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What has become a staple event in Oconee County returns next month with an “honor their service” event. Homeowners at Keowee Key invite combat veterans into their homes for events and recreation over four days on Lake Keowee. The group Honoring their Service partners with the Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital, for combat vets from the Marine Special Operations Command […]
Read moreSeneca, SC – Roderick Carroll Bowen, 76, of Seneca, SC, entered into his heavenly rest on Friday, May 6, 2022. He was the eldest son of the late Rev. Elmo Bowen and Ellen Lindsey Bowen. He was a life-long resident of Oconee County until March 2019, when he moved his residence to the Ellenburg Nursing Home in Anderson, SC. There […]
Read moreRandall “Randy” Alan Browning, 51, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 5, 2022. A graveside service will be held at 4:00 PM, Monday, May 9, 2022 at Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Walhalla, SC. The family will receive friends following the service. In lieu of flowers, a memorial may be made to the Oconee Humane […]
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The Colonel’s Fork and Coneross Confluence Flume Investigation Report is a mouthful and is to be devoured this evening when a committee of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority goes to work in a meeting at the treatment plant. The lengthy report takes on added significance at a time when the entire JRSA board is at standstill as to a […]
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Authorities are notifying the public of an alert for a young man wanted on charges in Tampa, Florida who could be in Upstate South Carolina or in an area along the North Carolina border. Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay and the U-S Marshal identify the wanted man as Sherron McCombs Jr., 22, who is wanted on charges of first degree […]
Read moreA one-block section of Walhalla’s S. College Street will be closed around 7 tonight and remain closed until 5 pm tomorrow. It’s the section of S. College, between Main and S. Broad, to prepare for tomorrow’s bike race.
Read moreScott Krein, Oconee’s director of emergency management, is calling attention to National Weather Service concerns that , until 4 this afternoon, high winds and severe weather are possible. They could lead to power outages and roads blocked because of falling trees. If you spot dangerous situations, call 9-1-1.
Read moreThe Town of Highlands, North Carolina Scholarship Committee is recommending the award of $52,500 worth of scholarships this year. Among the graduating seniors in line for the largest awards are Jeffrey Olvera, valedictorian, and Hayley Borino, salutatorian.
Read moreFriday, May 13 is going to be a lucky day for a Walhalla police officer. That’s the day Asa Thompson graduates from her basic training course. Thompson’s accomplishment was celebrated this week by Capt. Tim Rice’s report to the Walhalla City Council.
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An unidentified woman has apparently survived a 100-foot fall down a steep and rocky mountain slope near Toccoa, Georgia. Radio WNEG reports the woman was rescued Tuesday from the summit of Currahee Mountain. Rescuers determined the fall originated from a narrow trail near a rock outcropping, used as a look out location. She is said to have sustained significant injuries […]
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