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An accident near Walhalla took the life last night of a 47-year old Easley man. Coroner Karl Addis said Brian Junior Sanford was operating a moped involved in a head-on collision with an SUV-type vehicle shortly before 9 o’clock at Picket Post Road and Earlestead Drive. Lance Corporal Gary Miller of the highway patrol said the accident occurred as […]
Read moreSeneca- Janis Lee Elliott Morrison, 72, wife of the late David Mencken Morrison, of Benton Street died Thursday, September 8, 2016. Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Condolences may be expressed to the family by visiting www.sandferfuneralhome.com SANDIFER FUNERAL HOME IS ASSISTING THE MORRISON FAMILY
Read moreThree people have been arrested by the Seneca police and charged in a home burglary that occurred on Beech Drive near Overbook Drive. The police say arrested were Newry resident Crystal Chambers and Seneca residents Ashley Carson and Fredricko Craig. The investigation started yesterday when the police looked for a breach of trust vehicle. They found a back door that […]
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A three-day rescue training exercise is underway, based at Walhalla’s Stumphouse Tunnel Park. The Oconee Emergency Services and SC National Guard exercise includes drills using military Blackhawk helicopters staffed with civilian crews to rescue the sick and injured in remote locations. Crews are visiting locations identified by local responders as points that would prove challenging for rescue without the aid […]
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An engineering marvel inside a blue-granite mountain in northern Oconee County is the way Duke Energy describes its Bad Creek pumped-storage hydro-electric station. Bad Creek this year has reached a milestone—25 years in operation. To a four-hour celebration, Duke invited current and former workers and community representatives. The highlights were tours of the powerhouse cavern and 2,600 foot dam. Duke’s […]
Read moreThe first place winners of this year’s apple baking contest at the South Carolina Apple Festival are Eva Peeler, Laci Jane Fletcher, and Amber Yoder. The judges today made their decisions in three categories. For baking, Peeler took first for her Apple Baked Pie in a Bucket. Laci Jane Fletcher and her Granny’ Apple Cake won the baking contest for […]
Read moreA recommendation for Walhalla to pursue a grant will come to a full vote during city council’s regular meeting Tuesday, September 20. Nancy Goehle, city administrator, says a $25 thousand dollar South Carolina Municipal Association Hometown Economic Development grant would require a Walhalla supplement of $5,250.
Read moreA pot left on the stove has been determined to have led to early yesterday’s fire that injured one Walhalla apartment resident and damaged a duplex unit. Capt. Mark Hollifield of the fire department says Wednesday’s 3 a-m fire at Wagener Circle apartments will go down in the books as accidental.
Read moreA third person has been arrested in the wounding of a 21-year old man two weekends ago at an apartment complex in the Pickens County town of Central. The Sheriff’s Office announced the charge of accessory after the fact against Haleigh Lynn Wallace, 19 years old. Pomaria resident Jaye Stuck, shot one time to the area of the head and […]
Read moreSalem overcome a major line break to it water system. The break that occurred two weeks ago on Alexander Road affected the Tamassee-Salem Elementary, but did not interrupt the school day. Ryan Hardin, utilities superintendent, gave a report last night to the town council. “We were able to re-divert the water to the school to limp by, or make it […]
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