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The City of Walhalla Water Department advises the residents of the Walhalla Water System, located in Oconee County that they no longer need to boil their water prior to drinking or cooking. Following an intense flushing of the distribution system, bacteriological samples were collected and analyzed by the City of Walhalla Water Department. The results of this sampling indicate that […]
Read moreCentral, SC — Margaret “Lanie” Southern, 74, of 106 Stone Terrace, Central, passed away Thursday, July 8, 2021, at Seneca Health and Rehab. A native of Seneca, SC, Ms. Southern was the daughter of the late Claude Monroe Wooten and Lessie Rebecca Treadaway Wooten. She was a member of Snow Creek Baptist Church. Ms. Southern is survived by […]
Read moreA traffic stop Wednesday evening at Townville is credited with leading to the arrests of three men and confiscation of drugs weighing 23.6 grams. The arrests by an Oconee deputy resulted from a vehicle that pulled into an address on Townville’s Rachel Drive. Three Townville men are charged with trafficking in methamphetamine: 19-year old Christopher Jacob Barrett; 41-year old Joshua […]
Read moreThe federal government approves of Duke Energy’s plan for checking the condition of its Keowee Dam. “FERC”—the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission—reviewed Duke’s plan to de-water the power tunnel of the Keowee Dam. Two days of what’s called routine maintenance are to start Tuesday, July 20. Typically, such a de-watering process allows divers to inspect parts of a dam that sit […]
Read moreOconee Sheriff’s Office has posted an alert for a pickup truck stolen last week from the grounds of a housing complex that accommodates university students near Clemson. The theft of a black 2017 GMC Denali was reported Friday afternoon, July 2 from a parking spot on Bufflehead Way at The View at the Pier apartment complex. It’s believed the pickup […]
Read moreMountain Rest, SC– Jerry Ray Witt, 41, husband of Teresa Dawn Thornton Witt, of Mountain Rest, passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at Asheville VA Medical Center. A native of Oconee County, SC, Jerry was the son of David and Jerri Bryant of Walhalla and Raymond Scurry Witt of Salem. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army […]
Read moreNew cases statewide: 119, including two in Oconee. One new death (an elderly Greenville County resident) Of 2,891 test results received, the South Carolina positivity was 5.8%. These numbers reflect the 24-hour data available to DHEC by the end of the day Tuesday.
Read moreAnderson County’s Forest Lawn Memorial Park has received 21 replacement American flags, courtesy of county sheriff’s deputies. After vandals destroyed 21 flags over July 4 weekend, county deputies pooled money to buy 21 replacement flags, and they presented them to the cemetery Wednesday morning. The gesture is seen as determination by officers from the sheriff’s office Delta shift to not […]
Read moreA new man will be strategizing Walhalla High baseball in 2022. And Razorback fans, players, and others get the chance to meet the new head baseball coach. He’s Tim Cummings. Principal Steve Garrett says there will be a meet-and-greet with Cummings at 6 o’clock Tuesday, July 20 in the high school auditorium.
Read moreTropical storm Elsa passes through South Carolina’s Pee Dee this morning, but the AAA motor club says it’s still timely to keep in mind safe driving tips. “Driving through severe weather endangers the lives of both you and the first responders who might need to come to your rescue,” says Tiffany Wright, Public Affairs Director, AAA — the Auto Club […]
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