SC 24 accident at Return Church Road

A deputy with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office was involved in a two vehicle collision this morning on West-Oak Highway at Return Church Road.   The E-911 Communications Center received a call in regards to the accident around 7:55 am this morning.  State trooper Ridgeway said no injuries, no one went to the hospital.   The South Carolina Highway Patrol […]

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Work career availability to be highlighted at local Tech campus

Walhalla’s committee for diversity, equity, and inclusion partners next week with Tri-County Technical College for an event to highlight careers in healthcare, advanced manufacturing, business, early childhood education, computer information technology, public services, and more.  The 5 to 7:30 pm community event Tuesday, March 29 at the Oconee Tech campus on SC Highway 11 promises on-hand experts in admissions, financial […]

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NRC’s crew available to the public

In the meeting held by the federal government’s nuclear watchdog, there was a reminder that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission remains an open agency when it comes to communications with both the public and nuclear workers.  As explained by Jared Nadel, NRC senior resident inspector at Oconee Nuclear, he and his staff are a phone call away.  His comments were triggered […]

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Nuke plant inspection finding remains unclassified

In 2021, the government watchdog agency NRC determined that Duke’s Oconee Nuclear Station ran safely, but one inspection finding from late last year has yet to be fully categorized.  This was announced yesterday during a Nuclear Regulatory Commission public meeting to go over safety performances for three Duke South Carolina nuclear plants, Oconee being one.  NRC uses color-coded findings and […]

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Douglas “Doug” Hayhurst

Douglas “Doug” Hayhurst, age 66, of Salem SC formerly of New Jersey passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022, at his home. Born December 14, 1955, in Queens, NY he was the son of the late Ray Hayhurst and Patricia (Cassidy) Hayhurst. Doug was a US Navy Veteran and worked as an auto parts machinist for most of his life. […]

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Bobbie (Bobi) Sarepta (Cox) Cloer

Bobbie (Bobi) Sarepta (Cox) Cloer of Seneca, SC, died on March 22, 2022, at the Cottingham Hospice House in Seneca.  Bobbie was born on August 12, 1938, the daughter of Margaret (Emma) Cox of Brevard, NC, and Terrell Pappy of Jacksonville, Fl.  Bobbie grew up in Brevard, NC, with her brothers, James Dennis (Denny) Landreth and Larry Landreth.  She attended […]

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Guilty verdict and 25-year sentence

A 60-year old man was sent to prison for 25 years after an Oconee jury this afternoon found him guilty of first degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor.  At the reading of the verdict, defendant Scott Norman Christner sat stoic and stared straight ahead.  The sex offense occurred at a home in Seneca where the victim was a girl […]

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Gloria Leoria Moore

Walhalla, SC — Gloria Galloway Moore, 83, wife of the late HR Moore, of 124 Hillsdale Drive, Walhalla, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2022 at her home.   A native of Walhalla, SC, Mrs. Moore was the daughter of the late Charlie F. and Rosa Lee Craig Galloway. She worked retired from Capers as a Sewing Machine Operator and […]

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Carl Edward Jordan

Seneca, SC– Carl Edward Jordan, 66, husband of Donna Fay Jordan for 31 years, of Seneca, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at Oconee Memorial Hospital.   A native of Charleston, WV, Mr. Jordan was the son of Betty Clendenin Layton of Ash, NC. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was a part of the 82nd Airborne […]

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