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In Walhalla at the Oconee County Council meeting on Tuesday nigh following executive session, several items were discussed and approved, including the appointment of County Council District 5 Rep. Glenn Hart to the Ad-Hoc OJRSA Reconstitution Committee and a memo of understanding regarding terms of engagement for the interim county administrator, as well as other directions for the interim administrator… […]

At Tuesday’s city council meeting, Mayor Ronnie O’Kelley publicly commended Assistant City Administrator Josh Riches for voluntarily stepping in as interim Utilities Superintendent — in addition to his regular duties — at no additional compensation… Following the retirement of longtime Utilities Superintendent Bob Faires last summer, Riches assumed the critical role to maintain continuity and avoid the expense of hiring […]

Seneca’s decade-long “sweetheart” electricity supply contract with Santee Cooper is expiring, and the city’s power consultant is urging immediate preparation for a much tighter and more expensive wholesale power market. At Tuesday’s city council meeting, consultant Ted Orrel warned that regional suppliers are facing a growing capacity shortage, meaning Seneca can no longer count on the low rates it has […]

The City of Clemson is accepting applications through noon on December 1 for residents and qualified business representatives to serve on six advisory bodies: the Accommodations Tax Committee, Board of Architectural Review, Board of Zoning Appeals, Parks, Recreation, Arts, Culture, and Tourism Advisory Committee (which requires city residency except for the artist position), Planning Commission, and Sustainability Committee. Serving on […]

AAA forecasts a record-breaking 81.8 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Thanksgiving holiday period (Tuesday, Nov. 25 to Monday, Dec. 1), up 1.6 million from last year and the busiest Thanksgiving on record. Nearly 73 million will drive (up 1.3 million), 6 million will fly domestically (up 2%), and almost 2.5 million will take […]

Joshua Robert Gardo, a 27-year-old Pickens resident and firefighter with the Gantt District Fire Department, was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Ashmore Bridge Road in Mauldin on November 16, 2025, at approximately 6:30 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:48 p.m. The Greenville County Coroner’s Office has ruled the death accidental due to blunt force […]

Those interested in Oconee County public education are invited to a meet-and-greet with the three finalists vying to become the next Superintendent of the School District of Oconee County. Interim superintendent Dr. Scott Mercer announced the upcoming community event, which will give residents an opportunity to meet the one female and two male candidates selected as finalists for the position…

On Sunday evening, Oconee County Sheriff’s deputies conducted a traffic stop on West-Oak Highway near Manor Road between Westminster and Oakway, leading to the arrest of driver Heath Allan Bates, 42, of Westminster/Walhalla, on charges of possession of fentanyl and driving under suspension, and passenger Celeste Marie Lillian Edward Crowe, 36, of Walhalla, on charges of trafficking in methamphetamine and […]

Construction is well underway on a new satellite location of the Rosa Clark Medical Clinic, visible from SC 28/Blue Ridge Boulevard behind Zaxby’s in Walhalla. The federally qualified health center will provide a range of medical services on a sliding-fee scale for patients. Rosa Clark Director Vickie Thompson said the contractor, Matrix of Anderson, expects the facility to open its […]

In a packed meeting Monday night, the Seneca Planning Commission recommended rezoning nearly eight lakefront acres owned by the 55-year-old Keowee Marina from its current zoning to Planned Development Commercial (PDC) — modifying the marina’s original request for straight General Commercial zoning — to allow construction of an enclosed dry-stack boat storage building that will end open-air boat servicing; co-owner […]