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A 25-year fixture in Westminster is re-locating soon but he’s confident that, from a planning standpoint, the city is left with a good future. Wendell Tidwell serves as the long-time chairman of the planning commission, and he’ll preside tomorrow night at his last zoning hearing. In an interview with 101.7/WGOG NEWS, Tidwell believes his city’s adopted comprehensive plan is a […]
Read moreWho says it never snows in these parts on Christmas? Though it didn’t last long, weather watcher Barbara Wilson in Walhalla notes a dusting of snow on Christmas Day morning. Most of the precipitation measured. Between Wednesday and Thursday, December 23 and 24, she measured “right at 2″ of melted precipitation” (rain).
Read moreA hiker required a Saturday afternoon rescue in the vicinity of Walhalla’s Stumphouse Mountain Tunnel Park. According to information received by 101.7/WGOG NEWS, the hiker fell at Isaqueena Falls and required a rescue operation, using ropes, to bring him up so that he could receive the medical attention he required. That rescue operation took place around the 4 o’clock hour […]
Read moreA change in the Westminster zoning map will be considered during a meeting tomorrow night at City Hall. On the agenda of the planning commission is an application to change the single-family zoning classification that applies to 215 Lucky Street. The planning commissioners will take public comment on whether to change the zoning to multi-family residential. The hearing will be […]
Read moreSouth Carolina DHEC yesterday announced COVID-19 cases and deaths recorded by Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. But the cumulative totals and percent positives on the website reflect the latest data reported by Christmas Day. By Christmas Eve, new confirmed and positive cases statewide: 2,550; deaths, 14. Among the new cases: 41 Oconeeans. Of 18,600 individual test results reported statewide, the […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Ann Schade Sloan, 97, wife of the late Philip Sloan, of 190 Sloan Road, Walhalla, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Heidelberg, Germany, Mrs. Sloan was the daughter of the late Paul and Louise Spangenberg Schade. She was the owner of Margaret-Ann’s fabric shop in Walhalla, SC. She loved […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Virginia Pauline Kelley Cannon, 92, wife of the late Ernest Norman Cannon of 108 Torrington Road, Walhalla passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Lilia Doyle. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Cannon was the daughter of the late Otto “Cooter” Kelley and Mary Magdalene (Maggie) Broome Kelley. She was a retired […]
Read moreSalem, SC — Rosa Leigh Garrison McAlister, 63, wife of Richard Bradley McAlister, of 230 Buckallew Dr., Salem passed away Thursday, December 24, 2020 at her residence. A native of Bachholtz, Germany, Mrs. McAlister was the daughter of the late James Henry Garrison and Maria Muller Garrison. She was a member of Welcome Wesleyan Church and was a homemaker. […]
Read moreWestminster – Paul Andrew Powell, 94, went to be with his Lord and Savior, December 25th, 2020 at Condor Health of Anderson. Mr. Powell was born June 10th, 1926 in Madison, Georgia, to the late Archie Burt and Essie Beatrice Andrews Powell and was the youngest brother of thirteen children. He was the owner and operator of the Westminster […]
Read moreSeneca, SC — Arleen Jacob Ziegler, 80, wife of William S. Ziegler, of 13037 Camelia Lane, Seneca passed away on Friday, December 25, 2020 at her residence. A native of Jamaica, Queens, NY, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Hermina Jacob. She was a member of the Seneca Elks Lodge and was a homemaker. Mrs. […]
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