Noon hour Walhalla fire
Fire damaged a tractor on Walhalla’s N. Laurel Street. The fire department answered that call during the noon hour yesterday.
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Fire damaged a tractor on Walhalla’s N. Laurel Street. The fire department answered that call during the noon hour yesterday.
Read moreEffective January 1, the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority will follow a formal policy that lays out a policy of impact fees. From the vantage point of JRSA board chairman, Brian Ramey of Westminster, it’s a measure to financially protect the system at a time of non-stop development, especially in the Seneca area. Parallel to the policy is a $4 […]
Read moreThe charge of knowing and willful neglect of a vulnerable adult has been placed against a 68-year old Oconee woman – based on an investigation at a home in the vicinity of Halfway Branch. Law enforcement records show the arrested woman, Carolyn R-F Coyle, and her address as Woodmarsh Lane. The sheriff’s office released the following account: “When the Deputy […]
Read moreTwenty-six people are the targets of a new drug sweep by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, the second such operation of the year. The sweep started with a meeting yesterday morning at headquarters. By 10 o’clock, ten of the 26 had been arrested or were already jailed and were to be served with new warrants. According to the sheriff’s office, the […]
Read moreWalhalla’s new city administrator, Celia Boyd Myers, takes a seat (Seat #5)this afternoon as a representative from her city on the board that sets Oconee County sewer policy. There’s to be a swearing-in ceremony, led by the attorney Larry Brandt, at the start of the 4 o’clock meeting of the board of the JRSA–the Joint Regional Sewer Authority. She fills […]
Read moreSoon a section of Walhalla’s S. Catherine Street will sport a new look and a new purpose. Crews have begun to convert S. Catherine, from Main to S. Broad, into a one-way street for southbound traffic only along with parallel parking on the side of a string of businesses.
Read moreWestminster – Guy Ray Worley, 61, husband of Jamie Roach, passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023, at his residence. Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Guy was the son of the late James Ralph Worley and Helen Patterson Worley. Guy was a roofer for 30 years and formerly worked for Winn Dixie and Walmart. Guy is survived […]
Read moreOn a week when South Carolina ETV ran a program titled, “Safe Space: Teens and Screens”, 101.7/WGOG NEWS sent an inquiry to the Oconee public schools on whether students are taught any type of etiquette when it comes to making posts on social media. The answer is they are. Jennifer Dodd, district spokeswoman, says, “Our media specialists cover digital safety […]
Read moreIncreased funding provided by the legislature is allowing the South Carolina Judicial Branch to expand and enhance its court interpreting program for limited English proficient individuals and those who rely on American Sign Language. Persons interested in pursuing certification as an LEP interpreter through the South Carolina Court Interpreter Certification Program are invited to register for the next two-day workshop […]
Read moreSeptember 2023 was a relatively dry month in Walhalla. The Official U- S Weather Observer, Barbara Wilson, measured just 2.37″ inches of rain in her gauge at her family’s Hickory Hollow Farm. The following temperature swings go down in the Wilson weather records: 87 was September’s high reading on the 5th; and 52 was the low on the 16th.
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