Awards for Walhalla band
The Walhalla High Marching Band won first place in colorguard, first in percussion, and second overall in 2-A competition. The band competed Saturday in Liberty at the Red Devil Regiment Marching Contest.
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The Walhalla High Marching Band won first place in colorguard, first in percussion, and second overall in 2-A competition. The band competed Saturday in Liberty at the Red Devil Regiment Marching Contest.
Read moreFrom this year to the last, Oconee’s financial institutions are holding their own when it comes to total deposits. The county’s 11 banks and one savings institution reported total deposits around $1.1 billion, about the same from last year’s market share report from the FDIC. For a second year, Oconee Federal Savings and Loan’s nearly 298 million dollars in deposits […]
Read moreThe U-S Navy is working to launch its Great Green Fleet of ships and jets powered by alternative fuel sources and, Chris Tindal says, lots of bio-fuels will be needed. Tindal, the Navy’s deputy assistant secretary for energy, discussed the efforts during a visit to Clemson University. Testing on the Great Green Fleet is under way, and Tindal said the […]
Read moreIn spite of a lack of support from some of his colleagues, Walhalla councilman Tjay Bagwell says he’s going forward with public information meetings, as his way to lobby the citizenry to pay higher taxes, to allow the city to make improvements. Bagwell, the mayor pro-tem, says once he sets the schedule, he’ll announce the meetings.
Read moreWalhalla’s 200 S. Catherine Streets sports new windows, to the great relief of the friends and supporters of Old St. John’s Meeting House. The project to apply the sharply-pointed windows was the work of 1st Class Painting of Sandy Springs. That company was engaged to remove, rebuild the frame, and install new amber glass and hardware. According to Maxie Duke […]
Read moreA two-hour political forum is planned tomorrow night in Seneca. It’s to feature this year’s candidates for Oconee Sheriff and the State House of Representatives. Starting at 6 o’clock, tomorrow night’s forum will be held in the South Room of the Gignilliat Community Center. Refreshments will be available.
Read moreAnna Connelly and Fred Stutsman, representing the Foothills YMCA, are speaking today to the Walhalla Rotary Club.
Read moreJohn Covington, Seneca police chief, said he was attempting to learn the condition of a 64-year old Virginia man injured in a parking lot accident Thursday afternoon on By-Pass 123. The police investigation determined that, from a parked position, a pickup truck rolled backward, knocking owner Lester Wayne Earley to the pavement. Earley apparently had gotten out of the truck […]
Read moreDisabled American Veterans in Oconee who are in need of help are invited to meet tomorrow with national service officers. Joe Jones, senior vice-commander of Oconee Chapter 41 of the DAV, says these national service officers are extremely knowledgeable about the Veterans Administration and will be available from 10 a-m to 3 p-m in a DAV van at the Patriot’s […]
Read moreTwo cars collided around 1 p-m at the Walhalla intersection of W. Main and N. Church streets. Car damage appears to have been heavy. One car wound up in the grass median. The police, EMS, and other responders arrived quickly.
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