Category: News

All the speculation can begin to end next week when candidates’ books open for this year’s Walhalla Municipal Election. It’s being said around town there’s interest among Walhallans in running for the available three city council seats. Qualifying for both the Walhalla and Westminster elections this November will open at noon Monday at the Pine Street office of the Oconee […]

Lowering arsenic levels in apple juice is a step in the right direction, but regulators could—and should—go further, says Clemson University biologist Lisa Bain. She researches the genetic and developmental effects of arsenic on animals. The U-S Food and Drug Administration is moving to decrease the amount of arsenic allowed in apple juice to 10 parts per billion – the […]

Weather watchers focused their eye yesterday on Walhalla’s Cane Creek, as the tributary through the recreation complex Sertoma Field appeared to approach an overflow. On another side of town Barbara Wilson, Official U-S Weather Observer, has been watching her rain gauge fill up. She reported two day totals of more than two inches and seven inches so far in August.

Oconee sheriff’s officers have made additional arrests in their investigation of the theft of $30 thousand worth of tools and fiber optic equipment near Seneca. Arrested yesterday afternoon on charges of receiving stolen goods were Tammy Renee Cobb, 44, and Robert Earl Heaton, 45, both of the same Seneca address. Previously arrested on the same charge was a third Seneca […]

You’ve heard the cry from farmers that crops need rain. Well, you don’t hear that anymore—especially in South Carolina. According to Governor Haley, enough’s enough. She visited Pendarvis Farms yesterday to survey damage caused by the excessive summer rains and talked about the need for a disaster declaration from the U-S Department of Agriculture.

The commissioners representing the Pendleton District take their meeting today to one of the Upstate’s showcase spots. The commission meeting takes place at Table Rock Lodge in Pickens County and begins at 4 this afternoon. The mission of the commission is to collect, preserve and promote the rich history of Oconee, Anderson and Pickens counties and promote economic development through […]

Two cars collided during the noon hour today on Seneca’s W. N. 1st Street, and one of the drivers was sent to the hospital for treatment. The police say the accident, in front of the Seneca Pawn Shop, forced them to shut down one lane of the street headed in the direction of the downtown.

Oconee Sheriff’s Office reports an arrest in a case of stolen fiber optics equipment. More arrests are anticipated. A 44-year old Seneca man, James Gus Orr Jr., was arrested Friday by sheriff’s officers and charged with receiving stolen goods. The theft in June from Jet Commercial on Seneca’s Wells Highway remains under investigation. Fiber optics equipment and tools worth $30 […]

A 24-year old resident of the Pickens County town of Central was arrested early yesterday morning in Westminster on multiple charges. The police say they were alerted around 4 a-m to between four and six shots fired in the vicinity of E. North Avenue and Lakeside Drive. According to law enforcement records, a police canvas of the neighborhood led to […]

A leading Westminster citizen is celebrating his birthday by giving back to a city that has been good to him and his family. Cecil Sandifer, funeral home owner, turned 90 years old yesterday. Today he donated $9 thousand to three of the city’s good causes. At an event at the Westminster Depot, Sandifer’s daughter, Mimi Anderson, announced on behalf of […]