Category: News

Experts at Clemson University predict a plentiful peach crop this year in South Carolina. Clemson University Extension Agent Andy Rollins said it’s been warmer and wetter than usual in recent months in the state. During the winter, peach trees need between 800 and 1,000 hours of temperatures below 45 degrees to grow a good crop. Many areas received just about […]

A systems approach to beef cattle production will be taught at Clemson University Extension’s 2016 Cattlemen’s Boot Camp on March 24 in the T. Ed Garrison Arena Cattle Complex. The event is open to anyone interested in learning more about beef cattle production. This is the second year for the event, which was designed with a diverse audience in mind. […]

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting youth fishing rodeos and family fishing clinics across the state. For the rodeos, youth ages 6-15 must be accompanied by an adult and no adult fishing will be allowed. Pre-registration is preferred but registration is available on site for most events. Register online at www.dnr.sc.gov/aquaticed/rodeos. Bring your own fishing equipment […]

The Potters House Soup Kitchen reopens on March 23 from 4–6pm for those needing a good meal. Everyone is welcome and there is no charge; however, donations are accepted. The Potters House Church provides the Soup Kitchen at 105 Harrison Avenue in Walhalla. On March 26, from 1-3pm there will be an Easter Egg Hunt and Carnival at The Potters […]

South Carolina holds Driver Amnesty this week, allowing drivers with certain license suspensions to apply for time reductions or clearings. The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles has more information on the various suspension categories covered on its website at http://www.scdmvonline.com.

Agencies are working this week to make sure South Carolina is ready for earthquakes. For the next three days, the South Carolina Emergency Management Division hosts the state’s annual earthquake disaster exercise at the state Emergency Operations Center in West Columbia. The agency is coordinating with county and state emergency response officials to test their abilities to recover from an […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Walhalla man and a New York woman on drug charges in separate incidents last week, including charges of trying to bring contraband into the Oconee County Detention Center. The first arrest involved 49-year-old Kevin Wayne Maler of Walhalla after deputies responded to an address on Lacey Lane in Seneca in regards to a […]

Payton Rigdon, a junior at West-Oak High School, is categorized as hard-of-hearing and hears about 50% without hearing aids. “We don’t know what happened to my hearing,” he said. “I didn’t have problems up through third grade and then all of a sudden, in the middle of fourth grade, I realized I was having trouble hearing.” He had surgery on […]

Every spring, Keowee Elementary School students and staff celebrate Read Across America by participating in a week of reading events. This year, guest readers from various schools and the district office visited classrooms to share favorite children’s books. Students dressed in crazy socks and many colors to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s books, Fox in Socks and My Many Colored Days. Classes […]