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The Walhalla city administrator, Brandon Burton, credits the city’s employees’ work and their cooperation for an efficient year of city government in 2022, and the second-year city administrator looks forward to the New Year with optimism. He gave the city council a report this week on the results of an employee appreciation get together. Several individual employees were singled out […]
Read moreThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, announces Hartwell, Richard B. Russell and J. Strom Thurmond Lakes are no longer in drought operations due to the recent rain events over the Savannah River System Basin. Increased flows of 5,000-8,000 cubic feet per second will begin seen over the next week. The cold weather forecast for Thursday and Friday will […]
Read moreYou may have wondered if Oconee’s solid waste operations will be there when you are ready to discard the gift wrappings once Santa pays a visit to your home or business. Here’s the work schedule for the solid waste services provided by Oconee County government: The recycling centers, the landfill and transfer station are closed from Saturday Christmas Eve through […]
Read moreDuke Energy is monitoring and preparing for a winter weather system that may cause power outages across the Carolinas this holiday weekend. Duke Energy meteorologists are tracking a significant winter weather event expected to move through North and South Carolina on Friday morning, bringing wind gusts up to 55 mph and below-freezing temperatures. Conditions like these also bring a higher […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Lillie Juanita Lee Davis Woolbright, 91, wife of the late William B. Woolbright, of Walhalla, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Westminster, SC, Mrs. Woolbright was the daughter of the late Newton Walker and Eula Viola Miller Lee. She was a homemaker, a member of the Seniors Club […]
Read moreSalem, SC– James Tyler “JT” Bearden, 92, husband of the late Lillie Lyrlene Moss Bearden, of Salem, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at The Residences at Park Place. A native of Salem, SC, Mr. Bearden was the son of the late James Tyler Bearden, Sr. and Martha Burns Bearden. He was a veteran of the U.S Army […]
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Here’s the schedule for CITY OF WALHALLA SC CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR GARBAGE PICK UP SCHEDULE: MONDAY AND TUESDAY THE 26 AND 27 TRASH WILL BE PICKED UP ON REGULAR SCHEDULE MONDAY JANUARY 2 TRASH WILL BE PICKED UP ON TUESDAY JANUARY 3. ALL OTHER ROUTES SHOULD BE ON SCHEDULE.
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A very cold arctic airmass will invade the area following a strong frontal passage Friday morning. Saturday will be the coldest day, with well below normal cold air remaining in place through at least Monday. Friday and Saturday morning behind the front will also be very windy, with an unusually high risk from wind chill impacts, including frost bite and […]
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A Wednesday morning domestic violence investigation by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of a Tamassee man on multiple charges. 52 year old Tracy Lee Fowler was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 9:35am today on a Temporary Custody Order until arrest warrants were obtained on charges of Kidnapping, Domestic Violence – High and […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in a stolen motorcycle investigation. Deputies from the Uniform Patrol Bureau responded to an address on Brock Road near Westminster Tuesday afternoon in regards to reports of a stolen motorcycle, a 2003, 150th Anniversary Edition, Harley-Davidson FXST. The Harley-Davidson is neon green with orange flames. The motorcycle […]
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