Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on President Biden visiting Ukraine. “I am very pleased that President Biden took the time and effort to visit Ukraine, and meet with President Zelensky. This was the right signal to send at the right time. A presidential visit to Ukraine, along with the statements made by Vice President Harris […]
Read moreWalhalla Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the driver of a dark blue or black truck with damage to the front. The truck was last seen headed North on N. Catherine Street (SC 183) on Friday evening, February 17. Just before 7:20pm, Walhalla Police, Fire and EMS responded to the intersection of Main Street and Catherine Street […]
Read moreAn incident Friday afternoon resulted in one man being taken to jail and another being transported to a burn center for treatment. 49 year-old Thomas Lamar Cobb, Jr is in custody at the Oconee County Detention Center pending bond. He is charged with two counts of third degree assault and battery and one count of first degree assault and battery. […]
Read moreSouth Carolina’s Senators are on the move. Senator Lindsey Graham led a bipartisan, bicameral congressional delegation to the Munich Security Conference this weekend, and said that the U.S. needs to start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16s now… Senator Tim Scott is getting ready to go to Iowa on Wednesday to deliver remarks at two events: an Opportunity Matters Network Event […]
Read moreSeneca Police Chief Casey Bowling is inviting the entire community to a clean up event this Saturday…
Read moreToday is President’s Day, and local, state and federal government offices, including schools and post offices are closed. Routine law enforcement, fire and EMS operations continue as normal. Trash scheduled for collection today in the City of Walhalla will be picked up tomorrow and Wednesday. All other Walhalla trash routes remain the same. Garbage service will stay on schedule today […]
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is still searching for a missing endangered person, 33 year old Tonya Marie Cannon. She left walking in the Cannon Road area of Salem on Monday, February 6, around 1:30pm. Ms. Cannon was last seen wearing dark colored hooded sweatshirt, black spandex pants, and does not have on shoes. Ms. Cannon is 5’3”, weighs 130 […]
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A former Oconee school bus driver has been ordered to serve three years in prison for the crime of criminal sexual conduct second degree. Judge Cordell Maddox handed down the following sentence today to Windell Sutton Powell Jr., 75 years old: 20 years suspended to 10, with three years active, seven years home incarceration, and five years’ probation. The victim […]
Read moreWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) will lead a bipartisan, bicameral congressional delegation to this weekend’s Munich Security Conference (MSC). The MSC is widely considered the world’s leading forum for international security policy. The conference is a “marketplace of ideas” where initiatives and solutions are developed and opinions are exchanged. It also provides a venue […]
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During his comments portion of Thursday night’s Westminster City Council Meeting, Mayor Brian Ramey said it has been 20 years or more since salaries for council members have been increased. Over that time, the mayor noted, the pay of regular city workers has been boosted, but not that of the council. Mayor Ramey asked his colleagues to decide whether or […]
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