Walhallan appeals to keep pet pigs

A Walhalla woman appealed to the city’s elected leaders last night to be allowed to keep two pot belly pigs as pets.  Rachel Pace pleaded for exemption from the city’s law against keeping livestock inside the corporate limits.  Pace lives on Morningside Drive, and the city received a complaint from a neighbor. Pace says her Vietnamese two pot belly pigs […]

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For health reasons, city hall lobby off limits

For the next 30 days, and starting today, the general public is not allowed inside the small Walhalla City Hall lobby.  The closing of the lobby space is deemed a public safety necessity as cases of COVID-19 continue to escalate.  Bill-paying customers are requested to temporarily satisfy their obligations by mail, in the drop box, by telephone, or by online.  […]

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Prayer requested for Walhalla councilman

Walhalla Councilman Dennis Owens remains in hospital with COVID-19, and Mayor Danny Edwards requests prayer for Owens.  At the start of a meeting last night, the mayor said that although Owens has been transferred to a Greenville hospital, he is improving and it’s hoped that with continued recovery, it won’t be too many weeks before the city can celebrate his […]

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New COVID numbers and hospital capacity figures

On this afternoon’s report from DHEC are 2,285 new confirmed cases and 12 more South Carolina deaths.  The new cases include 78 from Oconee.  Of 7,442 test results received statewide, the positive percentage was 30.7%.  101.7/WGOG NEWS has received information to indicate that bed use at the Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital was 68% and the ICU–the intensive care unit […]

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$10 thousand theft leads to arrest

The theft of $10 thousand dollars from a home near Walhalla last summer has resulted in the arrest this week of an Oconee County woman.  Law enforcement records identify 32-year old Westminster area resident Tiffany Pauline Moore as having been arrested Monday on charges of burglary second degree and grand larceny.  The crimes were reported to the sheriff’s office by […]

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Graham comments at the start of a new U-S Senate term

After taking the oath to start a new, 6-year term in Washington, Senator Lindsey Graham vows he’ll stay true to his conservative values, but also try for some bi-partisan harmony.  In comments released by his office, Graham is optimistic that vaccine distribution will help rid the world of the COVID-19 virus.  Until then, he urges everyone to follow the guidelines, […]

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