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Memorial Day weekend marks the start of another season of summer fun at the Walhalla Pool. The Foothills Area YMCA announces opening day is Saturday, May 26, from 11am to 5pm. Sunday, May 27, hours are 1-5pm and on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, the pool will operate from 11am to 5pm. Then, the pool will close for one week […]
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The 2018 Oconee County Memorial Day Ceremony has been scheduled for Monday, May 28, at noon. Jerry Dyar, public information officer for the Oconee County Veterans Council announces the event will again take place in the Walhalla Center for Performing Arts located behind Walhalla City Hall. Dyar added, “This years’ event will, as always, center on paying tribute to 210 […]
Read moreBiologists with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) are reporting increased black bear activity throughout the state, and they urge people who live in these areas of bear activity to go ahead and remove their birdfeeders. Black bear breeding season has bears on the move, and bears are hungry and looking for an easy meal. Birdfeeders in people’s […]
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Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis has released the autopsy findings for 21-year-old Mya Rae Lee of Seneca, who died Thursday night from a gunshot injury. Her death is being investigated by the Seneca Police Department as a homicide. Addis reports that an autopsy was performed Friday and the exam confirmed she died from a single gunshot wound to the head. […]
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The Seneca Police Department reports that Richard Anthony Dunston Jr., who was being sought for a homicide that occurred Thursday night, May 17, is now in custody. He turned himself in to the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office and has a bond hearing scheduled for 10:30am today at the Oconee County Detention Center. The Seneca Police Department thanks the community for […]
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The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce invites members to join the management and staff of JTEKT KOYO Bearings of Walhalla as they cut the ribbon to celebrate the opening of the new addition to their plant located at 430 Torrington Road in West Union. It takes place today, May 21, at 8:30am.
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The School District of Pickens County’s registration schedule for 2018 is now posted online, www.pickens.k12.sc.us/about_us/what_s_new/registration_2018. Remember that now much of the registration process should be completed online before in-person registration. Parents will update their students’ information in the online Back-to-School Gateway this summer. SDPC will send out an email notification when the Back-to-School Gateway opens; our target is early July. […]
Read moreToday, May 21, is National American Red Cross Founder’s Day, which marks the anniversary of the American Red Cross that was founded in 1881 by Clara Barton, the first president of the organization. The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization that provides disaster relief in the United States.
Read moreThe President has issued a proclamation to display the flags at half-staff immediately until sunset on May 22, in honor of those affected by the shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas.
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The search continues for woman who fell from a waterfall in Oconee County. Shortly after 3:30pm Sunday, emergency crews were alerted to a fall on the Whitewater River in northern Oconee County. A caller reported that a party of four was at the river and a female had fallen from the top of the falls approximately 70 feet. Oconee County […]
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