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For Joey Bryson, education is more than a career—it’s a way of life. Bryson, a 2003 graduate of Southern Wesleyan University, embraces the challenges of teaching special education at the West-Oak Middle School in Oconee County. She remembers the difference teachers made in the life of a cousin who had Muscular Dystrophy. She considers education a calling as far back […]
Read moreSouth Carolina 183/the Walhalla-Pickens Highway, was closed temporarily this morning as fire fighters put out a car fire within 100 feet of the Pickens County line. Keowee Fire Department discovered a small car, already damaged by a previous fire, on fire again. The car was being hauled on a rollback vehicle when it caught fire for a second time. Richie […]
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As this picture demonstrates, watercraft is not immune from the potential for fire even if it is in water–such as this watercraft a few days ago in Lake Hartwell. The snapshot of the fire debris, provided by Fair Play fire and rescue from a call to Lakeshore Drive near I-85 exit 2.
Read moreBecause there is no water line to replace, the contractor expects Streetscape work on the north side of Main Street will proceed faster than that on the south side. But it’s mixed bag, as contractor Hutch ‘N Son points out. The time consuming factor will be changing overhead electric lines to underground. According to today’s report, “We are progressing well on […]
Read moreThe 2015 tax assessment covering Duke Energy holdings in Oconee County should translate to an extra $2.9 million in the coffers of county government. Ken Nix, county auditor, says he received word Friday from the state Department of Revenue that the rate for which he calculates Duke’s obligation is to be based on an assessment of $143.9 million. Nix takes […]
Read moreEight high school students are taking part in this year’s “Ambassador” program sponsored by the Greater Walhalla Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with Walhalla High School. The program is being blended into a service learning course taught by the high school’s career center. According to Vanessa Penton at the chamber, the students volunteer time to help with chamber events and […]
Read moreThe Army Corps of Engineers conducts more engineering and operations tests again today on spillway gates at the Lake Hartwell Dam. Tests, at both the Hartwell and Thurmond dams, begin around 10 this morning. Unlike previous tests conducted at full pool, the test at the Hartwell Dam will have only a few gates open at a time. At Thurmond, only […]
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The attorney for Zachary Hammond’s family has released an affidavit from a former Seneca police officer citing incidents in Lt. Mark Tiller’s past which the attorney says raise questions why Tiller was not disciplined and why they were not made part of his official employee file. One incident involved a weapon that was assigned to Tiller but was found by […]
Read moreA new publication should help South Carolinians rid their landscapes of kudzu or other invasive plants. Clemson University and the South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council teamed up to produce a guide that offers tips and methods to identify invasive plants. Two Clemson students, Margie Lund and Diego Soriano, researched the state’s most threatening, non-native species. Copies can be requested […]
Read moreCell phone users are going to be able to rely on a 95-foot monopole tower to give them service in a central part of Oconee County. The county’s Board of Zoning Appeals last night agreed to allow Verizon to place the tower at 1642 Blue Ridge Boulevard. There, in the Bountyland Community, according to a representative speaking before the board […]
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