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Westminster City Hall will close at noon on Monday (July 3) to allow contractors to make electrical upgrades to the premises.  This work will interrupt all City Hall services.  All other Westminster departments will operate as normal.  To report, a power or water outage call 864-647-3200.

A rising Clemson senior, Annika DeVol, has won an Astronaut Scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.  The $15 thousand scholarship is reserved for the brightest and most talented college students in the field of “STEM”–Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.  DeVol majors in materials science and engineering and minors in chemistry.  In materials science and engineering, students learn to design, develop […]

The city of Seneca and Light and Water offices will close on July 4 to allow employees to enjoy the holiday.  But, for the convenience of utility customers, the Light and Water night deposit will remain open 24 hours for payments.  If you have a utility emergency, call 864/885-2723 for help.

If your day to put out trash for pickup by Walhalla trucks is Tuesday, the holiday bodes a change next week.  Russ Price, director of public works, announces that Tuesday, July 4 trash will be collected Wednesday and Thursday next week, July 5 and 6.  Customers should have their roll carts out by 7 am Wednesday.  All other Walhalla pickup […]

If you like the music of Chicago, Santana, and Fleetwood Mac, you might want to take in the sounds of a band from Greenville that’ll perform Saturday night in Walhalla.  The group the Vinyl Junkies is part of Saturday night’s fare of entertainment at Walhalla’s Independence Day weekend festival.

The “Four Fatals” — as Sgt. Hovis of the State Patrol likes to call them — often lead to death or injury on South Carolina roads and highways.  Hovis and his fellow troopers intend to be out in force over the July 4 weekend.  Their presence can simply lessen the chances for a driver to make a mistake at the […]

A car hit a utility pole during the lunch hour today at busy Seneca intersection.  The accident occurred at the 123 By-Pass-Seneca Drive intersection.  The police said the driver was sent to the hospital.

The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous selected a Walhalla teacher, among 27 others from 13 states, as 2023 Alfred Lerner Fellows.  Stephanie Necessary of Walhalla High and the others delved into the complex history of the Holocaust, as well as discussed new teaching techniques to introduce the subject to their classrooms.  The academic seminar finishes today at the Hilton Newark […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office seeks the public’s help today in an investigation into the theft, via a shoplifting, of almost $12,000.00 dollars in merchandise from the Ulta Beauty location in Hartwell Village. The Sheriff’s Office is also seeking the public’s help in identifying persons of interest in the investigation. A Deputy from the Pro-Active Criminal Enforcement (P.A.C.E.) Team responded […]

Captain Kevin Brown of the South Carolina Highway Patrol and Captain D-J Riley of the state DNR are in Anderson this morning for a news conference to stress safety both on the roads and in the water.  Summer is a swell time for fun and relaxation, but the state patrol points out that the period of the 100 deadliest days […]