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A 17-year old has been detained by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office on attempted murder and other charges.  The announcement quotes investigator as saying a juvenile charged with a Class A, B or C felony can be tried as an adult.  According to the arrest warrant, evidence indicates the teenage victim claimed the 17-year old shot from a vehicle the victim […]

U-S Rep. Jeff Duncan, Laurens Republican, took part in a hearing of a subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.  The subject was:  “Back from the Brink:  Restoring Brownfield Sites to Economic Engines” for discussion of the future of the Brownfields program.  It’s an EPA program, and Duncan said, “The Brownfields Program is important to South Carolinians, as there are multiple […]

The back lawn of the Seneca City Museums at 208 WS 2nd Street will be reserved next month for a St. Patrick’s Day student celebration.  The event will run 4 to 8 pm Thursday, March 17, and a Seneca High student ID will be required.  Arranged by the Seneca Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force and the Department of Arts, […]

Members of an Oconee sewer committee acknowledge the need for a better working relationship between Oconee County government and the separate political entity of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority.  “A conversation needs to be had,” said Leigh Baker of Westminster, member of the JRSA’s operation and planning committee.  Atop the committee’s agenda Wednesday was discussion of the JRSA’s role in […]

Some people in the vicinity of Westminster Highway and Old Georgia Road reported hearing a couple of explosions Wednesday evening and local law enforcement and emergency services responded to the area, which was promptly blocked off. Reports indicated that an empty mobile home and some storage buildings may have caught fire. No word of any injuries. Investigators are working to […]

COVID restrictions are being lifted in large urban centers, but the virus is still a continuous problem for rural states such as South Carolina and small towns such as Clemson and Walhalla.  The Walhalla administrator, Brandon Burton, reported last night that “several city hall workers have contracted the virus and, of late, have only begun to trickle back to their […]

A state grant will allow Walhalla to pay for phase three expansion of its Stumphouse Mountain Bike Park.  The city administrator last night was authorized to work out the particulars with Black Diamond Trail Design for lengthening the mountain bike trail from 10 to 20 miles.  The city’s grant approximates $526 thousand.  Trail promoter Darlene Greene believes the expansion will […]

Walhalla’s Stumphouse Mountain Bike Park is primed to double in size, from ten to 20 miles in length, as the result of a contract that city council green-lighted last night.  Brandon Burton, the city administrator, was directed to work out the details with trail development company.  Stumphouse bike trail promoter Darlene Greene predicts the expansion will make Walhalla a destination […]