A free food afternoon at Walhalla church
The Methodists invite people for free food from their pantry today at Walhalla’s St. Luke Methodist Church. The food giveaway will run one hour this afternoon, from 4:30 to 5:30.
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The Methodists invite people for free food from their pantry today at Walhalla’s St. Luke Methodist Church. The food giveaway will run one hour this afternoon, from 4:30 to 5:30.
Read moreThere’s truth to this morning’s newspaper headline that three Westminster councilmen are quitting. It appears that the resignations were triggered by something or things said during an executive session, which followed last night’s regular January meeting. In an interview with 101.7/WGOG NEWS, Rusty Cater confirmed he quit and was informed that colleague Danny Duncan had quit and that a third […]
Read moreOconee County and Duke Energy officials will test the warning sirens around the Oconee Nuclear Station. Five-to-30-second tests are scheduled today between 11 am and 1 pm. No public action required.
Read moreSigns from Seneca indicate city leaders have lost their patience with their counterparts within the Joint Regional Sewer Authority and are ready to follow through with their threat to legally challenge the makeup of the JRSA board, which Seneca believes is under-representative of the argest and highest-paying customer. A motion to that effect was approved after an executive session that […]
Read moreWestminster Councilman Yousef Mefleh says he changed his vote and that last night created the margin in favor of getting rid of a $7 dollar utility meter fee. A second 4-3 vote this time, besides doing away with the controversial fee, also raises water charges for customers outside the city limits. Earlier in the meeting Attorney Rick McDuff, representing the […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Linda Jean Roach Long, 68, of Walhalla, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022 at Oconee Memorial Hospital. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Long was the daughter of the late Harley D. Roach and Mildred Cobb Roach Simmons. She retired as a supervisor and was a member of Rocky Knoll Baptist Church. Mrs. […]
Read moreThe Oconee Community Theatre’s Sunday Gray will be the guest speaker at tomorrow’s meeting of the Seneca Rotary Club.
Read moreAn anti-drug program that had its roots in Los Angeles has made a return to Oconee County, after an absence of 17 years. Oconee Sheriff Mike Crenshaw has seen to it that “DARE”—Drug Abuse Resistance Education—is being taught again in county elementary schools. The program is primarily targeted to fifth graders. It is not confined to spreading the message against […]
Read moreThis afternoon’s board meeting in Oakway of the Pioneer Rural Water District has been called off. Pioneer’s Heather Bryant says the culprit is a familiar one–COVID-19.
Read moreCompanies interested in working as construction manager at risk for the Oconee public schools are invited next month to submit RFPs—sealed requests for proposals. Two companies—J-Davis and Trehel—serve currently in those capacities, but district administrator Steve Hanvey says, “We are required to do a new proposal every 5 years. There are a couple of waivers you can request that we […]
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