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If Oconee school trustees give their approval on Monday, the as-yet-not built 9-11 memorial could find a new home in front of the Walhalla Middle School. A memorandum from district administration recommends that a citizens’ committee planning a 9-11 memorial be allowed to switch their property site from the grounds of Walhalla High School on highway 11 to the tennis […]

The state check that the lieutenant governor and his staff brought to Walhalla today was even larger than Jerry Dyar expected. Dyar, county veterans affairs officer, welcomed Lt. Gov. Kevin Bryant for a ceremony held at the home of the Walhalla American Legion Post. Taxpayer money, the amount of $17 thousand, is being funneled to the Oconee Veterans Council to […]

Walhalla’s elected leaders want their utility customers to know that they are proceeding to make changes to bring their billing options up to 21st century standards. And that means, the city hopes, sometime soon Walhalla water and sewer customers will be able to satisfy their bills thru automatic draft or payment by phone. Officials say they also will offer billing […]

In a bedroom community to Seneca, voters took this week’s election seriously. A breakdown of General Election voting shows that six out of 10 eligible Return precinct voters cast ballots. In the Return precinct, there were 673 eligible voters, and 416 of them voted.

During a trial at the Oconee Courthouse, the defense lawyer asked a policeman on the stand what happened to his client’s cell phone and laptop. The policeman replied he did not know. A 101.7/WGOG listener recently posed the question of when law enforcement returns to its owner stolen property recovered as part of a criminal investigation. There appears to be […]

A Fair Play businessman will ask an Oconee regulatory board tonight to permit an industrial use in the Fair Play Village sub-district of the I-85 overlay. The location is 500 E. Fair Play Boulevard, and the applicant, Harley Yoder, represents the Fair Play Investment Group. The county Board of Zoning Appeals has scheduled the hearing for 6 o’clock in County […]

The Fifth Annual Coat Drive Giveaway, staged by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, takes place Saturday morning in Seneca. Anyone is invited to pick out a coat, as there are no eligibility requirements. The giveaway will take place 8 am to noon at the Bi-Lo next to Lowe’s. Meantime, donations may be made before Saturday at the Sheriff’s Office on S. […]

Seneca Rotary Club recognized Mary Tannery this year as its Ballenger Award recipient. The club honored M. Tannery and Sons for a business that exemplifies the tenets of the Rotary 4 Way Test in both professional and personal dealings. Mrs. Tannery has been in business for 17 years in Seneca and has created a destination shopping experience for those across […]

A Walhalla High graduate from 2014 is serving in the U-S Navy aboard the fast-attack USS John Warner. He’s Petty Officer 3rd Class Brady Arnold, an electronics technician aboard the Norfolk-based submarine. As a Navy electronics technician, Arnold is responsible for operating and maintaining navigation equipment and developing navigation plans for the crew. The USS John Warner returned from an […]

Barring unforeseen and extraordinary circumstance, Keowee Key’s John Elliott can look forward this week to being declared the official winner and the title of councilman-elect from Oconee County District One. In the unofficial results last night, Republican Elliott was a big winner over his Democratic challenger, Bill Bruehl. County Council watchers now expect the power on the county’s governing board […]