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Walhalla sanitation customers who count on Monday pickups are requested to make adjustments in deference to the holiday. Trash normally scooped on Mondays will now be collected by the city Public Works Department on Tuesday and Wednesday. Roll carts should be out by 7 o’clock Tuesday morning. All other Walhalla routes are scheduled for no changes. All Oconee recycling centers, […]
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Newry community’s celebration of its founding 130 years ago will now be a one-day event on Saturday, June 15. The recent closing of the General Store and Cafe has necessitated confining the celebration to one day. Parisa Fitz-Henley, Newry resident and celebration organizer, says she and her neighbors will welcome visitors for a variety of activities, including a 10 o’clock […]
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Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore has identified the pedestrian victim in a 9 o’clock yesterday morning accident on Anderson’s 28 Bypass as 43-year-old Anderson resident Lennetta Ford. According to the coroner: “Preliminary investigation shows that the victim was trying to walk across 28 Bypass when she was hit by a car that was travelling west.” State trooper Ridgeway says the […]
Read moreSeneca – Olivia Carver, infant daughter of Wayne Carver Jr. and Stacey Chappell, passed away on May 17th, 2024 at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital. Olivia is survived by her parents; her siblings, Jason Carver, Ethan Carver, Skylar Carver; and grandparents, William and Vickie Chappell, Wayne Carver Sr and Denise Carver. Per the families wishes no services will […]
Read moreSeneca, SC– Randall Harold Frady, 65, husband of Karen Wilson Frady, of Seneca, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Atlanta, GA, Mr. Frady was the son of the late Jack Harold and Betty Jo Anderson Frady. He was the owner of Upstate Carpet Cleaning Services. In addition to his wife, […]
Read moreWalhalla – Carol Dianne Smith-Allen, 62, wife of James Leon Allen, passed away on May 22nd, 2024 at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born July 2nd, 1961 in Seneca, South Carolina, Dianne was the daughter of the late Claud and Janet Adams Pitts. Dianne was formerly the office manager for Dr. Ernest Martin, but her true calling and […]
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A mishap today involving a child hiking with its mother brought out county rescue resources to the Chau Ram Park near Westminster. According to one responder, first reports indicated the child may have broken an ankle in the vicinity of one of the waterways there.
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During the holiday weekend, visitors to Lake Hartwell will enter the lake from the shorelines of two states: South Carolina and Georgia. To find out about boating safety M-J Kneiser of Lake Hartwell Radio WLHR spoke with South Carolina game warden Jonathan Willis. Tips on boat and swimming safety made for prime topics. The game warden urged all swimmers to […]
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An Oconee manufacturer on the Old Walhalla Highway, West Union is getting larger, by nine thousand square feet. Announcement today that Clarios, formerly Johnson Controls, will make an investment of about $16 million and create 12 new jobs. Based at Glendale, Wisconsin, Clarios is considered a leading battery maker for the mobility industry. At its Oconee location, the operation makes […]
Read moreSeneca, SC– Gerald “Jerry” Franklin Laughinghouse, 84, husband of Jean Fulcher Laughinghouse, of Seneca, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at Belvedere Commons. Born in Washington, NC, Mr. Laughinghouse was the son of the late John Edward Laughinghouse, Sr. and Neva Peed Laughinghouse. He was a devoted husband and father who enjoyed woodworking, photography, and being active […]
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