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MLK DAY A DAY FOR SERVICE
The day set aside to remember the civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King is seen by a Walhalla leader as a chance for all Americans to give back to their communities through volunteer efforts to improve life. Newly-elected city councilwoman Sarai Melendez last year organized a group from a local church to clean the Walhalla City Park. Next year, […]
Read moreESCAPED GEORGIA INMATE RE-CAPTURED
The escape of a former Ohio man from jail in Stephens County, Georgia proved short-lived. Authorities say Calvin McCoy was found just after daylight Friday, hiding under boxes in the attic of a home near the Hwy. 17 By-Pass. The apprehension resulted from a surveillance operation carried out by the Stephens Sheriff’s Office of a home on Memorial Drive.
Read moreLAPTOP TAKEN BY WAL-MART SHOPLIFTER
The Oconee Sheriff’s Office identifies one male and a female who accompanied him as its suspects in a shoplifting this month at the Wal-Mart on the Sandifer Boulevard. If you can provide the information that leads to the arrest or prosecution of those responsible, you could be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2 thousand. The laptop computer […]
Read moreNEIGHBOR ACCUSED OF POSSESSING STOLEN CAR AND MOPED
A 30-year old Seneca man was arrested yesterday and charged with possession of stolen goods—a moped and a car that were taken in October and November. Police reports identify the man arrested as Wesley Daniel Franks of WN 3rd Street, the general area where the moped and a 1996 Lincoln Town Car belonged. The automobile was found at a residence […]
Read moreBOIL WATER ADVISORY FOR PART OF CLEMSON
A water main break on Ashley Road in Clemson that has caused low pressure has resulted in a boil water advisory for parts of the city. Until otherwise notified, Clemson water customers on Ashley Road, Hyde Lane, Colleton Court, Carteret Court, and Albemarle Drive should vigorously boil their water at least one full minute before drinking or cooking. Any ice […]
Read moreSTILL “DUE DILIGENCE” ON THE SCHOOL PROPERTY
An Oconee school district administrator expressed the hope yesterday that, during a meeting next month or the following, the county board of trustees will be in position to resolve where the district will build the replacement Seneca Middle School. The district identified Wells Highway property for the new school last year, but never consummated the purchase. And it’s believed the […]
Read more60-70 TEMPS NOT CONDUCIVE TO FROZEN PRECIP
According to one weather observer, Upstate South Carolina could see a brief period tomorrow morning of patchy, light freezing between the hours of 6 and 7 am. But any ice accumulations that might result are liable to be miniscule. What’s in play that’ll prevent any significant accumulation on roads is the fact that in the past day and a half […]
Read moreTHE BENEFITS FROM TROUT GROWN NORTH OF WALHALLA
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Freshwater Fisheries division has started the process of stocking thousands of catchable-sized trout into the lower Saluda River near Columbia. The rainbow and brown trout that are raised and transported from the Walhalla State Fish Hatchery in Oconee County will be delivered by trucking fish to four locations in the upper two-thirds of […]
Read morePLANNING COMMISSIONERS READY FOR TWO MEETINGS
A busy afternoon of Thursday, January 23 awaits the members of the Oconee County Planning Commission. In their meeting at 5 o’clock that evening, the commissioners will receive a report from the county’s new economic development director, Annie Caggiano. An hour earlier there will be a gathering of the corridor planning sub-committee for an election of officers and a presentation […]
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