Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
After one hour, Walhalla’s third protest on Sunday in as many days wound down when the sky darkened, thunder sounded, and raindrops began to fall. That wasn’t the case on Saturday, however, when a group of Black Lives Matter demonstrators and another group of supporters of a Confederate memorial met on Main Street in Walhalla for a demonstration that started […]
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Update: 06/16/2020 – Alexus Skinner is back in Oconee County… Seneca Police said on Sunday that 6 year-old Bryson Skinner and his sister, 3 year-old Ryleigh, were located in Screvin County, Georgia and are safe after they were reported as missing. Reports stated that their aunt, 23 year-old Alexus Skinner, took the children when their parent was working. Alexus Skinner […]
Read moreAn unnamed young man staged a protest in Walhalla tonight against a long standing historical civil war monument that stands in the grass median on W. Main Street. He apparently climbed the tall monument and has attached himself with a purple, rope-like material. After a small crowd gathered and questioned the man as to his motives to demonstrate, he said […]
Read moreAnderson County, S.C. (June 12, 2020) – “Let Justice Roll Down: Standing Together in Equality,” a community wide event aimed at unity and healing is scheduled for Saturday, June 13 at 2 p.m. in the parking lot of the Anderson Civic Center. The event is a coordinated effort between the Rev. Ankoma Anderson, Pastor of Welfare Baptist Church, and the Rev. Austin […]
Read moreTwo names long associated with Clemson University’s earliest days are being removed, in accordance with an announcement this morning by the university. They are the names of John C. Calhoun and Ben Tillman, whose association with slavery and segregation eras have drawn criticism in recent times. Here is today’s announcement: “The Clemson University Board of Trustees today approved changing the […]
Read moreFor likely the entire day on Monday, be advised that the South Carolina Department of Transportation will be closing the intersection of Main and North Townville Streets and Ram Cat Alley in order to remove the existing traffic signal and to replace it with a flashing red light, thus transforming the intersection into a four-way stop. The change is based […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing the completion of the second annual Girls Empowerment Summer Camp. The camp, which consisted of 12 students, concluded with an award’s ceremony at the Walhalla Middle School Auditorium Wednesday afternoon. The graduates received a challenge coin, a certificate and a medal. Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw and Blair Stoudemire from the 10th Circuit […]
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A motion by Oconee County Council member Paul Cain of Seneca was made at last night’s County Budget meeting to defund advertising with The Journal… Walhalla’s council member, Wayne McCall, wanted the county to stop all of the ad business and complained that this year the county has so far paid the paper $113 thousand… McCall accused the paper of […]
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 687 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 13 additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 16,441 and those who have died to 588. Ten of the 13 deaths occurred in elderly individuals from Greenville (2), […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today regarding an investigation into a camper that was stolen from a location near Westminster. A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division was dispatched to a storage facility at 2252 Sandifer Boulevard between Seneca and Westminster during the evening hours of June 4th in reference to a report of suspicious […]
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