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Walhalla water crews got little rest over the July 4 week. Scott Parris, the utilities superintendent, says the city’s new treatment plant near West Union is piping water to some customers at a higher than normal pressure, and that’s become too much for lines in the Halfway Branch area. At one point this week, customers on Albert’s Road and the […]
Read moreWestminster – Edna Williams Lee, 85, wife of the late Jack Strickland Lee of 201 N. Broad Street, passed away on Monday, July 12th, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her loving and devoted family. Edna was born in Oconee County, and was the daughter of the late Rufus Clifton and Bessie Mae Honea Williams. Edna retired from Jantzen […]
Read moreSeneca- Jerald “Lex” Wilbanks, 31, of 314 Easter Lane, husband of Erica Quentin Wilbanks, passed away Friday, July 9th, 2021, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Seneca, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Jerald Walt Wilbanks and Tammy Bonner of Seneca. Lex was a graduate of Columbia Southern University, and was […]
Read moreEven more than one year later, Seneca and surrounding area remain in a part re-build from the fierce winds wrought by an EF3 tornado. Some sting from that April 2020 event has been soothed by an action of the state lawmakers in Columbia. City Administrator Scott Moulder announced last night Seneca will receive $2.5 million dollars in an infrastructure grant […]
Read moreThieves have stolen iron rangers that Walhalla uses to collect fees from the public for visiting the city’s Stumphouse Tunnel Park. Brandon Burton, the city administrator, says the police are investigating the thefts that have cost the city $4 thousand.
Read moreA Walhalla councilman says city money that was thought to have been inappropriately spent was actually appropriately spent. Keith Pace, chairman of the city budget and general government committees, made the announcement last night. The money that Pace referred to was $250 thousand of the city’s share of its rebate of excess revenues held by the Joint Regional Sewer Authority. […]
Read moreParental concern over the potential for concussions is being laid as the reason why there won’t be enough children to field an 8-and-under recreation department football team this year in Walhalla. Recreation Director John Galbreath made the announcement during last night’s city council meeting. Galbreath told the city’s elected leaders that parents are aware of growing reports about the propensity […]
Read moreBrandon Burton has moved up the ladder in Walhalla government. The fire chief was approved last night by the city council to be the new city administrator, in place of Brent Taylor who resigned. Burton had served as interim administrator. He’ll work under a three-year contract that will pay him $70 thousand a year and provide him a city car. […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Cynthia Denise Brown Gonzalez, 59, of 309 Pickett Post Road, passed away Thursday, July 8, 2021, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. A native of Walhalla, SC, Mrs. Gonzalez was the daughter of Maggie Reeder Brown and the late Melvin Brown. Mrs. Gonzalez is survived by her son: Courtney Alexander Walker and wife Trista of Walhalla; seven […]
Read moreThe board of directors of the Pioneer Rural Water District got a look at state DOT drawings that portend major changes for the large intersection in what’s considered Fair Play village. For many motorists, negotiating where SC 59, 182, and 243 converge can be a dicey scenario. The displayed drawings show the state proposes a pair of T-intersections that’ll apparently […]
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