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Not even the spread of a nasty virus can block an annual ritual in the county seat of Walhalla, which is aimed at better public health. The city next weekend will start spraying for mosquitoes. The spraying schedule will run until October. If you have a question, call 638-4351.
Read moreWhen you drive South Carolina highways, occasionally you’ll see “Keep Right Except to Pass.” But increasingly motorists ignore the sign and routinely use the passing lane as others use the inside right lane on four-lane roadways. Some states (examples are Georgia and Indiana) recognize this as a potential danger, especially when slower drivers clog the passing lane. That forces faster […]
Read moreWith business such as corridors and the U-S Census, the Oconee County Planning Commission will re-group on Monday evening in the county council chambers in Walhalla. The planning commissioners’ meeting at 5 pm is a public gathering, but social distancing must be observed. Attendance by the general public will be limited to 20% capacity, or a total of 34 people. […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Wednesday announced 207 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 20 additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 10,623 and those who have died to 466. The deaths occurred in 17 elderly individuals from Beaufort (1), Charleston (1), Colleton (2), […]
Read moreWestminster- Joseph “Joe” Adam Schalk, Jr., 65, husband of Bobbi Lynn Schalk, passed away May 26, 2020 at the residence surrounded by his loving family. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late Joseph Adam Schalk, Sr. and Veronica Pranky Schalk. Joe was a retired Fire Marshall, for the University of South Florida, he worked for […]
Read moreWestminster- Edward “Eddie” Michael Lichtenwald Jr., 78, husband of Grace Combes Lichtenwald, passed away May 26th, 2020 at Prisma Cottingham Hospice House surrounded by his loving family. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late Edward Michael Sr. and Martha Catherine Schuman Lichtenwald. Eddie was a United States Army Veteran and retired from Long Island Water […]
Read moreThe 2020 class of 17 seniors from the Next Eagle Ridge Charter School will graduate during an indoor ceremony Saturday morning in Salem. The likelihood of rain Saturday has moved the ceremony indoors to the school gymnasium. Unfortunately, spectators will not be permitted. Social distancing will allow only senior class members and five guests apiece, along with required school staff, […]
Read moreDuke Energy’s man-in-charge of the Oconee Nuclear Station said today there have been no cases of COVID-19 at the plant. And that’s in spite of the swarm of contract workers who were brought in for a scheduled re-fueling operation. Ed Burchfield, the site vice president at the plant, attributes the good fortune to the seriousness that Duke takes toward worker […]
Read moreThe police in Westminster have placed charges against a car driver who allegedly left the scene of an accident involving property damage. The incident was reported shortly before 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon on Johnson Street near S. Spring Street. Lt. Matt Patterson says a neighbor’s tip led the police to a heavily damaged Ford Mustang. In the incident, according to […]
Read moreOrganizer say a concert to help raise money for the Seneca Tornado Relief Fund for Saturday night in downtown Seneca has been called off.
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