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An on-duty deputy in Pickens County was hurt shortly before 10 last night when he stopped to help the Easley police on highway 123 near Ross Avenue. The deputy saw Easley police vehicles stopped in the median with their emergency equipment activated. The deputy exited his marked unit and walked across the highway to where the police were investigating and […]
Read moreThe regular September meeting of Walhalla City Council is planned 5:30 pm Tuesday, September 19 at City Hall. At this meeting, city leaders are asking for public comment on the city’s business incentive program. Last night Janet Hartman of the Oconee Economic Alliance said Walhalla currently has four active projects to assist building owners with façade and other improvements.
Read moreThe president/CEO of Blue Ridge Bank, Kyle Thomas, is expressing his gratitude to the public for its generosity in raising money for the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas. In a one-day bake sale, the public’s participation brought in $2,845 at Blue Ridge’s three locations. Thomas credits the kindness and generosity of the bank staff, clients, friends, and the community.
Read moreChris Smith confirmed this morning he has accepted the job of chief of the West Columbia Fire Department, which means he’ll leave his long-time position with the city of Westminster Fire Department. A member of the Westminster Fire Department since 1991 and chief for the last 13 and a half years, Smith admits this wasn’t an easy decision, but it’s […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC—Helen Davis Addis Owens, 91, wife of the late Earl Keil Addis, of 211 Owens Drive, Walhalla, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017, at GHS Lila Doyle Nursing Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 4:00 PM, Sunday, September 10, 2017, at Davenport Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 2:00–4:00 PM, Sunday, prior to the service, […]
Read moreWalhalla – Norma Sue Webb Nichols, 65, wife of the late Billy Wayne Nichols, 126 Wagener Circle, passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at her residence. Funeral service will be held 3 pm, Sunday, September 10, 2017 at Fairview Church of God. The family will receive friends from 2-3 pm, prior to the service. The family is at the residence. […]
Read moreAnderson – Angie Luray Wardlaw James, 56, wife of Richard Alan James, passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2017 in Anderson. A graveside service will be held at 3:45 pm, Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Memory Gardens in Clemson. The family will receive friends from 1:30 pm -3 pm, prior to the service at LaFrance Church of God in Pendleton. The […]
Read moreAmazon, based in Washington State, is looking to build a second complex of headquarters, and the selection process will be public. The figures tossed about boggle the mind–a $5 billion investment and 50 thousand high paying jobs. Could Oconee County qualify as a possibility? Richard Blackwell of the Oconee Economic Alliance said this morning, “We have received a copy of […]
Read moreOut of a Walhalla City Hall meeting last night, a recommendation that city council adopt design guidelines to apply to the core business district downtown. As explained during a public hearing sponsored by the planning commission, those guidelines would be linked to an updated city zoning ordinance that Administrator Brett Taylor predicts is “three months away.” After presentations by two county […]
Read moreOconee School District continues to monitor Hurricane Irma and communicate with county emergency Preparedness to plan appropriate measures. If it becomes necessary to delay or cancel school or adjust the bus routes, the district will communicate with families by phone, email, text message, websites, local Facebook and Twitter.
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