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Walhalla’s Fire Chief Brandon Burton has been selected to act as the city’s interim administrator following the resignation of Brent Taylor from the position. Taylor has accepted a new job as the town manager for Selma, North Carolina. His final day working in Walhalla will be March 26. Taylor will start his new position in the Raleigh adjacent community on […]

At about 7:00 pm Saturday night the South Carolina Highway Patrol responded to a fatal single vehicle crash on Hunt Rd at California Drive in Anderson County. Master Trooper David Jones has more… The Anderson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Christopher Johnson, from Easley.

Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis said that a 19 year-old Westminster man died Saturday morning from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision near Westminster at 2:27 am; this collision occurred on SC 24 (West Oak Highway) directly in front of Pioneer Water.   The deceased died at 3:10 am while in the care of EMS and has been identified as Tanner […]

Bailey Moore, Grade 2, Ravenel Elementary School, selected as the Overall Grand Prize winner in the 36th Annual Tornado Safety Poster Contest conducted by Oconee County Emergency Services. The contest is designed for elementary students in grades one through five. The purpose of the contest is to educate children on the dangers of tornadoes and protective actions that should be […]

Five Seneca Light and Water Linemen, who were recently fired from their jobs, were defended at last night’s city council meeting by retired Light and Water worker Gary Cobb. He told the Mayor and Council that, after hearing the side of the linemen involved, he believes a full investigation is warranted by a third party… Cobb said it was his […]

The City of Seneca appears to have a rodent problem because, once again, it appears that a rat chewed through electrical wiring on one of the city’s garbage trucks, forcing the city to delay trash pick up for some customers and get the truck repaired. Back in September, you’ll recall that rats were blamed for causing an electrical fire that […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster has named the director of South Carolina’s Disaster Recovery Office (SCDRO), Ben Duncan, as South Carolina’s first Chief Resilience Officer. As Chief Resilience Officer, Duncan will lead the S.C. Office of Resilience which was recently created by S.259 in 2020. As director of SCDRO, Duncan oversees grant programs that focus on rebuilding or repairing homes damaged […]

Prisma Health’s Oconee Memorial has allocated more than 1200 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for the School District of Oconee County’s teachers and staff members, and Dr. Michael Thorsland, superintendent, expressed his gratitude to the county’s vaccine providers for their willingness to help… The School District of Oconee County’s finance officer, Gloria Moore, gave a report to the Board of […]

During last night’s city council meeting, the first reading of an amendment to an ordinance related to the discharge of certain fireworks in the city was heard, and Mike Stancil of Stancil, Cooley, Estep and Stamey, LLP gave the council an audit report… The council adjourned to executive session to discuss a property purchase.