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A Salem man was struck by a vehicle yesterday afternoon on highway 11 near Little River Road, and state troopers seek the public’s help to solve what they consider a hit-run accident. The man injured in the accident, 24-year old Dustin Bryson, was airlifted to a hospital for treatment. Trooper Tony Keller said the investigation is seeking to identify the […]

On weekends this month and next, an Oconee deputy sheriff will walk from the South Carolina-North Carolina line to Columbia, to raise money for Tamassee-Salem High School. Deputy Norman Dukes says his goal is $4 thousand for athletics and special needs programs at the school where he works as a resource officer. Last school year Dukes raised money in a […]

The regular December meeting of West Union Town Council begins at 6 tonight at Town Hall. Tonight the mayor and council will talk about late fees on water bills. There’s to be discussion and possibly a vote on yard sales.

A Walhalla High student who is expected to graduate in the spring with high honors is the 2013 Miss Walhira. Sarah Wilson received the crown at last Saturday night’s Miss Walhira Pageant in the school’s Hostetler Auditorium. The auditorium was crowded for the annual fundraiser for Walhalla High School’s yearbook. Ryonna Thompson won Miss Congeniality and Shania Wright, Miss Spirit […]

A jury could not reach the required unanimous verdict in a day-long trial in the Seneca Municipal Court, and the judge declared a mistrial. But that doesn’t mean the case of Seneca versus Sikes is finished. Judge Danny Singleton this morning said he has instructed both sides to try to come to an agreement or face a re-trial in late […]

The Oconee County Airport may be an applicant to share in potential one percent sales tax money. At a meeting last night, the county aeronautics commissioners again discussed the possibility of making application to the county Capital Project Sales Tax Commission by the January deadline. Airport manager Kevin Short says the airport would be interested in proceeds from a countywide […]

An ordinance that would change the way Oconee County does business with the Joint Regional Sewer Authority is headed for a public hearing. Ordinance 2013-36 has passed two of the required three readings at the county council level. It now is set for a public hearing during next week’s council meeting, which begins at 6 Tuesday night, December 17th in […]

Oconee County public school spending during the previous fiscal year totaled $85 million. The outside audit report, presented to last night’s board of trustees meeting, showed state revenue covered a drop in local tax revenues. And it means the district likely will be able to avoid having to take out a loan against future tax revenues.  

The sun is making its return today to the sky over Oconee County—just in time for the rescheduled Walhalla Christmas Parade at 5:30 this evening. The sun was out also this morning at the new high school construction site in Picket Post community. And, though the grounds are wet, a district official says the building progress there makes the property […]

Oconee sheriff’s officers are trying to figure out who’s responsible for crimes in the former mill village of Utica near Seneca. Crimes to be solved are home fires and church burglaries, and the Sheriff’s Office requests the public to relay any information that may be helpful. Jimmy Watt, Sheriff’s Office spokesman, says the latest incident was a fire Sunday morning […]