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A Walhalla High graduate has finished an ROTC cadet leader training assignment at Clemson University. He’s James Mann III, from the Walhalla Class of 2012.. Mann assisted drill sergeants in administering basic training at Fort Jackson.
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It’s the time of the year to give to the United Way of Oconee, to help the community’s unfortunate. History shows total United Way giving took a dip during the tough times of the last decade, but David McCutcheon says United Way is on “a steady, but slow pace to move up.” McCutcheon’s colleague, Allison Smith, announced $600 thousand dollars […]
Read moreYesterday was a washout as far as Walhalla Streetscape progress. But there is hope for today. If there is enough drying, workers plan to pour curb and gutter on the north side of Main Street.
Read moreThe bands of rain that chased away Streetscape workers yesterday in Walhalla produced nearly an inch and a half of rain. The official measurement, as reported by U-S Weather Observer Barbara Wilson, amounted to 1.44”. The typical reaction from Oconeeans who scampered to cover was that the rain is needed, but not all at once in these amounts.
Read moreTickets to see and hear Pope Francis in Washington this month are being made available to South Carolinians through the office of U-S Senator Tim Scott. His Holiness Pope Francis becomes the first pope to address a joint meeting of Congress when he speaks to the lawmakers at 10 a-m Thursday, September 24. Scott’s office has a limited number of […]
Read moreAnnie Ruth White Derrick, 77, of 115 Pasture Side Drive, Walhalla died Monday at Oconee Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Christopher Doyle Derrick. The funeral will be 2 p-m Friday at Poplar Springs Baptist Church with burial to follow in Oconee Memorial Park. The family receives friends from 6-8 p-m Thursday at Davenport Funeral Home. Flowers are accepted. […]
Read moreGeorge Thomas Gilliam, 77, of 421 Simmons Ford road, Townville died Tuesday at AnMed Hospital. He was the husband of Johnny Sue Hopkins Gilliam. The funeral will be 2 p-m Friday from the Chapel of Sandifer Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Fair Play Church of God Cemetery. The family receives friends from 1-2 p-m, prior to the service, at […]
Read moreVerner Couch, 79, of 2905 Highlands Highway, Walhalla died Wednesday at Seneca health and Rehab. He was the widower of Mildred Louise Watkins Couch. The funeral will be 11 a-m Friday at Davenport Funeral Home with burial to follow at Evergreen Memorial Gardens. The family receives friends from 10-11 a-m, prior to the service, at Davenport Funeral Home. Flowers are […]
Read moreMarty Gentry Brown, 42, of 100 Green Valley Lane, Seneca died Monday at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Tracey Denise Roach. The funeral will be 11 a-m Saturday, prior to the service, from the Chapel of Sandifer Funeral Home. The family is at the home of his brother, Greg Brown, 279 Friendship Valley Road, Seneca, SC 29678. […]
Read moreThe wreckage and debris from a large truck accident on one of Seneca’s major arteries was pronounced clear by the noon hour today–ending a wet saga that blocked SC 130 traffic and forced the railroad to hold trains. The 18-wheeler truck flipped exiting W. Sizemore Road and, according to Fire Chief Jan Oliver, landed in a ditch. Two wreckers were […]
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