Category: News

At least some Duke Energy representatives who’ve gone to the nation’s capital for government meetings are likely to spend the night in the area. There was one meeting scheduled today, followed by another tomorrow. Duke officials are meeting with Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff about two subjects—the potential for flooding at the Oconee Nuclear Station and a failure to make fire […]

Walhalla’s frequently-used community depot building will close soon for a four-week period, as a contractor embarks on $45 thousand worth of renovations—including new light fixtures, new floor coverings and paint jobs inside and out. According to city administrator Nancy Goehle, J-Davis Construction plans to start work late this week or by Monday. The repair project will force the Rotary Club […]

Once again, the Jacobs Road railroad crossing near Clemson will be closed to vehicle traffic for continued maintenance by Norfolk Southern. Mike Smith, resident maintenance engineer for the DOT, says on the crossing, the railroad intends to replace a temporary asphalt covering with a permanent one. The work will take place Sunday between the hours of 6 a-m and 3 […]

Nancy Goehle, the Walhalla city administrator, is back on the job after a weekend car accident. The accident occurred at an intersection on the new Sheep Farm Road.  

Fire this morning destroyed a tractor-trailer truck in the Friendship Community near Seneca. Charlie King, the Oconee fire chief, says the fire broke out on the property of a home on Wild Rose Lane near the Coneross Creek. “The truck was kept at the residence of the operator. He was off-duty. He came in Sunday morning from an over-the-road trip. […]

A late night traffic stop by the police in Westminster yielded a little more than four pounds of marijuana. And Chief Dean Awalt said the driver will face charges of open container and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Awalt says the traffic stop took place downtown, at the East Main approach to Windsor Street.  

Authorities in Rabun County, Georgia are investigating an allegation of disabled person abuse. EMS, the Mountain City police, and Rabun County sheriff’s officers last Wednesday investigated the assault of a Clayton adult female. Authorities quote witnesses as saying the woman’s injuries occurred the day before. Rabun sheriff’s officer Gerald Johnson admits being emotionally affected by what he discovered. Multiple agencies […]

The Oconee School District’s finance officer says to fund the administration’s recommended budget for next year will require deficit spending. During a non-voting meeting last night, Gloria Moore provided figures to county trustees. Estimated expenes for 2013-14 exceed $88.6 million, while revenues are anticipated at $86.8 million, leaving a deficit of $1.7 million. Dr. Mike Lucas, district superintendent, recommends the […]

A new Oconee high school first projected to cost $50 million, at the most, will now cost $55 million. School trustees last night received a maximum guaranteed price during a work session, but no vote was taken. Trustees were told that $3.2 million of the increased costs above the original estimate are traced to academic and code requirements. After one […]

A possible suspicious device at Stumphouse Tunnel north of Walhalla turns out to be a bat research device belonging to Clemson University, and it poses no threat to the public. Oconee deputies were alerted this morning by a hiker, who came across the device near the middle tunnel. Anderson County Bomb Squad made it as far as the gate to […]