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A donation from the corporate sector will benefit Tri-County Tech students pursuing studies in the Media Arts Program. AT-and-T’s $15 thousand donation will fund ten, $1,500 scholarships for low income and/or under-resourced students. For many years, graduates in the field have worked behind the camera and microphone. They still get jobs in traditional media and work at TV stations as […]
Read morePartnering with an online data management service, Oconee public schools have announced that families may now register their children for school registration by completing an online enrollment and registration form. And throughout the new school year, parents may use their “FinalForms” account to update student info, such as contact or medical information. Students new to the Oconee district may visit […]
Read moreBethel, Maine is considered one of those quaint rural villages in New England. That’s exactly where Walhalla’s Wayne Garland is this morning, as he has made it to the final state on his trek along the Appalachian Trail. Having reached Bethel, Garland is now 267.2 miles away from completing the hike to the last mountain on the route from Georgia […]
Read moreMotorists saw some positive change at the gas pump with prices in the Carolinas dropping, while U-S demand remained relatively flat and crude oil prices began to change. But the auto group AAA says it’s too early to know if cheaper prices will be sustained or continue a downward trend. South Carolina’s price average sat at $2.89. Nationally, the average […]
Read moreLewis “Lew” Augustus Jaynes, 82, of 207 Walhalla St., Westminster, SC, died after a recent illness at Prisma Health – Greenville Hospital on Sunday, July 25, 2021. Born a twin on August 30, 1938, in Walhalla, SC, Lew lived his entire life in Oconee County. He was retired owner/operator of Lew Jaynes Insulation, having “baptized” hundreds of homes with insulation […]
Read moreAn arrest made in the investigation of Saturday’s bomb threat at a Walhalla apartment complex. The Walhalla police say city and county officers at midafternoon yesterday captured and served warrants charging Ray Adam Loudermilk with failure to accompany and conveying false information regarding the use of a destructive device. With the help of the Anderson County bomb squad, the law […]
Read moreThe discovery of a partially-decomposed body in a Townville home led yesterday to an investigation by the Oconee coroner and the county sheriff’s office. A 9-1-1 call from a family member at 1:20 yesterday afternoon reported the finding of the body. Coroner Addis says Hartwell A. Lassiter, 74 years old, of the Timberlake subdivision probably had been dead three to […]
Read moreSouth Carolina DHEC announces that Friday’s one day count of new COVID-19 cases topped the one thousand mark. The state health agency for that day registered 1,011 new confirmed cases of the virus and two additional deaths statewide. Oconee case numbers for the last three days of reporting were: 11 on Thursday, 10 on Friday, and 9 on Saturday. Saturday’s […]
Read moreCentral – Donnie Joe Bramlett, 65, husband of Leonila “Nellie” Santiago Bramlett for 45 Bramlett. Donnie was retired from the United States Navy where he served as a Petty Office III class and Schneider Electric where he was a fabrication technician. He loved to travel, loved the ocean and loved spending time with his family. In addition to his […]
Read moreA special inspection of the Keowee Dam in Oconee County turned up no problems, according to an official of “FERC” – the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Michael Woodruff inspected a de-watered power tunnel of the Keowee Dam last Tuesday and, according to “FERC” engineer Wayne King, the inspection found the power tunnel to be in satisfactory condition.
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