Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
For three hours Thursday afternoon, Upstate residents had the opportunity to learn about the local business community at the fifth annual Home, Health and Life Expo presented by 94.1 The Lake. A large crowd attended the expo at the Shaver Recreation Center in Seneca. Alicia Keys, Physicains Relations Director of Excel Rehab and Sports enjoyed meeting and talking with attendees. […]
Read moreWalhalla High School is set to receive a national honor Friday night during halftime of the varsity football game with the Palmetto Mustangs. The Razorbacks are part of the Class of 2018 National Banner Unified Champion Schools, signifying that Walhalla High School meets standards of excellence when it comes to Special Olympics students. A champion-caliber school shows an inclusive school […]
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An Oconee County jury has found a Greenville man not guilty of kidnapping and burglary in the first degree. Defendant William Junior Clark was found not guilty after a trail in the Oconee General Sessions Court in Walhalla. The incident occurred in Seneca in early December of last year. Clark did not testify in his defense, but his attorney was […]
Read moreA student organization at Clemson University will be showing a horror movie on Oct. 26, 2018, to set the mood for Halloween. The Open Studio at Clemson University will host a Scary Sneak Peek Screening of the upcoming killer puppet feature film, HANDY DANDY, at 8pm in the Tillman Auditorium. The event will feature a special appearance from the film’s […]
Read moreThirteenth Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins states that 23-year-old Seth Aaron Fleury pled guilty this week to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and was sentenced to 12 years in the South Carolina Department of Corrections by the Honorable Robin B. Stilwell. Fleury will have to serve at least 85% of the 12 year sentence before he becomes […]
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The City of Walhalla announces that a new police chief will start work after January 1, 2019. Walhalla City Administrator Brent Taylor says six of the applicants will be asked to report for interviews with city officials in the middle of next month, meaning any agreement by the city council would likely have the new chief starting after the first […]
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United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announces that on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, 43-year-old Veronica Perdomo of Greenville entered a guilty plea before United States District Judge Timothy M. Cain. Perdomo pled guilty to two counts of wire fraud, each such count carrying a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, four counts of impersonating an officer or employee […]
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In celebration of their 70th anniversary, the Oconee County Public Library (OCPL) will serve cupcakes and other refreshments at all branches today, Oct. 18, says Director Blair Hinson. “Thursday, Oct. 18, is our anniversary, so we will be doing a Throwback Thursday with the staff, everybody will be dressed in old 1940s or 1950s outfits. We will be doing cupcakes […]
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In collaboration with the Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum’s exhibit Fixins’, the Lunney Museum invites you to bring your children to paint pumpkins with artists from the Blue Ridge Arts Center on Saturday, Oct. 20. Lunney Museum Director Nick McKinney gives details. “The event is free, but is limited to the first 40 children that register. Decorative pumpkins, paint and […]
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Teen drivers put everyone on the roadway at risk of a deadly crash, especially if they are bringing teen passengers along for the ride, reports AAA Carolinas. New research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that when a teen driver has only teen passengers in their vehicle, the fatality rate for all people involved in a crash increased […]
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