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As Walhalla starts to transition from a 60-year old treatment plant to one that’ll draw raw water from a clear and freshwater lake, there’s concern in the county seat as to just who will be there to run it. The coronavirus pandemic forced Greenville to virtually quarantine that city’s full-time staff which has had the effect of eliminating Walhalla’s part-time […]
Read moreBrent Taylor, the Walhalla city administrator, has been authorized to sign a change order that will raise the cost of the city’s new water treatment plant by $215 thousand. The mayor and council authorized the change order last evening after hearing representatives of the general contractor account for unforeseen “enhancements” to the project. Among obstacles encountered by the builders: “a […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — George Conrad Brandt died May 8th, 2020, age 85, at Oconee Memorial Hospital in Seneca, SC. He was the second son born to the late Henry Conrad and Pauline Todd Brandt. He is survived by his brother the Rev. Henry N. Brandt, sisters Dottie Brandt and Sarah Brandt Wyatt of SC, and, sons James Brandt and Charlie […]
Read moreEasley- Sara Elizabeth Kelly Barrett, 97, formerly of Westminster, widow of the late Benjamin Frank Barrett Sr., passed away May 14th, 2020, at Upstate Community Hospice House of Landrum. Born in Oconee County, she was the daughter of the late Wade Hampton and Nettie Wilson Kelly. Sara was a homemaker and a member of Westminster Baptist Church; where she served […]
Read moreTraffic on 123 bound from Clemson toward Greenville is backed up at this hour–apparently the result of what state trooper says is an accident involving injuries. The U-S 123 accident was logged in around 3:30 pm, and we’ve just heard from one motorist who can see the backup.
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 172 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and nine additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 8,189 and those who have died to 371. Five of those deaths occurred in elderly individuals in Fairfield (2), Greenwood (1), […]
Read moreSeneca is announcing plans, with restrictions, to re-open certain facilities. Starting Monday, City Hall will open to those with legitimate business concerns. Social distancing will be strictly observed. Public restrooms will be off limits. Same applies to the Shaver Recreation Center. City museums will remain closed. The fire department will remain closed to public access, but the police station will […]
Read moreUnemployment rolls across the country are remindful of the depression, but here in the Golden Corner the number of first time claimants has dropped for another week. Today’s report from the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce showed 356 initial claims filed by Oconeeans for the week ended May 9. Earlier during COVID-19 the county numbers exceeded one thousand […]
Read moreNewry- George William Armstrong, 39, of 350 South Avenue, husband of Sharon Rebecca Armstrong, passed away May 13th, 2020, at the residence surrounding by loved ones. Born in Alliance, Ohio, he was the son of William Lee Armstrong (June) of Seneca and Janice Edwards McMeekin of Lexington, South Carolina. George was a loving father, a self-employed carpenter and of the […]
Read moreThe Oconee County sheriff, Mike Crenshaw, will be part of a conference call tomorrow in which Attorney General William Barr and others will speak to law enforcement officers and express to them their support of local and state law enforcement who often find themselves on the front line of service during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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