Category: News

Heavy vehicle damage reported last night in a two-vehicle crash on SC 11.  The accident occurred shortly before 6:30 near the Critter Road.

A fire death is reported in the City of Pickens.  The county coroner, Kandy Kelley, says the body of Kathleen Bagwell was found during the noon hour Tuesday at the back of her home at 314 Ann Street.  She was 81 years old.  The city and state police are investigating.

An office for Westminster residents to register complaints about their city government is about to open at City Hall.  Mayor Brian Ramey announced yesterday that he and occasionally members of city council will occupy a small office for the purpose of hearing residents who come to City Hall with a gripe.  Ramey says the complaint office run by elected officials […]

Ol’ Man winter raised his ugly head yesterday, and we’re still feeling the effects today.  Because of ice on some mountain roads in the Long Creek, Mountain Rest, and Tamassee-Salem areas, Oconee public schools are on a two-hour delay for today.  Light snow fell at mid-afternoon yesterday and that led to the schools sending students home early.  Afternoon activities were […]

Walhalla City Council gave first reading last night to a contract with the company Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood for the design, for the permitting, and for the construction administration for the city’s next water treatment plant.  No figures were given prior to the preliminary vote.  City Administrator Nancy Goehle says the city attorney, Julian Stoudemire, has reviewed the contract.

At a dinner last night, Oconee Emergency Services formally said thank you to all the men and women who volunteer their time and effort to the county’s various public safety services.  Two men were singled out for lifetime service awards:  Wayne Garland of the Walhalla Rescure Squad and Bob Kinder of the county’s dive and rescue squad.  Charlie King of […]

Scam Alert • Between January 13th, 2016 and January 19th, 2016 there have been four incidents in which unknown suspect(s) have called elderly victims and scammed them out of large quantities of money. o Two were completed and reports were filed. o One was not completed and the victim declined a report. o One was sent to another local agency. […]

Seneca High School has made the final list of schools in the running for the 2016 Palmetto’s Finest Awards.  Seneca is one of eight finalists and will learn whether it has won during an announcement to be streamed live to the eight finalist schools at 1:45 Tuesday afternoon, March 8.  Seneca was among 14 schools that submitted a 20-page application […]

Oconee’s state lawmakers have announced their 2016 Legislative Delegation meeting.  According to State Representative Bill Sandifer, delegation chairman, the meeting will be 7:30 Thursday night, February 11 at the Civic Auditorium in Walhalla.  If you would like to be recognized and address the delegation, you are asked to contact the Delegation Office at 638-4237.  You can email [email protected] or write […]

Westminster will advertise for proposals from software firms, after receiving a proposal from one company that boasts that its software will allow a transparency beneficial to city officials and the public.  Last night Chris McDowell pitched the advantages of his company Harris SmartFusion, and Councilwoman Susan Ramey moved to enter into the near $74 thousand dollar purchase deal.  But her […]