Category: News

The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has gone up one penny over the past two weeks. It is the first increase after eight straight weeks of decline. Survey publisher Trilby Lundberg say there are a variety of factors contributing to the slight increase, including rising demand. “May we also use more gasoline than we did in April […]

Friday afternoon, Oconee County Auditor Ken Nix took the oath of office for his second full, four-year term. The oath was administered by Oconee County Clerk of Court Beverly Whitfield at her courthouse office in downtown Walhalla. Nix won election last fall, taking 64% of the vote. His new term begins July 1.

A Walhalla High School senior is this year’s recipient of the James M. Brown Scholarship for the Arts. Since 1995, the James M. Brown Scholarship program has awarded scholarships to eighteen seniors from the School District of Oconee County.  The program was privately established to honor former Superintendent of Education, James M. Brown.  The award is given annually to provide […]

An Affordable Housing tenant in Clemson has been given a first of its kind award from the federal government. During a U.S. Housing and Urban Development event in Columbia, the “Self Sufficiency Award” was presented to Creekwood Village Apartments resident “Val.” Pam Broome, resident service coordinator at Creekwood Village, accompanied her. Broome brought Val’s story to the attention of HUD. […]

A family argument Saturday morning has resulted in attempted murder charges against a 63-year-old man.  Deputies with the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office received a call shortly before 5:30am Saturday in reference to a disturbance at a home on Hobson Street in  Westminster. Deputies learned that during a gathering of family and friends, there was an argument over possession of property […]

South Carolina is now 13-10 in the SEC after a pair of losses versus Vanderbilt this past weekend. The Gamecocks lost 3-2 on Friday and 5-2 on Saturday to the Commodores.  South Carolina is in second place in the SEC Eastern Division and fourth place overall in the conference standings.

The threat of rainy weather has forced the City of Seneca to cancel Saturday’s Cruzin on Main.  Seneca Events Coordinator Riley Johnson gives details.  “Due to the bad weather that is in the forecast, we are canceling Cruzin on Main for this Saturday.  We would love to still have you visit downtown but the weather is going to make our […]

The search is over for 23-year-old Robert Andrew Ivester after he turned himself into Probation and Parole officials this morning in Walhalla.  The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has two-warrants on Ivester on forgery charges.  Probation and Parole officials also had warrants on him as well.  Ivester had threatened to harm himself and others, including on a college campus.  The Oconee […]

During his recent visit to Seneca, Third District Congressman Jeff Duncan asked constituents to friend him on Facebook.  Duncan was recognized for his use of social media in interacting with residents as he finished fourth in the 2012 House GOP New Media Challenge.  This year he wants to win.  “If you will friend me on Facebook.  We have a New […]

The SC Council on Competitiveness unveiled TransformSC, an initiative to transform public education in South Carolina, at an education summit held on May 1. A stellar line up of education innovators and innovation supporters energized and motivated a packed conference of over 300 business leaders, school superintendents, school administrators, school board members, and many other parties interested in rethinking public school […]