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Results from the special election held on Tuesday in Walhalla remain unofficial until they are certified tomorrow, but the ballots tallied show that Gwen Owens will claim the seat once occupied by her late husband Dennis on the Walhalla City Council. The count from Walhalla last night showed Gwen Owens won with 87 votes. She thanked the voters for their […]

Walhalla Police said that early Saturday morning around 2:30 am, one of their officers stopped a vehicle for speeding on Highway 11 South. After they conducted a search of the vehicle , police said they found marijuana and a large quantity of meth. The driver, who was unidentified by police, was given a citation for misdemeanor possession of marijuana, however […]

The Seneca Facilities Corporation met on Tuesday to discuss the insurance renewal for the Seneca Industrial Complex, according to Scott Moulder, who said the renewal was approved… City Administrator Moulder also said that the city will be getting a new mower for the recreation department… Moulder added that a request from the Blue Ridge Community Center was approved…

The C&D landfill on Wells Hwy in Seneca will be closed until 11:00AM this morning due to the repaving of Wells Hwy. Be prepared for longer wait times over the next couple of weeks due to the repaving project.

Polls are open in Walhalla today for a special election to fill a post on the city council. Candidates Gwen Owens and Christy Marlow are on the ballot to fill the seat once occupied by the late council member Dennis Owens. Voting at the EMS/Rescue Squad building in Walhalla continues until 7:00 pm tonight.

School District of Oconee County Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland spoke to the board of trustees during a meeting last night. Thorsland said he is hopeful for the coming school year to be a return to more normal circumstances, with the focus not being so much on strict COVID-19 protocols, and more on the education of Oconee County students. He also […]

It’s that time of year where mother deer leave their babies in “safe” locations while she finds food and rests. She’s likely not far and will return to get her baby soon. And, with that in mind, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is asking that if you locate a fawn that is by itself, to please leave it […]

To promote public health and recognize April 11-17 as National STD Awareness Week, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) clinics are participating in a day of no-cost sexually transmitted disease (STD) screening for South Carolinians. From 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, April 15, residents can visit their local DHEC health department to be tested for STDs at no […]

The highly anticipated new Seneca Middle School to be built on Wells Highway will be equipped with a room influenced by the pandemic. Architect Joel Carter announced at last night’s trustees’ meeting that, besides a wellness room, there will be “a sick room” devoted to students who become ill… The one-story building will be made up of three separate classroom […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing the arrest of a Westminster man late last week on charges related to a December 2020 armed robbery investigation. 24 year old Cody Austin Grant of Lakeside Drive was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 1:46am last Friday on outstanding warrants charging him with Armed Robbery Armed with a Deadly Weapon […]