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On the one-year anniversary of their son’s death, Cynthia and Gary Hipps released a statement in which they request anyone with relevant information to step forward. Here is their statement, as released by their attorney, “Late in the afternoon of September 22, 2014, our family received a phone call that would forever change our lives. Our only son, Tucker, had […]
Read moreWalhalla Mayor Danny Edwards says he would love to see mast-style traffic light fixtures as part of Streetscape, but the city simply can’t afford them. In a 101.7/WGOG NEWS report last week a DOT spokesman gave a figure as to what they would cost, but Edwards this afternoon said the figures his city received, through its consultant company, run between […]
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One year later the death of a Clemson student in Oconee County remains unsolved, but the Sheriff’s Office continues to encourage anyone with information that can help solve how Tucker Hipps died to come forward. “At this time, the Sheriff’s Office has no new information to report concerning our investigation other than what we released in the last year,” Sheriff […]
Read moreSeneca planning commissioners are recommending a zoning change to help allow a company to begin a new home development between Old Salem Road and Lake Keowee. After a hearing last night, the commissioners voted to recommend that city council assign a Residential-15 zoning to 39 acres for property on the west side of Old Salem Road, 330 feet north of […]
Read moreBooks and photographs are a tried and true way to record the past. But don’t underestimate the sound of a voice and the emotions carried with it. The Oconee Public Library, in partnership with the Oconee Heritage Center, has begun to create an oral history of the county, formed not long after the Civil War. The idea is to start […]
Read moreStreetscape workers have a goal today for new sidewalk to reach the north side of Main Street intersection with College Street. “We will be continuing to backfill islands, demo old sidewalks, and prepping for new sidewalks,” according to today’s announcement by Hutch ‘N Son, the general contractor.
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The Seneca Rotary Club announces the 2014-2015 Teachers of the Year for the Seneca area schools. The following teachers were selected based on his/her excellent work in the classroom and community. Pictured from left to right (picture attached): Presenter Kim Jedlicka (School District Employee, substituting for Earnestine Williams), Fred Edgerton (Seneca High), presenter Lyn Norton, David Warlick (Seneca Middle), Christine […]
Read moreThe one-year reign of Savannah Shope as Miss Oktoberfest draws to an end this weekend when she crowns her successor. Twenty-two young ladies are competing in the 2015 contest which takes place 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Walhalla Middle School. All contestants are enrolled in Oconee high schools. They will be judged by interviews and in casual and formal […]
Read moreWithout a school in session, Oakway is another place in Oconee County where the school bells once rang. And, now the policymakers for the county district, are facing what to do with the land and the buildings left behind. They were given options last night. Assistant Superintendent Steve Hanvey and Director of Facilities Richard Alexander recommend the district sell everything, […]
Read moreChairman Andy Inabinet of the Oconee School Board of Trustees made the comment last night that the numbers pertaining to the Tamassee-Salem Middle and High School bear watching. Inabinet spoke after District Five trustee Buddy Herring said, so far, this year there has been a 15% drop in enrollment from last year. At their September meeting last night, the trustees […]
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