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Fresh from a re-organization meeting for the next session of the state representatives, one Oconee lawmaker thinks he has a handle on what are to be the top legislative issues during 2017. Representative Bill Whitmire, Walhalla Republican, admitted yesterday that job one will be some kind of permanent solution to how South Carolina will fund the repair of its roads […]
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Oconee deputy sheriff Justin Stokes (center) has graduated from the state Criminal Justice Academy and its basic law enforcement program, and he did it with special honor. Stokes was awarded the J.P. Strom Award, given to the graduate who achieves the highest overall academic average after the successful completion of all performance tests. Stokes shared the award with officer and […]
Read moreThe Walhalla area state representative in 2017 expects to be seated on the House committee that has primary responsibility for public education spending. District One’s Bill Whitmire awaits a meeting next week with both Governor Nikki Haley and Molly Spearman, the state superintendent of education. “It’s not official yet. I’ll probably find out next week,” is how Whitmire, a retired […]
Read moreA commissioner for Franklin County, Georgia, David Strickland, has been indicted on two felony counts in connection with the purchase of property in Canon. The indictments were handed down Monday against Strickland by the Franklin County Grand Jury. Afterward, a judge issued a bench warrant on behalf of the grand jury for the 56-year old Strickland, a Lavonia resident. Strickland […]
Read moreA young North Carolinian has been placed in Oconee County jail, as part of a cross-jurisdiction investigation of a carjacking this week in Westminster. The Sheriff’s Office today announced the following charges against 19-year old Luisito Alexander Bonilla-Rodriguez: carjacking, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, and armed robbery. By 11 this morning, Bonilla-Rodriguez remained in […]
Read moreWhen people and property are endangered, wildfires are viewed as calamities. And, indeed, to those directly affected, they can be deadly and devastating. But from nature’s point of view, wildfires play an integral role in the health of a forest by thinning trees, burning dead or decaying matter and returning nutrients to the soil. Unlike the horrific occurrences in Tennessee, […]
Read moreA non-profit organization that strives to help solve economic challenges faced by South Carolinians believes that, in spite of its short fallings, the country’s health insurance law has made a measurable difference in the state and in Oconee County. The Palmetto Project’s Shelli Quenga this morning provided updated numbers from the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, to indicate that […]
Read moreAn important date looms next week for the two men pursuing plans for a Walhalla hotel. Tom Markovich says he and his partner, Herb Witter, expect that architect plans to adapt the former courthouse to a hotel will be complete by Friday, December 16. In their quest to qualify for federal tax credits, the developers have the endorsement of the state […]
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A 16-year old West-Oak High student will take on the role as an advocate of agriculture through her appointment to a national advisory council. The Oconee School District has announced that Lillian Nuttall, as a member of the Agrisafe Young Advisors Council, will represent health and safety professionals who strive to reduce health disparities in the agricultural community. The group […]
Read moreA Walhalla policeman, Tyler Eppes, has finished the fifth week of a 12-week course at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy in Columbia. Chief Ronald Wilbanks says once Eppes graduates, all Walhalla officers will have been state-certified.
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