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SLED calls attention to signing of S. 751: “A new law in South Carolina prohibits the sale of nitrous oxide and nitrous oxide products to anyone under 18 years old. The legislation focuses on preventing anyone from misusing nitrous oxide as a recreational drug. The new law authorizes SLED to conduct inspections and enforce the law. South Carolina’s new Nitrous […]
Read moreThe regional government services agency, South Carolina “A-COG”, will help Walhalla find the Celia Myers’ replacement. Mayor Tim Hall says the assistance provided will come at a price tag to be paid in the search for the Myers’ successor. Her resignation is timed for August 3.
Read moreLegal advice is to dominate tonight’s executive session of the Oconee County Council. Two of the six items for closed-door considerations: legal advice on pending litigation and settlement of claims and potential lawsuit. And there’s to be discussion of “employment, performance evaluation, and contractual matters related to the County Administrator.” The executive session is to follow the council regular third […]
Read moreA new delay to open the Walhalla municipal swimming pool. Mayor Tim Hall says Wednesday’s planned opening has been cancelled – the result of a delay in receiving replacement swimming pool filters. Those filters were being assembled in California. The mayor says announcement on when the pool will open for the summer is forthcoming.
Read moreA six-year-old girl in Anderson drowned in a backyard pool when, the coroner said, she wandered outside and got into the pool. Kynzie Tyaira Dennis was visiting the home for a birthday party. The county coroner, Greg Shore, identified a second weekend drowning as a 29-year-old Anderson man – Jose Isidro Felipe Garcia. A preliminary investigation shows Garcia was swimming […]
Read moreMotorists in Pendleton will soon encounter a new traffic pattern at a major downtown intersection, alongside upcoming construction on a public parking lot. The South Carolina Department of Transportation will temporarily convert the traffic signal at Mechanic Street and Queen Street into a flashing red signal to evaluate traffic flow for a potential permanent all-way stop. Drivers are reminded that […]
Read moreThe municipal swimming pool on West Main Street in Walhalla is expected to open for the season this Wednesday, following a delay from its traditional Memorial Day weekend opening. The delay was necessary to replace two filters that were more than 35 years old. According to Mayor Tim Hall, the new filters are expected to be installed early in the […]
Read moreA 22-year-old Seneca man remains held at the Oconee County Detention Center on a $12,125 surety bond following his arrest for a burglary on Petty Road. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Kyle William Shumsky of Sugarhill Road on Thursday afternoon, charging him with first-degree burglary and larceny of a bicycle. The investigation began on June 9 when deputies responded […]
Read moreThe Anderson County Office of the Coroner, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the accidental drowning of 29-year-old Jose Isidro Felipe Garcia of Anderson, who died Sunday afternoon in Lake Hartwell. Anderson County 911 received a call just after 2:00 p.m. regarding a drowning at Broyles Landing in Townville, prompting a response from […]
Read moreOfficial charges have been placed against a Mountain Rest man who led deputies on a pursuit, and then barricaded himself inside the Lexus he drove. The car wrecked yesterday afternoon on SC 183/the Walhalla-Westminster Highway, just south of the Walhalla city limits. 57 year old Doyle Eugene McCall, Jr. of Lisa Lane was charged with failure to stop for a […]
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