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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today said he strongly opposes and would vote against efforts to make the District of Columbia a state.   On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation with a vote of 232-180 granting statehood to Washington, DC. The vote marked the first time in American history that either chamber of Congress had […]

Friends of the Library has called off plans for two book sales that were to have taken place on July 9 and 25. The sales were cancelled due to increasing cases of COVID-19 in Oconee County. All of the Oconee County Public Library’s Branches do remain open right now, however, with limited hours Monday through Friday. From https://oconeelibrary.org/friends-of-the-library/: Opportunity to […]

The City Council Meeting in Seneca last night was open to public comments regarding the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, and local resident Melissa Ramsey expressed concern as to where and how her tax dollars are spent… Following Ramsey at the podium was owner and editor of local newspaper The Journal, Jerry Edwards, who apologized in person after a […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 1,320 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 4 additional confirmed deaths. There are currently 1,032 hospital beds occupied by patients who have either tested positive or are under investigation for COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 34,546 probable cases to 98, confirmed deaths […]

(Walhalla, SC)————————————-The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has filed an additional charge against a subject who was involved in a pursuit with a Sheriff’s Office deputy last Thursday morning. 25 year old Brandon (aka Bradon) Lee Ashley Potter was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 1:52am last Friday.  Potter has no fixed address, according to the Oconee County Detention […]

The City of Seneca will be holding a public hearing at 6:00 pm tonight at City Hall so that residents can make comments or ask questions about the city’s upcoming budget for the next fiscal year. The mayor and council are expected to give final approval of the budget following the public hearing. The budgets will go into effect Wednesday, […]

Gov. Henry McMaster and hospitality leaders have launched a new initiative that provides fully compliant restaurants with a state seal to display. The initiative, called the Palmetto Priority seal, will provide a decal to go on display at restaurants that have passed and are willing to comply with state requirements. To meet requirements, the restaurant staff must wear masks, tables […]

For the second consecutive weekend Walhalla and Oconee County Emergency Crews were on Yellow Branch Falls Trail after a hiker called for help. It took rescuers more than half an hour to reach the patient and another hour to remove him from the scene. Reports state the man may have suffered a broken ankle. Emergency officials are again reminding people […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced 1,366 new confirmed cases and 4 new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, and 5 additional confirmed deaths and zero additional probable deaths. There are currently 954 hospital beds occupied by patients who have either tested positive or are under investigation for COVID-19. This brings the total number […]