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A Walhalla boil advisory directed at n. highway 11, the Pickens Highway, and vicinity water customers is lifted — in line with this morning’s announcement by the city. It pertained to customers on SC 183/the Pickens Highway; Christopher’s Road; n. highway 11; Taylor Road; Mountain Springs; Country Junction; Wade Taylor; Big Brown; Crane’s Crossing; Pickett Post; Willow Lane; Boyd Moss; […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Leona “Susie” Poore, 76, wife of Wayne Davis Poore, of Walhalla, passed away on Friday, August 9, 2024, at her home. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Poore was the daughter of the late John Lawrence and Lois Towe Graham. She was the retired owner of Kountry Kupboard Restaurant and a member of Mountain […]
Read moreWest Union, SC– Charles Nelson Crowe, 92, husband of the late Doris Baker Crowe, of West Union, passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2024, at Foothills Assisted Living. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mr. Crowe was the son of the late James L. Crowe, Jr. and Dollie Orr Crowe. He retired from Greyhound and was a member of […]
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The relative quiet of summer comes to an end next week when Clemson University welcomes some 5,000 first-year students and their families to campus. The move-in for a new academic year is Wednesday through Friday, August 14-16.
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Dropping pool elevation in both lakes Hartwell and Strom Thurmond triggered the first drought level today, and the Corps of Engineers will transition to drought releases at Thurmond over the weekend. Today’s pool elevations are 656 feet above mean sea level at Hartwell Lake and Dam and 326 ft-msl at Thurmond Lake and Dam. Entering Drought Level 1 activates the […]
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The city of Clemson will host a pre-design meeting this month for a section of sidewalk on Riggs Drive, between Strode Circle and Martin Street. The meeting will take place 6 o’clock Tuesday evening, August 20 in the Community Room at 740 Issaqueena Trail, Central.
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“We have received the paperwork to get the funding.” That from Tim Rice, the Walhalla police chief. Rice says he expects the money to build a new police station to arrive this fall. And he’s at work to develop proposals for city council consideration. Where to build anew is a question. Rice said, “We have a small lot beside city […]
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Three Salem area residents remained in jail yesterday, charged with ill treatment of animals. Oconee Sheriff’s Office employed its “SWAT” team to the Little River Road home on Monday after one of the three allegedly produced a firearm and barricaded himself inside. James Thaddeus Gaskill Jr is charged with seven counts of ill treatment while Ann Hill and William Andrew […]
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A spokeswoman for Borg Warner, Michelle Collins, says an investigation will try to determine what caused yesterday’s fire in lithium batteries on the assembly line. Seneca Fire Chief Richie Caudill said it was a difficult fire to extinguish considering fire retardant materials, other than water, were required, followed by ventilating the large Wells Highway building. Plant employees were evacuated. They […]
Read moreWest Union, SC– Thomas Eugene Neddo, Sr., 81, husband of Ida Anne Balk Neddo, of West Union, passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at his home. A native of Toledo, OH, Mr. Neddo was the son of the late Robert Wellington and Luella Blaine Neddo. He was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, and was of the […]
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