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Walhalla voters are being asked to go to the polls in April to fill the vacant seat on their city council. The winner of the special Tuesday, April 13 election will fill the seat of the late Dennis Owens, who died Sunday after a long battle against COVID-19. The city has announced the following dates for those Walhalla residents interested […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Dorothy “Dot” Arve Wilson, 85, wife of Marvin Alfred Wilson, of 109 W. Mauldin Street, Walhalla, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2021, at her home. A native of Walhalla, SC, Mrs. Wilson was the daughter of the late Otis Arve and Carrie Harvey Arve. She retired from JP Stevens and attended Rocky Knoll Baptist Church. […]
Read moreWalhalla- Robert Dean Kerr, 88, husband of the late Naundus Geraldine Walker Kerr, passed away Monday, January 11th, 2021. Born in Terre Haute, Indiana to the late Jess Harold and Dorothy Shipman Kerr, Robert retired from IBM, he was a United States Army Veteran where he retired after 35 years of service as a Command Sargent Major. Robert was […]
Read moreSeneca – Heidi Enid Holstein, 49, passed away on Tuesday, December 26th ,2020, at Seneca Health and Rehabilitation Center. A native of Charleston, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Wilhelm K. and Enid B. Holstein. Heidi was a member of the Special Olympics team where she earned many medals, enjoyed music and had a passion for […]
Read moreToday’s report: 2,644 new, confirmed cases of COVID statewide, along with 14 more deaths. Of the new cases: 30 from Oconee. Of 10,198 test results received statewide, the positivity was 25.9%.
Read moreGas prices in the Carolinas have increased by almost one dime as supply tightens and crude oil hits an 11-month high. And the spokeswoman for AAA, the Auto Club Group, is explaining why demand is lower, but pump prices are higher. “Crude oil was pushed to its highest price last week and if crude prices remain high, motorists can expect […]
Read moreSixteen new cases of COVID are reported within the Oconee School District, effective Friday, January 8. Six of the cases are students at the Seneca Middle School; one individual works at the school. By January 3, the district reported 573 positive cases — 368 students and 205 employees. At last report, about 75% of the district’s entire enrollment had opted […]
Read moreGov. McMaster and DHEC now say that starting Wednesday any South Carolinian 70 and older, regardless of health status or pre-existing condition, can begin scheduling their appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine. State officials are confident that the majority of people in Phase 1a who want to be vaccinated have either received their shots or have scheduled appointments. More than 67% […]
Read moreState and federal fire crews will carry out controlled burns this winter and early spring at several South Carolina state parks. Controlled burns are planned at a number of state parks in Oconee and Pickens counties–including Devil’s Fork and Oconee state parks in Oconee and Table Rock and Keowee-Toxaway in Pickens. Regular controlled burns reduce hazardous forest fuels that cause […]
Read moreGovernor Henry McMaster and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced that beginning Wednesday, Jan. 13, any South Carolina resident aged 70 or older, regardless of health status or preexisting conditions, can begin scheduling their appointment to receive COVID-19 vaccine. Based on COVID-19 vaccine data — doses received, administered, and appointments scheduled — South Carolina officials […]
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