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Hundreds of bicyclists are expected in Oconee County this weekend for the 2017 Issaqueena’s Last Ride, says Ken Sloan, President and CEO of the Mountain Lakes Convention and Visitors Bureau. “This will be the 20th year in a row that we have had Issaqueena’s Last Ride. It starts in Walhalla at St. John’s Lutheran Church. So, there will be about […]
Read moreBlue Ridge Bank hosts a free shred day event in observance of Arbor Day on Friday, April 28. From 10am to 2pm that day, the public is invited to come to the bank’s Seneca office on Bountyland Road with documents to be shredded and recycled by the Piedmont-based company Shred-A-Way. The company’s mobile truck will be on-site to shred paper, […]
Read moreIt took more than eight hours to clear I-85 in Anderson County after two tractor-trailers crashed near mile marker 6 Thursday morning. The South Carolina Highway Patrol reports the crash happened around 1:20am when the driver of a FedEx truck rear-ended another truck. The driver of the FedEx truck was taken to the hospital and the driver of the other […]
Read moreThe 2017 Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative Annual Meeting is today, April 20. Held at the Pickens office, members will receive door prizes, free hot dogs and drinks, and be eligible for a number of prize-drawing gifts, explains Terry Ballenger, Manager of Communications for Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative. “The Blue Ridge Co-op Annual Meeting is always a great evening of entertainment […]
Read moreThis month, pinwheels are spinning on the lawn in front of Seneca City Hall as part of Child Abuse Prevention Month. Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander is grateful to all the businesses and individuals in the community participating in the April awareness campaign. “I think it is just neat and I appreciate everybody that worked to make that come together. It […]
Read moreThe Westminster Police Department reports the arrest of 33-year-old Jody McCarter Brown on armed robbery with a deadly weapon charges. The holdup of two people in the parking lot of Citgo on East Main Street is alleged to have occurred Tuesday, according to a warrant issued by Westminster Magistrate Will Derrick. Law enforcement records list two addresses for Brown; Westminster […]
Read moreThe history and heritage museum in downtown Walhalla host A Day in the Life Summer Cap on July 25-26, from 9am-3pm each day, explains Oconee Heritage Center (OHC) assistant curator and education specialist Jennifer Moss. “Ever wonder what it was like for people of the past to live their daily lives? Campers will enjoy demonstrations, crafts, and other activities relating […]
Read moreSplish, splash, it’s a Ducky Derby Bash! Join the Westminster Library for all things duck on Wednesday, May 3 at 4pm. A great time is planned with ducky stories and snacks, color your own rubber ducky, and compete against others in our small water derby. This free program is best for ages 5 and older with a caregiver.
Read moreThe Oconee County Administrative Offices located at 415 South Pine Street in Walhalla, will be closed from 8:30am to 2pm on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 for staff training. No public access will be granted to the building during this time. The Oconee County Administrative offices will re-open at 2pm and will close at 5pm on April 26. Only those offices […]
Read moreThe Seneca Middle School (SMS) Chorus program is a successful one by any measure and has been for many years. Their accomplishments this year included a large contingent in the All-County Chorus and numerous students accepted to the elite All-State Chorus. This year one student was the first ever to be named to the National ACDA (American Choral Directors Association) […]
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