Category: News

The South Carolina Education Department has released the names of five finalists for state Teacher of the Year. The finalists were chosen from nominees representing 81 public school districts and other special school districts in the state. Lisa McCrea-Raiford is an elementary teacher at the Center of Innovating Learning at Pinecrest in Aiken County. Darleen Sutton is a first grade […]

In an attempt to save its wholesale contract, Seneca would be willing to negotiate a lower rate to the Pioneer Rural Water District. Bob Faires, Seneca utilities director, reacted today to a PRWD report favorable to the Oconee-Anderson water supplier building its first treatment plant. “Pioneer purchases water from both Seneca and Westminster and I think Westminster wouldn’t mind coming […]

Walhalla will apply for up to one million dollars to help launch the streetscape project, for which it intends to transform a four-block area of the downtown business district. Nancy Goehle, city administrator, says the course of action was taken during a meeting last night of the city committees. The city leaders have agreed to apply to the Appalachian Regional […]

What started as a late night domestic violence complaint from a home in Seneca led to the arrest of a 23-year old man at another location. Police department and arrest reports show Brody Lee Bridges charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, marijuana possession first offense, disorderly conduct, and assault and battery third degree. According to the police, the assault charge […]

In the next couple of weeks Paul Raines says he and his group will meet to decide whether to accept the Greater Walhalla Area Chamber of Commerce’s conditions for staging “Week of Christmas” events on the Green, at Main and Catherine streets. A February 27 letter from the chamber gives Raines the go-ahead, provided there is liability insurance and other […]

Two Oconee County teachers have been selected to attend this summer’s Science P.L.U.S. Institute at Greenville County schools’ Roper Mountain Science Center. Funded by a S-C Education Improvement Act grant, the institute will allow Kristin Harms of Seneca Middle School and Sandy Whiteford of Walhalla Middle School to take intensive training in science teaching methods. The program stresses the belief […]

The general manager for Pioneer Rural Water District pronounced an auditing firm’s report favorable for Pioneer to build its first treatment plant. Terry Pruitt yesterday addressed the water district’s board of directors and made reference to a stipulation imposed by legislation by State Representative Bill Sandifer, in the aftermath of controversies enveloping the retail supplier for parts of Oconee and […]

Oconee County Council would like to know the public’s attitude about the possibility of closing a county road—because a bridge owned by the railroad is no longer safe. The public’s feedback is to be sought on the possibility of closing Dyar Road near Seneca. The road, off the Old Clemson Highway, features a single-lane bridge, built in 1955, and sees […]

The Mountain Lakes Convention and Visitors Bureau released the March 2013 newsletter this week.  This month’s edition features stories highlighting spring in the Golden Corner, explains Mountain Lakes Convention and Visitors Bureau president and CEO Ken Sloan.  “Primarily my focus is on what is going on in Oconee County right now, so, each month what will draw tourists and what […]

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces six people were killed on state roads and highways from Friday, March 1, at 6pm until Sunday, March 3, at midnight. As of March 3, 101 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 127 highway deaths in this same time period in 2012.  Oconee County has yet to experience a highway fatality […]