Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces that six people were killed on state roadways over the weekend. As of Dec. 10, 2017, 914 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 966 highway deaths during the same time period in 2016. Locally, the South Carolina Department of Public Safety lists Anderson County with 42 traffic fatalities in […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is introducing a new, innovative web portal to help answer public health questions. DHEC’s County Health Profiles allows users to access state and county health data and compare data sets. The user-friendly application combines the most recent data available from a variety of sources within and outside of DHEC. Data […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office sponsors a Church Safety Seminar tonight, Dec. 12, at the Walhalla Civic Auditorium. Jimmy Watt, Public Information Officer of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office says everyone is invited to the 6:30pm seminar. “The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office encourages pastors, church security teams and anyone interested in developing a church safety plan to attend. However, all […]
Read moreCrimestoppers of Oconee County, Inc. in partnership with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office seeks the public’s help regarding an investigation into a recent shoplifting at the Seneca Walmart, explains Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt. “A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division responded to the store address on Sandifer Boulevard the afternoon of Saturday, Dec. 9, in regards to the reported […]
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The Westminster City Council meets tonight. Among the items on the agenda are a discussion to extend “CAT” bus services to the city and the consideration of a proposal to allow Richard Tucker and Associates to conduct a system and protection design engineering study for the Westminster electric utility. The regular December meeting of the Westminster City Council starts at […]
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The Oconee Heritage Center (OHC) announces their holiday observances. The OHC will be closed Dec. 23-26, and reopen on Dec. 27. The OHC will also be closed Jan. 2, and reopen Jan. 3. The OHC wishes everyone a safe and joyous Christmas and a happy New Year!
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Is there someone difficult to buy for in your family? Well, visit the gift shop of the Oconee Heritage Center (OHC) in downtown Walhalla to find some unique gifts, tells OHC Director Leslie Hagerty. “We always work on stocking that up before the holidays hit, so we have lots of local authors’ books for sale and those have been popular. […]
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The 2018-19 calendar was approved last night by the Board of Trustees for the School District of Oconee County (SDOC). Superintendent Dr. Michael Thorsland gives details. “It calls for students to come back on Aug. 20, 2018, which is kind of late but that is the first day that we were able to open school because of the South Carolina […]
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Every Friday that an employee at Seneca High School (SHS) gets to wear jeans, a donation is given to a needy student during Christmas. SHS Guidance Counselor Cari Carter tells more about the school’s Jeans for Christmas Fund. “This is for our students at the high school and basically what we do is the teachers, to wear jeans on Friday, […]
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In the new year, Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander wants to reorganize the city’s committees. Members of the Seneca City Council are appointed to serve on committees governing different areas of city government. Mayor Alexander is looking to change those council committee assignments. “Maybe go ahead change some of the other ones so that would give the other council members a […]
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