Porch fire
Early morning duty for Oconee fire fighters. Walhalla and Mountain Rest fire fighters extinguished a porch fire near the Cassidy Bridge Road. The alarm was sounded just before 2 am.
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Early morning duty for Oconee fire fighters. Walhalla and Mountain Rest fire fighters extinguished a porch fire near the Cassidy Bridge Road. The alarm was sounded just before 2 am.
Read moreOne parent, worried about school safety, vowed last night that her child is going to take his cell phone to school, regardless of the upcoming ban against cell phones in classrooms. But last night Steve Hanvey, associate superintendent of Oconee schools, said unless the Oconee district complies with the new mandate, it risks losing 25% of its state financial support. […]
Read moreOriginally Oconee sewer policy was made by a county sewer commission, followed by a body politic known as the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority. Fast forward to the 21st century and there’s a new movement that sewer decisions need a new direction. The JRSA board yesterday set in motion an ad hoc committee to make recommendations. The commissioners will nominate […]
Read moreA 13-year-old boy has been detained, the sheriff’s office says, after an investigation concluded that he made threats toward Walhalla Middle School The boy, a student at Walhalla Middle, was charged with making school threats. According to a school district statement, there were also rumors of possible threats at both West-Oak High School and Walhalla High School. However, both incidents […]
Read moreThe following statement this afternoon from Oconee School District: “Walhalla High School was made aware of a possible social media post that led students to believe there was a threat made to the school. After a thorough investigation, it was determined to be a false rumor; no credible information was found to support the possibility of a threat. An announcement […]
Read moreNo official ceremony will take place Wednesday in Walhalla on the anniversary of 9-11. However, Brandon Shirley of the county’s 9-11 committee says, members of the public are welcome to visit the memorial on N. Catherine Street/SC 183 where the bathrooms will be open. According to Shirley, a large ceremony is being planned to observe the 25th anniversary of the […]
Read moreWestminster Elementary School drew the approval Friday of Ellen Weaver, the state superintendent of education. Weaver paid a visit to the school, before her featured talk at the Apple Festival luncheon. And she complimented the school and its faculty for its attention to early literacy education.
Read moreA two-car accident in Pendleton late yesterday afternoon took the life of a 60-year-old Townville woman. Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore said Jeanna Kay Satterfield died of traumatic injuries secondary to blunt force trauma in the accident around 5:30 pm on S. Mechanic Street. Two people injured were sent to a hospital. According to authorities, Satterfield was in a Ford […]
Read moreSeneca, SC — Florence “Sissy” Floyd Franks, 63, wife of 41 years to the late Homer Burrell Franks, Jr., of Seneca, left for her Heavenly home, after a short battle with cancer, at Cottingham Hospice House, on Friday, September 6, 2024. A native of Royston, GA, Mrs. Franks was the daughter of the late Henry and Sallie Mae Carter […]
Read moreMurals have helped brighten downtown Westminster. And today the artist behind those murals received the thanks of her city. Westminster Rotarian Glenda Duvall announced Melody Davis is Westminster’s Citizen of the Year for 2024.
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