Category: News

Tuesday, November 5 isn’t the only day you can cast a ballot in your 2019 municipal election in Oconee County. Absentee voting is underway in advance of Election Day and, if you qualify, all you have to do to vote early is to get in touch with the office of Registration and Elections in Walhalla. This time there are four […]

Blue Ridge Bank announces that Stephanie Barker has been hired as Teller for the Westminster Office. Barker joins Blue Ridge Bank with over 8 years of retail management experience and one year of banking experience in Oconee County. C. Kyle Thomas, President and CEO, stated, “We are truly fortunate to have Stephanie join Blue Ridge Bank. Stephanie has worked in […]

Duke Energy announces that starting Oct. 27, Fall Creek Access Area (South) will temporarily close to install fencing to prevent pedestrian access to the peninsula from the main access area parking lot and to support shoreline stabilization work. Over the past several years, drownings in the vicinity of the Fall Creek Access Area have occurred from individuals accessing the Fall […]

Most members of Oconee’s policy-making board for sewer operations work day time. And, in an effort to cut down on night-time meetings, the Joint Regional Sewer Authority board voted to start first Monday of the month commission meetings at 4 o’clock in the afternoon instead of 6 o’clock at night. But member city Walhalla doesn’t think that’s a good idea. […]

Deputies confiscated a rifle and arrested a West Union man last weekend on three charges. After a 9-1-1 call to a home on Fernwood Drive, the following charges were filed against Donald Clontz, 65 years old: common law breach of peace, malicious injury to personal property, and presenting firearms at a person. A warrant issued by Magistrate Norton alleges Clontz […]

One of the four candidates for Walhalla mayor says that, at times, his city’s closed-door meetings drift the wrong way and, if he’s elected, he’ll police them so that the press and public don’t miss matters they deserve to know. Councilman Tjay Bagwell, in his campaign for mayor November 5, made a Facebook post in which he said this about […]

Walhalla city fathers dealt with a hot potato last night by taking no vote on a zoning change that’ll clear the way for new home construction on smaller-sized lots. Mayor Danny Edwards responded to a critic of the planning commission’s recommendation for a general residential zone on Tyre B. Mauldin Street by saying, “This is something new for Walhalla.” The […]

Oconee County Council in separate votes Tuesday approved honoring the requests of three local charities for the total of $60,000. Of the total, $20,000 will go to the Seneca-based Our Daily Rest. The organization’s executive director, Lauren Richardson, told council members the county’s donation would be used as matching funds for grants doubling the county’s gift. This year alone, Richardson […]

The damage to the Oconee detention center resulting from a late 2017 fire should soon be repaired. The County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved repairs totaling $255,295.70 that will be three companies: Davis Electrical & Plumbing, Inc., Eagle Interiors, Inc., and MCG Mechanical Services, of Anderson, this latter firm to handle the HVAC issues. According to county officials, the long […]

Two Oconee County parks are in line for upgrades. In the case of one, that means badly needed restrooms accessible to the handicapped. County Council last night approved projects for just over $900,000 for Chau Ram Park and High Falls. The bathrooms that are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act are planned for Chau Ram Park near Westminster, which […]