Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The fifth annual Cluster for Kids Oyster Roast takes place this Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, from 5-9pm at Arran Farm in Easley. This yearly event is sponsored by the Friends of Pickens County Guardian ad Litem program to benefit neglected and abused children. The event includes oysters, a buffet dinner, beer, wine, live auction, music and more. Advanced tickets are […]
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Tri-County Technical College’s (TCTC) Veterinary Technology Department will hold a Pet Adoption Day on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, from 2-6pm at Halbert Hall on the Pendleton Campus. Dogs are leash trained and taught basic commands, while the cats are socialized with people and other cats. All animals have been spayed or neutered and vaccinated. They also are current on heartworm […]
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A 2014 Walhalla High School graduate and Walhalla native is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard USS John Warner, one of the Navy’s fast-attack submarines. Petty Officer 3rd Class Brady Arnold is an electronics technician aboard the Norfolk-based submarine, one of only 16 Virginia-class fast-attack submarines in the Navy’s fleet. He is responsible for operating and maintaining navigation equipment and […]
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The City of Walhalla has earned an A-1 credit rating. This should help Walhalla obtain the best possible interest rate to re-pay the bonds that will be used to pay for a multi-million dollar water plant. Walhalla City Administrator Brent Taylor made the credit rating announcement Tuesday night during the city council meeting.
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Six candidates are set to be interviewed by the City of Walhalla to be the next Police Chief. One of those candidates is the current Interim Police Chief Paul Harris. The city has scheduled the interviews to take place between Nov. 19, and Dec. 2, 2018. The other candidates were not named, but they were described as a United Nations […]
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A few prospective buyers have expressed interest in the former Hometown Food Store building in downtown Seneca, tells Mayor Dan Alexander. “We actually do have some interest in the building, but just waiting to see what might go there. So, looking forward to that end of town developing too and everything in the middle coming together. I had an opportunity […]
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More Oconee County residents voted in the 2018 Midterm Election than in the 2014 General Election, according to the South Carolina Election Commission. On Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, 55% of voters cast ballots compared to 45% in 2014. “Well, Oconee County Voter Registration and Elections Director Joy Scharich did a great job with her staff. The board has done a […]
Read moreVeterans Day celebrates the service of all U. S. military veterans. In observance of Veterans Day the Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests offices and all ranger stations will be closed on Monday, Nov. 12. Regular business hours will resume Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, from 8am to 4:30pm. Know before you go, by checking the weather for the specific part […]
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The School District of Pickens County will hold an Oath of Office Ceremony for new members to the Board of Trustees on Nov. 16, 2018, from 8-10am in their board room.
Read moreSouth Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a multi-state coalition in a letter to Congressional leadership in support of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Over the past few months, ICE has endured calls for its abolishment, even though the breadth and depth of the agency’s efforts are critical to public safety. State attorneys general heavily rely on the Department […]
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