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Zoning matters are on the agenda for a meeting next week at the Walhalla City Hall. The planning commission will consider extending the downtown design overlay from Maple to Johnson streets. And it will sit in judgment on an application to re-zone 201 N. College Street from office commercial to core commercial. That property, containing a former school building, is […]
Read moreNikki Haley has been named to the board of trustees at Clemson University. She’s a former South Carolina governor who, during the early part of Donald Trump’s presidency, represented the country at the United Nations. The Bamberg native and Kiawah Island resident has also been speculated as a possible candidate some time on a presidential ticket. On the Clemson board, […]
Read moreTenth Circuit Judge Scott Sprouse signed an order settling the case of an estate against a nursing home near Seneca. It’s a pre-trial settlement in the 2019 case of Ruby Taylor, personal representative of the estate of Victor A. Taylor, versus SSC Seneca Operating Company, doing business as Seneca Health and Rehabilitation Center. Sprouse’s order notes that the defendant agreed […]
Read moreWalhalla’s Wayne Garland on foot this morning is in Hiawassee, Georgia. For Garland, that’s a notable achievement. It means he’s fewer than 70 miles from the finish line of his north-south hike on the two thousand-plus mile Appalachian Trail. He projects he’ll be able to finish his hike between noon and one o’clock Saturday afternoon.
Read moreA Girl Scout in Anderson is showing her teachers and others there are ways to recover large amounts of waste of various kinds–recyclable, reusable, and compostable. For her efforts, Zoe Willis was awarded a scholarship of $2,060 from the Arconic Foundation and Kappa Delta Foundation. When Zoe entered high school, she focused on a project to address the root cause […]
Read moreWestminster – Taft Anthony “Tony” Rankin, 57, husband of Betty Jo Carol Spurlock Rankin, passed away on Sunday, October 10th, 2021 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital. Tony was born in Oconee County, South Carolina, and was the son of the late William Taft “Pete” Rankin, Jr. and Lela Doris Smith of Westminster. Tony was a Master Mechanic […]
Read moreSeneca -William “Bill” J. Mason, 74, loving husband of Diane Southall Mason, passed away Tuesday, September 28th, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. Bill was born in Seneca, SC, and was the son of the late Carl Eugene Langley and Wilma Janice Meredith. Bill was retired from Sandvik and he was a veteran having served with the United States […]
Read moreWestminster Recreation Department will register children next week for this year’s basketball teams. League age is determined by the age of the player on September 1, 2021. First-time players must bring a copy of their birth certificate. And to qualify for an inside-city fee, a player should also have a copy of his family’s residential utility bill. Here’s a special […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Margaret T. Penington, 103, wife of the late Edgar James Penington, of Walhalla, passed away Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Charleston, SC, Mrs. Penington was the daughter of the late George Henry and Annie Theilkuhl Theiling. She was a member of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church and a past member […]
Read moreA 28-year old car driver at Seneca was arrested Friday by the city police on charges that grew out of the investigation of a traffic light intersection accident on the 123 By-Pass. The accident was reported at the by-pass and Seneca Drive shortly after 5:30 pm. Law enforcement records show Michael Alan Xavier Wilkes was charged with hit-run with property […]
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