Category: News

South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) crews are preparing for a winter storm tomorrow that is forecast to move up through the coastal counties. DOT workers in those counties in the Lowcountry, the Grand Strand and Pee Dee are being resupplied today with de-icing materials. Midlands’ crews are prepared to pretreat I-95 in the central part of the state ahead […]

Some school districts in other parts of the country called off classes today, as Old Man Winter continues a firm grip on much of the country.  Oconee public schools have a couple of days to spare, as classes for 2018 don’t start until Thursday.  Nevertheless, the Oconee district is monitoring the weather.  The plan now is start classes Thursday, as […]

City of Clemson holds a hearing this month on changes to design standards.  According to the city announcement, proposed changes to the zoning law will provide relief “from the strict application of certain design standards to a list of specified properties deemed to be culturally significant to the City of Clemson.” The hearing takes place at 6:15 Tuesday night, January […]

The 101.7/WGOG Weather Station recorded 9 degree this morning; however, Walhalla’s official low temperature was 7 degrees, according to weather watcher Barbara Wilson.  Thirty-one degrees was the high temperature for Sunday and there was no precipitation recorded.  The U-S Weather Observer closed her Walhalla books for December with the notation of 3.44.  That included the melted portion of the December […]

The New York Times reports the death of a Walhalla native who gained fame for building commercial towers worldwide.  John Portman, who died Friday, was 93 years old.  Among the projects for which he shares credit is the Hyatt Regency skyscraper in Atlanta.  He was a developer and an architect.  Portman was born in Walhalla on December 4, 1924 when, […]

An I-85 driver escaped a car fire this morning in Oconee County.  County Dispatch reports the fire at 5:30 involved an SUV at exit 1 northbound.  No one hurt and the car fire did not block traffic.

Tom Thrift, co-founder of Thrift Brothers of Seneca, died yesterday at 87 years old.  He was the widower of Patsy June Collins Thrift and, with his twin brother Sam, was born during the depression and rose to be a general contractor known for road building.  A private burial service was held at Oconee Memorial Park and a memorial service will […]

The Seneca police served three arrest warrants in Greenville on a 42-year old man whom they call their suspect in a burglary and other crimes three weeks ago at home on Seneca’s Summit Street near Overbook Drive. The man arrested, Greenville resident, William Junior Clark, faces charges of kidnapping, burglary first degree, and possession of a weapon in the commission […]

If someone new wins a Seneca city council seat in 2018, he or she will have to upend an incumbent. Within a four-minute period during the noon hour, four Seneca council members signed their statements of candidacy for the March 13 municipal election. That means that Denise Rozman, Joel Ward, Scott Durham, and Stuart Pohl are all running again. Today […]

Fire around 9 this morning took a heavy toll near Westminster. Fire Chief Michael Smith said at a doublewide mobile home on the Hopewell Church Road, crews faced 50% engulfed in flames, but the home is now considered a total loss. And the American Red Cross is helping four adults and four children. According to Smith, it’s too early for […]