Category: News

By the noon hour today, 1.46″ rain had been measured in Walhalla by Barbara Wilson, the U-S Weather Observer.  And the forecast, at least thru tonight, more rain will fall.

A spokesman for Duke Energy, Ryan Moser, quotes repairs crews as saying they believe they can have power service restored by the mid afternoon today to the Clemson campus. The repair workers are dealing with tricky terrain in the vicinity of the Botanical Garden, where the main line to the campus comes in. The culprits this morning were downed poles […]

A power outage has cancelled classes today at Clemson University, and employees have been sent home for the day, according to Robin Denny, university spokeswoman. Power poles have fallen on the Duke transmission line into campus and the rain is complicating a clear estimate when power will be restored. According to Denny, they are hoping for the main campus to […]

The weather was less than ideal at Seneca this morning, but that didn’t deter the opening of a new anchor store at the Applewood Shopping Center. The ribbon was cut for Hobby Lobby, which will do business in the building formerly used by K-Mart. Among those attending were members of the Gallant family, the original developers of the shopping center.

Walhalla’s first Zaxby’s restaurant was a long time in the making, but it’s finally here. And the restaurant’s first customers waited patiently outside in the rain for the door to open at 10:30 this morning. The first 100 people are receiving a Zaxby’s Deck of 52 Dealz that includes a free meal deal. Jeremy Thornton, licensee for the Walhalla Zaxby’s, […]

An appeal has been filed in the Common Pleas Court to a decision this month to expel an Oconee public school student. The student, of minor age, is identified by initials only in the filing on behalf of student’s parent and natural guardian. Filed above the signature of Easley attorney James Erwin, the appeal states the following grounds: “The respondent […]

As part of its literacy program, the Seneca Rotary Club gave $550 to the Ravenel Elementary School for the purpose of buying new books for the school library. The club recognizes each of its meeting speakers with the honor of a book named in honor of the speaker.

“I’m optimistic we’ll approve a contract this coming week” is the prediction from Terry Pruitt, general manager of Pioneer Rural Water. Pioneer’s board of directors holds a special meeting at the noon hour today apparently to take up the counter offer that came out of a closed-door meeting last week of the Seneca City Council. Both sides are working against […]

State troopers reported injuries in a pair of accidents during the noon hour today in Oconee County. At least one car was left badly smashed as the result of an accident on highway 28 at Halfway Branch. A second accident with injuries occurred on the Sandifer Boulevard near Sheep Farm Road.

The former Walhalla police chief, Ronald Wilbanks, has been indicted by the South Carolina State Grand Jury on three counts of misconduct in office. The indictments were announced at the noon hour today by Alan Wilson, South Carolina Attorney General. According to the announcement, “Count One of the indictment alleges that from January 2010 until December 2017, Wilbanks asked for […]