Category: News

From the sky above Oconee County, a state police helicopter zeroed in on marijuana plants near Westminster, behind an outbuilding on the Greenfield Road. That resulted in the arrest of Robert Edward Landers, 45, of 112 Greenfield Road, on the charge of manufacturing marijuana. County narcotics officers, working with agents from the State Law Enforcement Division, were conducting marijuana eradication […]

A spokeswoman for Duke Energy says not only the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is dissatisfied with a failure to meet a national fire protection standard, but so is her company not satisfied. “We recognize that we did not meet our initial schedule commitment for completion of the new fire protection program at Oconee. Missing that schedule did not miss the NRC’s […]

The S-C Department of Employment and Workforce has been awarded $1.2 million from the U-S Department of Labor to provide 223 dis-located persons with classroom and on-the-job training. More than $55 thousand of the money was awarded to Worklink, serving Oconee, Anderson and Pickens counties. According to the DEW, the grant funding is for expanded training of dis-located workers so […]

Salem officials say they are committed to carrying through with their 4th of July celebration, despite today’s rain and the likelihood of more tomorrow. The town is planning a celebration of God and Country, with the official opening at 6 tomorrow evening. Salem promises a magical fireworks display at 9:30 tomorrow night.

Many regular government services take a holiday tomorrow to allow the employees time to spend the 4th with their families and loved ones. All Oconee Solid Waste facilities will be closed. All Oconee branch libraries are closed tomorrow, but will reopen at normal time Friday. Seneca City Hall and Tri-County Technical College are closed for the 4th of July.

In the next 12 months, Walhalla’s top utility official vows to get going on the long-talked about project to secure a new water source for the city. “This is going to be the year that I think we’ll get going on our intake into Lake Keowee,” Utilities Director Scott Parris told the mayor and city council last night. Parris also […]

Walhalla intends to push forward with its streetscape project. At City Hall last night, Mayor Danny Edwards announced Walhalla is ready to invite companies to offer proposals for design-build work in the city’s core downtown business area. The project will include a re-make of a four-block section of Main Street and burying the overhead electric power lines. In committee meetings […]

Organizers hope rain won’t interfere with tonight’s Independence Eve celebration in Walhalla. Homemade chili, ice cream making, a dunking booth, and fun for the kids are to take place on part of a block downtown. Shortly after 9 tonight, fireworks are planned at nearby Memorial Stadium on the soccer field.

The Incident Team for the recovery of Thomas Hill has suspended operations because of forecast rain and safety concerns.“Some people might ask, ‘Why can we put a man on the moon but we can’t recover a body from the Chattooga River?’ but unfortunately it’s just not that simple,” said Incident Commander Buck Haney. “The Chattooga is wild and scenic – […]

After several months of back-and-forth between the government and its licensee, Duke Energy has been judged to have committed a Severity Level III violation when it comes to its fire protection system at the Oconee Nuclear Station. But the Nuclear Regulatory Commission stopped short of a civil penalty. In place of a fine, Duke apparently has agreed to an NRC […]