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The League of Women Voters scheduled November 2 forum for the Seneca City Council candidates has been called off.  A LWV announcement this afternoon from Janet Marsh reads:  “We are cancelling our Candidate Forum on November 2 because we were unable to get at least two candidates to commit to participate.  Five candidates are running for four seats — four […]

The city of Clemson Halloween Festival takes place tomorrow from 4:30 to 6:30 PM.  College Avenue will be closed from Keith Street to highway 93 between 3:30 and 7 pm.  And Earle Street, from the corner of College Avenue to Your Pie, will be closed the same time.  At owner’s expense, any vehicle still parked within the closed area will […]

At the 4 o’clock hour this afternoon, an “active shooter” is under investigation in Toccoa, Georgia.  The location is a residential neighborhood on Christine Circle near U-S 123.  According to a reporter, no information is being released at this time.

James Fant, the law clerk to 10th Circuit Judge Scott Sprouse of Walhalla, has passed the latest South Carolina Bar exam.  As such, Fant is being congratulated by the State Supreme Court as one of the applicants whose scaled score on the July exam was 266 or higher.

A 10-year prison term was handed down this week in Oconee General Sessions Court.  According to Deputy Solicitor Alderman, defendant William Zeth Brown was sent to prison for 10 years for the crime of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine second offense.

The official start to Walhalla Oktoberfest is not until 6 tonight, but the three-day festival is getting a kick start with the first Oktoberfest luncheon since the hiatus caused by COVID.  Several of those dining on brats wore German-style hats and a number of people, such as Kathy and State Representative Bill Whitmire, wore full-length German clothing.  An impressive-sized crowd […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office recently held a graduation ceremony at the Law Enforcement Center in Walhalla, for five current and one former state inmate, who have completed courses and earned a Certified Production Technician Certification from Tri-County Technical College. The names of the five current inmates who received certificates will not be released by the Sheriff’s Office due to […]

  A Seneca High School football player suffered a medical emergency during a JV football game Thursday evening. The player was airlifted to Greenville Memorial Hospital. To protect the privacy of the student, according to the Oconee public schools, no further information will be released. Dylan Hudson, principal of Seneca High School, said “First and foremost, our prayers and support […]

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and a bipartisan group of United States Senators are visiting Saudi Arabia.   The Senate delegation will meet with Saudi officials to discuss current political affairs in the region.  The United States and Saudi Arabia have a common interest in preserving the stability, security, and prosperity of the Gulf region and consult closely on […]