If you’d like to fill out a survey on the possibility of bus passenger service to Walhalla and other parts of Oconee, you are invited to pick up a copy of the survey at the Walhalla City Hall. Completed surveys will be used by the company updating the previous “CAT” study, the results of which…
Students at Clemson Elementary School are voting today in a mock election, using the Prime III voting system developed by professor Juan Gilbert, chairman of Clemson University’s Human-Centered Computing Division. Gilbert offers his Prime III system as a new, easy-to-use accessible and secure electronic voting machine that allows individuals to vote by touch or voice.…
Oconeeans wishing to vote absentee in person are being reminded the deadline to cast a ballot inside the Oconee County Council chambers at Walhalla is 5 p-m Monday, the eve of the general election. If you can meet any of the 15 criteria for voting absentee, you may complete an application and cast your ballot.…
With clear skies predicted for Halloween night across the Golden Corner, weather conditions are not right for spotting the ghost at the center of Oconee County’s most famous legend. It is said the famed “Hitchhiker of Route 107″ is seen only on rainy nights, standing alone, along the mountain highway between Moody Spring and the…
After December, one of the state superintendent of education’s critics will lose her direct voice. It’s Seneca resident Dr. Lyn Norton. Her term on the state board expires. Nevertheless, there Norton was this week when Dr. Mick Zais made his first visit to Oconee public schools in an official capacity. After watching Zais tour the…
When asked what keeps him awake at night, Michelin Executive Vice President Wayne Culbertson says it’s the thought of not having a qualified and skilled manufacturing workforce. Since 1974, Culbertson has worked for Michelin in various roles, including plant manager of the Sandy Springs, Spartanburg, and Starr facilities. He spoke to a crowd of business,…
