant at Lake Keowee.  Scott Parris, utilities director, made the announcement last night at city hall.  The loss of water created what Parris described as a “humongous river” on SC 11 — […]

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Website intruders

Do not be surprised if Walhalla temporarily takes down the city website.  Brandon Burton, city administrator, explained last evening to mayor and council that outside intruders are mounting continuous attempts at crashing the firewall – 200 such attempts on yesterday alone.

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