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As some of us try to catch up to the time change, Walhalla Fire Department says this is a good time of the year to change the batteries in your smoke detectors. Having a working fire detector system in your home or office could save your life as well as the lives of others.
Read moreThe mayor and the council in Westminster took on problems that beset their city’s utilities system during a long and informal meeting on Saturday morning. The occasion was their annual retreat meeting. They were led by their administrator, Chris Carter, as Carter attempted to pinpoint where water losses are occurring as well as to stress the importance for the city […]
Read moreA patient from Kershaw County with presumptive positive novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which has been confirmed by DHEC, has been transferred to Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia. An announcement Saturday indicated the patient is in a special isolation room that helps keep both the community and the hospital workers safe. Prisma Health Dr. Scott Sasser said, “I want to assure […]
Read moreSeneca- Eric William Norman, 65, husband of Cindy McKay Norman, passed away, March 7, 2020, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. A Memorial Service will be held 2:00 pm, Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at the Chapel of Sandifer Funeral Home. The Family will receive friends from 1:00 – 2:00 pm prior to the service at the Funeral Home. […]
Read moreSalem, SC — Charles “Chuck” Lee, 60, 289 Lydia Mountain Road, Salem, passed away Friday, March 6, 2020, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be held from 6:00 – 8:00 PM, Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at Davenport Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Flowers are accepted.
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Lee Eastmead, 17, of 305 Deer Run Estates, Walhalla, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at Davenport Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M., Monday, March 9, 2020, at Davenport Funeral Home. Flowers are accepted. The family is at their […]
Read moreThe coroner has named the victim of the shooting last night in Mountain Rest. He is Edward Lee Eastmead, 17-year old Walhalla resident. Coroner Karl Addis says the death while visiting a friend at a home on Trillium Drive is an active investigation. The Sheriff’s Office released the following statement: “The victim was handling a handgun when the handgun discharged. […]
Read moreNature of late has been unkind to Oconee’s Joint Regional Sewer Authority when it comes to sewer overflows. Now, in advance of potential enforcement action from South Carolina DHEC, JRSA leaders may turn for representation to a member of a large Carolinas law firm. In a special, called meeting Monday afternoon, the executive committee of is to consider an agreement […]
Read moreIn order for trouble-plagued Westminster to move forward – and solve some of its problems—compromise is needed, according to a former city official who has reacted to the latest development, specifically the controversy about the mayor’s cabin. As a former member of the city commission that governed utilities, Rhett Smith knows a thing or two about the hot seat. Smith […]
Read moreIn front of the Oconee school trustees on Monday will be changes to the district policy covering honor roll and class rankings. Changes proposed would raise to 4.25 the grade-point-average for a high school senior to make honor graduate and to 4.75 the grade-point-average for a senior to graduate with high honors. Those honors are determined by rank in class […]
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