Category: News

Those planning to attend Clemson University’s Ring Ceremony Thursday at Littlejohn Coliseum should avoid highway 93 and use Perimeter Road instead. Because of construction on 93, there is only one westbound lane open from College Avenue to Williamson Road. Visitors should avoid 93 and use Perimeter Road to reach parking areas near Littlejohn. The ring ceremony begins at 6:30 pm. […]

A hard to fill seat on the West Union governing board has opened again, and officials are taking steps to re-fill it. As the only ballot candidate, Jason Sharpe won a town council special election in September but, since then, according to Mayor Linda Oliver, Sharpe has moved out of town. Sharpe never actually took the oath of office. Oliver […]

Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative will solve a space shortage with a major expansion of its Oconee County headquarters, now underway on Blue Ridge grounds off the 11-123 interchange. Officials say the devastating effects from Hurricane Irma last fall showed the need for more room—including what’s needed when outside crews are needed to restore service. According to an article in the […]

The regular November meeting of the Walhalla American Legion Post 124 takes place at 7 tonight at the legion building on Kenneth Street. The evening will start at 6:15 with a light meal, and the business meeting will follow at 7 o’clock.

A parade thru downtown Walhalla helped mark the Oconee County observance of Veterans Day. Grand marshal Janice Matheson Holbrooks led 40 units of bands, dignitaries, ROTC cadets, and others down Main Street. This year Veterans Day also commemorates the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. In a statement, Third District Congressman Jeff Duncan said, “On days […]

Rare does a U-S secretary of agriculture find the time to visit a working farm in the U-S. But it happened Friday when, after speaking at Clemson, Sonny Perdue stopped at the Oconee County poultry farm of Brett Nickles off SC 24 between Crossroads and Townville. And Perdue was impressed. But he wasn’t the only one openly admiring Nickles’ operations. […]

A Walhalla planning commission member says the Latino population is growing in Oconee County, and members of that community would like to be included when it comes to the future of the county. Sarai Melendez spoke to the Oconee Planning Commission this week, taking advantage of the commission’s invitation to the public to weigh in on what should be included […]

The regular November meeting of Westminster City Council has been moved forward one night. The meeting is scheduled for 6 o’clock Monday night at the Westminster Fire Department. Among the agenda items: an offer to buy around 60 acres from Joel Thrift, property located generally south of Hall Road. There have been indications city leaders are eying that property to […]

With community donations down, a follow-up solicitation letter has been mailed to those who rely on the Corinth-Shiloh Fire Department for protection. Corinth-Shiloh, a long-standing member of Oconee County’s volunteer fire protection system, faces annual, long-term payments to retire the debt accrued from the renovation of its station on the Old Clemson-Seneca Highway. The latest solicitation letter includes blunt language, […]

The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign will kick off for the holiday season during a five-hour event tomorrow at the Seneca Belk store. Belk’s is one of several Oconee County stores where the Salvation Army plans to deploy bell ringers to collect money for local community needs including utilities, food, clothing, and Christmas assistance. Tomorrow’s kick off will take place […]