Category: News

Authorities have confirmed the arrest this week of a Beaufort woman in Oconee County on charges of exploitation of a vulnerable adult.  Arrest warrant affidavits signed by an agent of the South Carolina Attorney’s General Office allege that Sandra J. Smyth exploited a vulnerable adult in Oconee by unlawfully applying to her own profit Social Securty and retirement checks belonging […]

  At their next meeting, Walhalla City Council will be asked to vote on whether to accept an offer by the principals of their Streetscape general contractor.  Patti and Danny Hutchinson have offered to plant a groundcover of flowers and small trees, perhaps crepe myrtles, for the Main Street medians between the blocks of Spring and College streets.  The offer […]

  The creation of a Development Corporation is in the works for Walhalla.  At a meeting last night, Mayor Danny Edwards suggested the formation of a committee that would help downtown merchants acquire grant money for façade work on their buildings.  Members of the corporation would include the city administrator, the mayor or the mayor pro-tem, the chairman of the […]

  A company that makes switches and cylinders is in line for a tax benefit—if it goes through with an expansion of its operations near West Union.  Oconee County Council last night approved a fee-in-place of tax incentive for the Nason Company and its plant on highway 11.  Richard Blackwell of Oconee Economic Alliance says the expansion entails a $2.5 […]

  For an election that held little drama, most West Union voters stayed home on Tuesday.  Only 18 town residents out of 141 cast ballots and re-elected un-opposed Mayor Linda Oliver, who tallied 16 votes.  Three ballot candidates for four council seats were declared unofficial winners:  Bethany James, David Scealf, and Kelly Weiser.  Eight write-in votes were enough to award […]

If a judge rules against a challenge to the closing of Salem’s school, town leaders believe they may have found a solution to keeping a school in their town.  They are asking the public to come to a meeting next week to discuss the idea of bringing a statewide charter school.  If Tamassee-Salem Middle/High School is closed in June, the […]

To recognize Distracted Driving Awareness Month, AAA Carolinas warns motorists to avoid  activities that divert attention from the primary driving task. Numerous distractions exist that could endanger drivers, passengers, or others sharing the road, such as bicyclists or pedestrians. “While we’ve made some progress in the past few years by raising awareness about risky driving behaviors, distraction continues to be a contributing factor to deaths […]

  The Walhalla Middle School Band, under the direction of Gena Sykes Turpin, was recently awarded the rating of “Superior With Distinction” at the South Carolina Band Director’s Association Concert Performance Assessment (CPA).  SC Bands use the CPA to rate their learning advancement through the year. The band is critiqued and graded by a panel of three judges.  The Walhalla […]

Southern Wesleyan University student Humberto A. Arredondo, a sophomore majoring in business management from Central, has been selected to receive a UPS Scholarship provided by the UPS Foundation and its national partner, the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC). CIC is an association of 744 nonprofit independent colleges and universities and higher education affiliates and organizations that has worked since 1956 […]

  At a meeting this evening, Partners for Progress intends to ask for Walhalla City Council approval on the specifics for the plan to extend the Palmetto Trail through the corporate limits, with a new trail terminus on the grounds of the Depot.  Dan Pollock, the president of Partners, says he will seek the approval once the plan’s designer finishes […]