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A power line and a transformer caught fire during the 3 o’clock hour this morning on Walhalla’s Lakeside Drive. Fire fighters encountered live power lines on the ground and a small fire that spread to nearby vegetation. Crews from Duke Energy de-engerized the power lines. Minimal fire damage resulted to the lawn of a nearby home. Around 11 last night, […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Michael Leon Crowe, 65, of 929 Robinhood Drive, Walhalla, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020, at AnMed Health Medical Center. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mr. Crowe was the son of the late Douglas Leon Crowe and Lila Ruth Crenshaw Crowe Powell. He was a jack of all trades. Mr. Crowe worked with the Oconee County […]
Read moreSeneca, SC — Dorothea Louise Bloch Curtis, 93, wife of the late Bruce James Curtis of Seneca passed away on Friday, May 1, 2020. A native of Port Huron, Michigan, Dorothea is the daughter of the late Fredrich and Hattie Zenker Bloch. She is the wife of a Navy veteran who fought in WW II. She is a member Episcopal […]
Read moreGovernor Henry McMaster announces the statewide “Work-or-Home” order will be lifted and returned to voluntary status on Monday, May 4th. The governor also announced that beginning on May 4th, restaurants throughout South Carolina may provide outdoor customer dining service in addition to existing take out, curbside, and delivery services. The governor also announced that he has lifted Executive Order 2020-19 […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Friday announced 160 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, and 12 additional deaths were reported to DHEC. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 6,258 and those who have died to 256. Eleven of the deaths occurred in elderly individuals from Greenville […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is launching a public service announcement campaign that enlists the assistance of local and state influencers to encourage residents to do their part to help stop the spread of COVID-19. In addition to urging residents to follow public health guidance to protect themselves and others, the PSAs also seek to […]
Read moreThe Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting 80 cases of COVID-19 in Toccoa-Stephens County. As of 11 a.m. Friday, the Department of Public Health updated its website to reflect the most current numbers. Habersham County has been hit the hardest with 315 positive cases of the virus and eight fatalities due to complications from the virus. Locally, at […]
Read moreOn its first day back open, the Belk Store near Seneca apparently is receiving lots of customers. One passerby reports the parking lot was packed late this morning.
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) will be reopening all manned SCDNR-managed shooting ranges Tuesday, May 5. Those ranges include the Twin Ponds Range in Charleston County, Wateree Rifle & Pistol Range in Richland County, James O. Thomason Range in Spartanburg County and the Pickens Range in Pickens County. The ranges will be open Tuesday through Saturday from […]
Read moreThe director of Oconee Emergency Services, Scott Krein, has explained why those Oconee Nuclear sirens were not sounded in advance of the EF3 tornado that struck the Seneca area. “The nuclear sirens are used for a nuclear disaster notification and possible evacuation to go to the news and find out what is to be done,” Krein said this morning. It’s […]
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