Category: News

A car attempting a railroad crossing last night near Seneca got stuck on the tracks. Quickly thereafter, a Norfolk Southern train hit the car—minus two women who got out safely but were unable to call for help before the collision. According to an account from Seneca Fire Department, the two women were leaving SC 130/the Rochester Highway and attempted to […]

General contractor J. Davis Construction announces work continues on the new Jericho Project in conjunction with Southern Wesleyan University, Pickens and Anderson Counties. The 9,300 SF facility will serve as a Special Needs and Disabilities Center and is a Flagship Project for the state. It has been in development for more than four years. “It is a dream come true […]

Seneca’s first-year administrator shared his enthusiasm at a Rotary Club meeting for a different Seneca in five years time. Scott Moulder laid out a vision today for Oconee’s largest municipality—especially improvements downtown. Nine months since he walked away from county administrator, Moulder says the message to him from the mayor and council is downtown revitalization. “That’s anywhere from infrastructure to […]

Thanks to its Class of 1966, today’s Walhalla High School is home to a re-finished plaque that depicts 21 Walhallans killed in the Second World War. This morning’s ceremony made for the re-dedication for a monument that had stood at Memorial Stadium since two years after the Allied forces were declared victors over the Axis powers. The re-dedication is special […]

August 24, 2006, was a day of infamy for those who grew up having learned that a far-out icy body in the solar system – Pluto – was the ninth and final planet in our solar system. It was on this day that the International Astronomical Union (IAU) voted to demote Pluto from “planet” to “dwarf planet,” and the scientist […]

If the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority wants to own the county’s Sewer South lines and pump stations to the Golden Corner Commerce Park in Fair Play, it will have to agree to a list of new conditions. After a two hour executive session on Tuesday the County Council voted unanimously to carry through with a pending agreement with the […]

If Walhalla is ever going to attract a new hotel, the city administrator says a study will be required. Administrator Brent Taylor introduced the idea last night that the city should authorize a study that can be used to help entice a company or developer to locate a hotel. Taylor said that should apply to a hotel possibility anywhere in […]

District 5 Council member Glenn Hart clarified on Tuesday that concerns expressed that the county owed the SC DOT $1.2 million for road work near the entrance to the county’s Industry & Technology Park off S.C. 11 are not true. Citing a letter supplied by interim administrator Amanda Brock, Hart said the expenses had been covered by a $2.49 million […]

Walhalla officials say their city is on the verge of making the act of bill-paying an easier process. Councilman David Underwood last night escorted reporters behind the counter at City Hall for a look at how the staff is being trained for a new billing system that, for the first time, will allow those who pay bills in person to […]

Walhalla City Council members were told last night that once surplus sewer money is returned to their city, the stage could be set to lower the bills of their retail customers. The mayor and council were told by their utilities superintendent, Scott Parris, that while part of the returned money could be applied to fix sewer problems within the Cane […]