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In these strong winds, trees have begun to collapse, especially in the West Union area. In one spot, in particular, fallen trees are down across the Taylor Road, and those in that area have lost electric power service.
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At the recommendation of the city engineer, Westminster City Council will be asked next week to award a $427 thousand dollar water service contract to low bidder Arrowood General Contracting. It is the one and only item of new business for a city council meeting at noon on Wednesday, December 28 at the Depot. The city has an agreement with […]
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Due to prolonged, below freezing temperatures in Oconee County, a temporary warming shelter will open its doors to people seeking a warm place to sleep. The warming shelter, located at the Church of God of Prophecy, 1016 Overbrook Drive, Seneca, South Carolina will open its doors at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, December 23, 2022 through 9:00 a.m. on Monday, December […]
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A Seneca man remained jailed yesterday, pending a bond hearing, after his arrest on the charge of Attempted Murder. 24 year old Justin Jacob Engle, of Watersedge Road, was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 9:56pm Thursday. Engle has also been charged with one count of Driving under Suspension as a result of a traffic stop near […]
Read moreThe biggest enterprise program for girls are the cookie sales each year by Girl Scouts. For the new cookie season, the scouts are touting a new addition. Raspberry Rally is a thin, crispy cookie of raspberry flavor and dipped in chocolate coating. Shipping of the cookie will be February 27. Girl Scouts of South Carolina — Mountains to Midlands –, […]
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Duke Energy plans to electrify Walhalla’s downtown charge station in mid-January, says city administrator Brandon Burton. He’s hopeful that the transformer will arrive soon; however, April is the projected date due to “the shortage of everything nowadays.” The charge station is located at the back of the Main Street city lot.
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Freshwater Fisheries Section has started the process to stock thousands of Oconee-grown, catchable-sized (8 to 11-inch) trout into the lower Saluda River near Columbia. The rainbow and brown trout that are raised in and transported from the Walhalla State Fish Hatchery in Oconee County will be delivered by truck to multiple locations in the […]
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Scott Krein, director of Oconee Emergency Management, comments on the latest update from the weather service: “We are still looking for extreme cold weather to move in tonight. It looks like today will be the last day above freezing until Sunday afternoon for a little while. Some of our higher elevations may see even colder temperatures. We will likely see […]
Read moreA Salem area couple are spending Christmas in the service of others. Lisa and Marcus Hedden recently pulled a trailer full of donate toys designated for children in Hindman, Kentucky whose parents who still have their hands full dealing with the aftermath of last summer’s devastated flooding.
Read moreWalhalla, SC– Our beloved father, Merrill Wilburn Norris, more commonly known as Mickey, left this life, peacefully while sleeping in his home, on December 18, 2022, at the age of 94 to be with others he loved and who have departed before him. A native of Ironton, Ohio, Mr. Norris was the son of the late Lee Roy and […]
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