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Should SC 130, the Rochester Highway, qualify as the location for a new storage unit facility in Oconee. The debate is being waged by both sides tonight during an appeals hearing in Walhalla. The appeals board will weigh whether Keowee Climate Controlled Storage is deserving of a special exception to allow the project. And the board is getting an earful […]
Read moreMonday is the day that Seneca Light and Water re-instates normal customer non-payment fees and penalties. On March 14th, Seneca Light and Water suspended all customer late fees and disconnections for non-payment in response to a request issued by Governor McMaster during the State of Emergency associated with the Covid 19 virus. Recently on May 13, the Governor’s office requested […]
Read moreMountain Rest- Cort Joseph Blauvelt Aber, 67, husband of the late Susan Julia Staal, passed away, May 26, 2020, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in East Orange, NJ, he grew up in Clinton, NJ, Syracuse, NY and Carlisle, PA. Cort graduated from Carlisle High School and attended Harrisburg College. He brightened the lives of all he knew with his interesting […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 156 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 4 additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 10,788 and those who have died to 470. The deaths occurred in 4 elderly individuals from Chesterfield (1), Fairfield (1), […]
Read moreOconee County and South Carolina share an identical unemployment rate. The figures that State Senator Thomas Alexander made known today show 12.1% unemployment in both the county and across the state. And in the case of Oconee, an additional 340 residents filed first claims for unemployment during May 17-23. Today Tim Scott, South Carolina’s junior U-S senator, expressed alarm that […]
Read more101.7/WGOG was back on the air after a power outage that lasted about one hour and started around 11:30 this morning. The Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative apparently was flooded with calls from affected customers. According to information received by 101.7/WGOG NEWS, nearly 240 of its customers were affected in the Walhalla area.
Read moreThe devastating tornado that re-arranged parts of Seneca in April highlights added focus to this year’s contest to make children and everyone better aware of the dangers of severe weather events. This is the 35th year that Oconee school children have made posters to spread tornado awareness. A fourth grader at Westminster’s Orchard Park Elementary School, Kamiyah Waddell, is the […]
Read moreCOVID-19 and its financial repercussions have stopped plans for a Waffle Hut on highway 28 in West Union. There had been hope to see that project started this summer. But Mayor Linda Oliver made this announcement today: “They’re (Waffle Hut) not doing any buildings right now whatsoever. They are hoping that once the economy gets back to going and their […]
Read moreWest Union water customers may now pay their bills inside town hall. And, for a limited time, bill payers may take home a free water bottle, courtesy of the U-S Census. During COVID-19, or for whatever reason, the federal government is worried that some people are ignoring the important population count. Two problems spots in the county are Salem and […]
Read moreMonday will be an example of another step in the move to continue to try to re-open the local economy. Walhalla City Hall starting Monday will welcome back members of the public wishing to do city business. You will be able to pay a bill or conduct other business from the City Hall lobby, but everyone should keep in mind […]
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