Voter drive today
Your preference in a year to elect a President can be counted, but only if you are qualified voter. The League of Women Voters has announced a voter registration drive today at Seneca High School.
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Your preference in a year to elect a President can be counted, but only if you are qualified voter. The League of Women Voters has announced a voter registration drive today at Seneca High School.
Read moreAfter a trip to the Westminster Library, you can post the sign “Gone Fishing.” Traditional fishing rods, fly fishing poles with flies, children’s fishing poles, and tackle boxes are now being loaned out by the Westminster Library, 112 W. North Avenue. Bait is not included. For the fish attractant, anglers are directed to local stores and gas stations.
Read moreSheriff’s officers in Oconee request the public’s help to identify a shoplifter at the Wal-Mart on the Sandifer Boulevard. On Tuesday, December 10 a white male took three Hoverboard riding equipment and miscellaneous clothing and left the store without paying. According to a Wal-Mart employee, the shoplifter was a white male who dressed in jeans, black jacket, and a gray […]
Read moreThe annual public meeting of the Oconee Legislative Delegation takes place at 7 tonight at the Westminster Depot. The public is invited to speak to and to hear what’s on the minds of the county’s three state lawmakers as they start a new session of the General Assembly.
Read moreThe television network HBO says it will air a six-part documentary on a scam perpetrated on the McDonald’s restaurant chain. It was a scam 20 years ago that involved the McDonald’s Monopoly game tie-in. In promoting the Mark Wahlberg-produced documentary “McMillion$”, HBO says, “It was the biggest fraud….You Never Heard Of.” However, some Oconeeans will remember the controversy over stolen […]
Read moreThere’s a new face to greet you when you do business with Blue Ridge Bank. The bank announces that Telitha Sanders has been hired as head teller at the main office in Walhalla. She has more than 15 years of community bank experience.
Read morePickens County deputies were involved in a shooting death Sunday at the residence at 278 Nursery Road, Easley. The Sheriff’s Office announces the death there of Rickey Leonard Harris, and says the 61-year old Harris died during a call to investigate a domestic disturbance. According to the Sheriff’s Office, details from an internal review confirm Harris exited the home onto […]
Read moreHigh above the County Seat this morning the U-S Forest Service plans a controlled burn for 250 acres. The acreage is to be burned along the Whetstone Road, and a USFS spokesman says the purpose is improving wildlife habitat and reducing the fuels that can lead to wildfires. Based on weather projections, the smoke from today’s burn will head toward […]
Read moreWalhalla has interviewed applicants for a new city job—director of the city’s Main Street program. Mayor Edwards included the creation of a Main Street program director as one of several projects that he would like in 2020, The mayor envisions the person hired will help better promote events downtown, serve as a coordinator for such events, and help attract new […]
Read moreOconee school leader Jerry Lee has been recognized by the South Carolina School Boards Association for more than 30 years of board service. Lee joined 22 others from across the state in reaching at least 20 years of service to their local school board. For that, Lee gets a certificate of appreciation and a 30-year lapel pin. As the District […]
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