Category: News

The case of an Oconee County auto accident that injured a passenger was one step away from jury deliberations. All that was left this afternoon was for the judge to instruct the jury on the law, before deliberations to decide whether Troy Stargel was negligent in the injury suffered by Melissa Sears. The plaintiff seeks damages to compensate her for […]

An important meeting of the Friends of the Walhalla Pool set for tonight has been cancelled. The meeting was set to be held at the Depot to discuss ways to apply for outside grants to help re-open the pool. No word on when the meeting might be re-scheduled.

Walhalla has expanded the duties of fire fighter James Ashton. In addition to Ashton’s responsibilities for enforcing property codes, Ashton will also serve as the point man for zoning applications. In that capacity, he’ll serve as an advisor to the city’s board of zoning appeals which considers variances to the zoning ordinance.    

In the civil trial of a car accident lawsuit, the plaintiff rested late this morning at the Oconee Courthouse. The defense responded with the announcement that its only defense offering will be a 20-page deposition. At that point, Judge Macaulay sent the jury out of the courtroom while the deposition was being prepared to be introduced. The case being tried […]

Oconee School District is forming a new advisory committee to assist the board of trustees in the selection of components and materials covering sex education. In line with the Comprehensive Health Education law, the following 13 people are recommended: parents Jeff McCall and Nicole Nalley; clergy George Sloan, Brian Buckner, and Dr. Ryan Wilson; health professionals Marsha Moorhead and Dr. […]

The U-S Commodity Futures Trading Commission has announced that Judge G-Ross Anderson entered an emergency order freezing and preserving the remaining pool participant assets under the control of Easley resident Robert Stanley Harrison. The order also forbids Harrison from destroying books and records and allows the Commodity Futures Trading Commission immediate access to those records. The order arises from a […]

Tri-County Technical College at Pendleton plays host this month to one of the statewide events for high school seniors and their parents to try to get the best financial aid package for the fall college semester. According to Kevin Woods, Tri-County financial aid counselor, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, is the first step to receiving federal […]

Multiple charges of forgery and common law criminal conspiracy have landed a 33-year old Anderson woman in the Oconee County Detention Center. Law enforcement reports identify the woman arrested as Nona Vanessa Rigdon. Oconee Sheriff’s officers turned their attention to Rigdon after receiving reports of a woman cashing bank checks drawn on a restaurant chain’s account at convenience stores near […]

Politically unpopular it may be, but a Walhalla elected official wants to engage the citizenry in the idea of raising taxes—for the good of the city. Councilman/Mayor Pro-tem T-J Bagwell has announced date, time, and location for his public meeting with Walhalla residents to allow him to share his ideas of how raising taxes can better the city. The meeting […]

A second straight Monday of telephoned bomb threats are being investigated by law enforcement in and around Seneca. No explosives were found and no injuries were reported. The Oconee Sheriff’s Department reported threats were received during and after the lunch hour, and investigators responded to gather information. Affected yesterday were Wal-Mart, Oconee Medical Center, BASF Manufacturing and several banks. According […]