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As pointed out to 1017/WGOG NEWS, a look at this year’s November Oconee ballot reveals that the Democrats are offering a candidate to challenge Republicans for all available offices – local and state, with the exception of one.  Incumbent Probate Judge Danny Singleton, an Oconee Republican, faces no ballot opposition in the November 3 election.  As explained by one local […]

The South Carolina Department of Transportation requests public comments on a proposed bridge replacement project in Pickens County.   S-222 (Riggins Bridge Road) over Twelve Mile Creek Project Website: projectportal.scdot.gov/S-222twelvemilecreek The proposed project will replace the existing bridge with a new three-span bridge and provide new roadway approaches that meet current standards. SCDOT will accept comments through October 28, 2026.

Religious leaders were in the forefront a quarter of a century ago in Oconee County when the county’s first homeless shelter was established in Seneca.  Our Daily Rest, at E. Main and Jordan streets, is opposite the separate Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen. Businessman Julian Davis is a long-time supporter of Our Daily Rest and serves as president of the […]

Leslie Davis lives the Las Vegas life now, but her Walhalla roots stay with her.  She has fond memories of growing up in the Walhalla area. Like many, Davis is moved by the Walhalla fire tragedy.  She and her husband have sent donations.   As a hobby artist, she has painted what the downtown might have looked like after the sun […]

A 44-year-old man died yesterday afternoon near Anderson after he was part of domestic dispute.  The Anderson coroner, Greg Shore, says Adger Luther Stamey was the victim of multiple gun shots and died at the scene, Port Royal Road, not far from the Cobb Glenn Country Club.  Stamey’s death is ruled a homicide and is being investigated by the Anderson […]

In the days after the fire, downtown Walhalla stores report slow business.  And Mayor Hall says it’s important that shoppers keep in mind that most downtown stores are unaffected by the fire and remain open to serve the shopping public.

A second arrest has been made in the investigation of thievery at Chickasaw Point next to Lake Hartwell.  Second man arrested, according to the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, is Korin Jamell Moffett, 33-year-old Houston, Texas resident.  Moffett is charged with grand larceny, criminal conspiracy, and breaking into a motor vehicle.  Moffett, along with Greenville, South Carolina resident Bartley Omar White, face […]

October is a month to flush Walhalla’s fire hydrants.  Chief Sanford says the testing will start Wednesday, October 7and continue until the end of the month.

AnMed says it will build a new emergency center and healthcare campus on 44 acres on Clemson Boulevard near Interstate 85 Exit 19 The new campus is to open in 2028 and offer   24/7 emergency care, medical office space with the intent  to help meet a growing area of Pendleton and Anderson County. Since opening AnMed Piedmont in 2025 near […]

Mayor Tim Hall repeated today something he has long observed.  And that is, the fact that the Walhalla community and others who care are being generous in donating to the fund that’s to be  given to the members of the downtown business community impacted by the Main Street fire.  Hall’s latest info is the fund has reached $35 thousand and […]