Missing woman found safe
Oconee Sheriff’s Office reports that a missing Asheville, North Carolina woman, Patricia Lusk Runion, has been located and is safe.
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Oconee Sheriff’s Office reports that a missing Asheville, North Carolina woman, Patricia Lusk Runion, has been located and is safe.
Read moreSeneca business leaders were told negotiations are in progress to allow a Spartanburg television station to mount a 24/7 camera atop a Ramcat Alley building. Riley Johnson, city events coordinator, made the announcement yesterday to an informal meeting of the board of the Seneca Business Development Support Center. Johnson also says his city looks forward to WSPA-TV’s zip trip to […]
Read moreLots of noise could be heard yesterday afternoon emanating from the Harper’s Plaza construction work in downtown Seneca. And from the vantage of a city hall window across the street, two city officials looked out with interest. The words of Scott Moulder, city administrator, “Getting close” indicated that in the next month or so the city can expect to officially […]
Read moreOconee’s school population is greeted by a rainy morning as classes return for the new year. They are back simultaneously with a temporary Walhalla street closing, in the aftermath of last evening’s electric power outage — the second power interruption for parts of Walhalla and West Union since last weekend. Barricades are in place in the vicinity of Chicopee Field. […]
Read moreAn early morning home fire in rural Oconee. Called just before 2 o’clock this morning, fire fighters required nearly three hours at the Carver Road fire scene not far from the Pickens Road. No injuries reported.
Read moreThe Oconee County Sheriff’s Office held a ceremony Monday morning to honor two K-9 officers who passed away recently, Argo and Farrah. Argo’s End-of Watch occurred on May 16th, 2023. Argo’s K-9 handler was First Sergeant Alan Sayre, who is the supervisor of the Bravo Shift for the Uniform Patrol Bureau. Farrah retired on May 8th, 2023. Farrah’s End-of-Watch occurred […]
Read moreA Walhalla player in this summer’s Senior League World Series Easley-based team can expect to be shown in an ESPN interview recorded during yesterday’s game. He’s Toby Lowe, a young Razorback catcher, and son of Holli and Matt Lowe of Walhalla.
Read moreFor Upstate motorists bound for the Low State, Interstate 26 backups are common between the Greenville and Charleston areas. But there’s a promise from the South Carolina DOT of new surface coverings, interchange improvements, and the replacement of old bridges. The plans are outlined in the latest the E-Connector” edition of the SCDOT.
Read moreState Senator Thomas Alexander, Walhalla Republican, announces that a low state senator, Stephen Goldfinch Jr., of Murrells Inlet has been injured in Africa and was being transported to Germany for surgery. Identified as a captain in the National Guard, Goldfinch is reported to have been hurt during a military deployment in the African continent. Alexander, Senate president, in a memo […]
Read moreThose yellow buses become mobile again tomorrow and look for traffic to increase in and around Oconee’s public schools. Tomorrow is the start of a new year for public school education in Oconee County. And Dr. Thorsland, the district superintendent, is grateful to the teachers and district staff for their efforts to ready the classrooms and the buildings for the […]
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