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A North Carolina man apprehended in Pickens County is charged with safecracking in Oconee County. According to the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, two separate investigations led to the arrest Thursday of Christopher Nathan Stephens. The 34-year old Stephens and his Nissan Xterra were discovered on the side of Old Seneca Road in Pickens. And authorities allege that a tire and a […]
Read moreIf you haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19, getting vaccinated is as easy as showing up Monday evening at the Walhalla Recreation Department gymnasium, at the end of N. College Street. From 1 to 7 pm, DHEC will administer the vaccine to anyone aged 18 and older. To receive a shot, you must make an appointment by going to scdhec.gov/vaxlocator or […]
Read moreA new principal has arrived at Seneca High School and, on Saturday afternoon, he received a good feel for the community. Students, parents, teachers, alumni and former administrators were part of the Saturday afternoon line that waited to greet and meet Dylan Hudson. He’s the new Seneca High principal, in place of Felicia LeRoy. Hudson is part of a family […]
Read moreNew cases of the virus on today’s South Carolina DHEC report: 660. That includes 17 in Oconee. Statewide, there were 8 additional deaths. Of 25,695 test results, the new South Carolina positivity: 4.4%.
Read moreThe DHEC report issued this afternoon contains 570 new cases of the virus, 34 of them in Oconee County. Statewide, three more deaths are documented. Of 19,354 test results, the latest South Carolina positivity is 4.9% The numbers announced today reflect data available by 11:59 Wednesday night.
Read moreCity of Walhalla officials are making good on their promise to devote time to hear comment on whether their city makes room for box or discount stores. The listening session on the six-month moratorium will take place at 6:30 Monday night, May 17 in the civic auditorium, the Walhalla Performing Arts Center. In attendance will be the members of the […]
Read moreBecause of new action taken at the state capital, Oconee public schools are proposing higher spending than that which administrators projected as late as last week. And it means that when county school officials carry their new budget request next week to the county council budget committee, proposed expenses in 2021-22 will total more than $106.7 million. If the […]
Read moreComing out of a special meeting today, the Oconee superintendent of education predicts, the county school board likely will have approved the choice of a new wrestling coach at West-Oak High School.
Read moreThe police in Walhalla say one of their road officers discovered a gun and drugs when they conducted a traffic stop yesterday on E. Main Street near Moore Avenue. Two women were arrested. Law enforcement records show Littol Mali Green, 23, was charged with unlawful carrying of weapon and drug offenses; Michaela Lynn Hardin was charged with possession of controlled […]
Read moreBlue Ridge Electric Cooperative recently donated equipment, staff, and poles to put up two segments of non-active power lines at the Tall Pine Wildlife Management Area dove fields in northern Greenville County. According to the DNR, power lines stretched across a dove field help both mourning doves and biologists. The lines give the doves extra habitat and a place to […]
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