Category: News

If the sewer authority returns millions of dollars from its banked surplus funds to the cities, one local businessman is asking why the county shouldn’t be in for a share. Tom Markovich, local home builder and past president of the Oconee Home Builders association, told County Council members last night that the county should have hard questions for the sewer […]

A Salem area father has been arrested and charged with homicide by child abuse of his baby daughter. Six-month old Bayleigh Marie Rogers died January 12, and yesterday authorities announced the arrest of her father, 22-year old Austin Michael Rogers. Coroner Karl Addis said Bayleigh was dropped off by her mother at the father’s 309 Sunrise Drive home that Saturday […]

A Fair Play man arrested near Seneca yesterday was charged with multiple offenses, including the possession of a car stolen in Anderson County. Deputy Jake Spence said, while on routine patrol, he saw Christopher Nicholas Elgin seated in a silver Nissan automobile and that 31-year old Elgin obeyed when he called out, “Chris, you are under arrest.” According to the […]

The state has taken advantage of higher temperatures and the return of sunshine to resume catching up on needed repair work along the highways. Of late, there are numerous examples countywide, including a bumpy stretch of SC 11 at West Union, from Collins Road to a point near the Fowler Road. Alan Adams, DOT resident construction engineer, says, “Right now […]

Agents with Clemson Cooperative Extension crop and agri-business envision producing industrial hemp a viable crop alternative for South Carolina farmers. Extension agent David DeWitt of Lee County says interest in industrial hemp is increasing in the agricultural community. As part of a pilot program, twenty farmers received permits to grow industrial hemp in South Carolina in 2017-18. Because hemp is […]

The white-pedal flower is said to be unique to Oconee. But if you want to see it this year, act quickly. The ranger at Devil’s Fork State Park, Kevin Evans, says there will be a very short season for the bloom of the Oconee Bells. Evans urges the public to plan their trips and consult his office for advice so […]

Oconee’s Joint Regional Sewer Authority is one of the rare government agencies that save for a rainy day, but a first-year commissioner says enough is enough. And last night Seneca’s Scott Moulder succeeded to convince his colleagues it’s time to return to the JRSA’s member cities millions of dollars kept in savings accounts. Joined by other Seneca representatives, with support […]

A camper fire overnight in Walhalla. The city fire department put out a camper fire around 5:15 this morning at 105 Bagwell Lane. In Seneca last night, fire fighters handled a porch fire in the vicinity of ES 1st Street and N. Kilpatrick Avenue. According to Rural Fire Control, no one was hurt in either fire.

The large pond on the grounds of Walhalla’s Kaufman Square, behind the Depot, is out of commission today, as a contractor undertakes repair work. Russ Price, director of Walhalla Public Works, says aging took a toll on the drain pipe to the largest of three ponds. The city’s outside contractor, Hutch ‘N Son, expects to have repairs finished by the […]

If you were born in Walhalla, grew up there, or have other ties to the city, you might well be interested in taking part in a social occasion on March 9 at the Walhalla Middle School—the former high school. The Walhalla Men’s Group Cookout will assemble once again for fellowship and a chance to swap stories and laughs while catching […]