Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
Two 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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Anderson County Courthouse will be re-opening to the general public beginning Monday morning, June 15th. For the first week, our hours will be from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Beginning Monday, June 22nd, the Family Court Judges and our Master-in-Equity will resume a modified hearings roster which will limit the number of people gathered in the courthouse at any one time. General Sessions and Common Pleas court will continue to operate as […]
Read moreA protest this upcoming Sunday (June 14th) at 4 pm will be located in front of the Walhalla court house. More information about this event, which is in support of “Black Lives Matter”, may be found here.
Read moreOconee County Arts & Historical Commission June 11, 2020 Zoom Meeting 6:00 PM Due to the current Novel Coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing state of emergency, this meeting is being conducted digitally on the Zoom platform. To ensure the meeting remains open to the public, however, the public may join the meeting to listen in. No public comment will be […]
Read moreBeginning July 1st, Oconee County Solid Waste said that they will begin charging for tornado debris, hauled by anyone other than the homeowner, at a rate of $30 per ton. Any questions should be directed to Oconee County Solid Waste at 864-888-1440.
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