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The National Weather Service has released a preliminary report following severe weather Wednesday night. Officials said that, in Anderson County, several trees and power lines came down in the areas of Lakewood Lane, Hiott Road and New Prospect Church. Duke Energy reported more than seven hundred customers were without power last night until this morning in Anderson County. Here in […]
Read moreOn Wednesday, Oconee County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a man wanted by the South Carolina Probation, Pardon and Parole Service and charged him with violation of probation and unlawfully carrying a weapon. 42 year-old Joshua James Witherington of Townville is being held in the Oconee County Detention Center with a bond set at $60,000. Back in July of last year, Witherington […]
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The City of Walhalla Fire Department will begin testing and flushing the more than 200 fire hydrants in and around Walhalla beginning April 20th. You will see firefighters out working on hydrants during the months of April and May. This is part of their bi-annual hydrant maintenance schedule. This maintenance activity is necessary to ensure that hydrants produce the needed […]
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) confirmed that a skunk found near Allgood Bridge Road and Bronco Lane in Pickens, S.C., has tested positive for rabies. No people are known to have been exposed at this time. Three dogs were exposed and will be quarantined as required in the South Carolina Rabies Control Act. The […]
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The City of Seneca’s 2022 Business Licenses for businesses located within the city limits of Seneca are now due. Penalties will be applied for any unpaid business license after Saturday, April 30, 2022. Please contact the City of Seneca at 864-885-2700 with any questions.
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We’re in store for another round of severe weather this afternoon through early tomorrow morning, according to forecasters. Today’s round is courtesy of a cold front that will bring cooler, more stable air for the weekend, but ahead of the front, expect very warm temperatures this afternoon in the upper 70s. There will be plenty of fuel for any developing […]
Read moreOn Tuesday, Walhalla Police arrested 41 year-old Crystal Lynn Clevenger of Walhalla on two counts of possession of a controlled substance and three counts of calling 911 unlawfully. Details surrounding her arrest have not yet been released. She remains in custody at the Oconee County Detention Center with a total bond amount set at $2,600. Also on Tuesday, Walhalla Police […]
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Oconee’s Joint Regional Sewer Authority has picked up a pair of statewide honors — one which carries some irony. The first came from the Water Environmental Association of South Carolina, presented at Myrtle Beach. It’s a big deal because of safety measures at the county treatment plant. The second award came from South Carolina DHEC. In recent years, because of […]
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Seneca’s Administrator Scott Moulder said the City has partnered again this year with Trees Upstate SC to replenish the canopy that was destroyed in the April 2020 tornado. He said that this Friday from 3:00pm to 6:00pm, area residents can pick up two free trees at Shaver Rec Complex…
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Authorities are investigating after an apparent near-drowning incident that happened around 9:00pm last night at Sertoma Field in Walhalla. Officials said emergency personell rescued an adult female from the almost waist deep waters of Cane Creek. She was taken to an area hospital and admitted as a precaution, according to reports.
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