Former councilman dies
A former Seneca Councilman Stuart Pohl died last night, according to word relayed to 94.1/The Lake WSNW, by a city official. Pohl owned and operated the Spot, a bar-restaurant on Ramcat Alley.
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Sen. Scott calls for more to be done to foster better mental health
Sen. Tim Scott’s opening remarks during a Washington hearing that focused on what government can do to curb suicides can be heard today on 101.7/WGOG NEWS. The South Carolina Republican is the ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging. The hearing was titled, “Mental Health Care for Older Adults: Raising Awareness, Addressing Stigma, and Providing Support.”
Read moreAbandoned house fire
An abandoned house, a 1912 structure, was lost to fire in Walhalla early Saturday. It was the home place of the late Henrietta Brandt, a music teacher and a long-time U-S Weather Service observer. At first, the fire fighters who were called thought they had a brush fire on their hands. However, on Hickory Hollow Lane (near S. Boundary Street) […]
Read morePolitics are in the air
The night of June 2 the auditorium at Walhalla High School is reserved for a forum featuring the two men bidding for Seat One, South Carolina House of Representatives from Oconee-Pickens counties. The League of Women Voters announces that at 7 o’clock on that Thursday night the incumbent, Bill Whitmire, and his challenger, Wally Sparks, will have the chance to […]
Read moreWeekend crash claims four lives in Anderson County
State troopers continue to investigate one of the Upstate’s deadliest car crashes. The accident around 6 Saturday evening on highway 81 in Anderson County took the lives of four people and injured three others. Coroner Greg Shore said three of the deceased victims were trapped in their vehicles and pronounced dead at the scene. The fourth died hours later in […]
Read moreBears seen in Walhalla and Westminster
Eyewitness and video surveillance accounts this week tell of bear sightings in both Walhalla and Westminster. The police say a bear was seen yesterday going through trash cans on Park Avenue. Earlier this week, there was a social media report of a bear spotted between two E. Main Street houses. A couple of weeks back, video surveillance indicated a bear […]
Read moreSheriff’s Office promotions ceremony
The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office held a promotions ceremony on March 30th to honor and recognize Detention Officers, Animal Control Officers, Uniform Patrol Deputy’s and a Civil Division Deputy who received promotions. The Sheriff’s Office would like to recognize those deputies as well as deputies who have received promotions in the months that preceded our March 30th ceremony: The […]
Read moreRock the Ranch is back
If Charlie Stancil were alive today, he’d likely smile at the thought that his ranch arena in Snow Creek community was again hosting musical entertainment. After a two-year hiatus, Rock the Ranch returns to the Charlie B. Arena Saturday, June 4. Proceeds benefit Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the Shriners Hospital for Children. This year the festival crews honor the life […]
Read moreDrug and weapons charges against a Seneca motorist
The Seneca police have announced charges against a motorist who was stopped this week in the vicinity of E. Main Street downtown–after a patrolman became suspicious of the registered owner of a car displaying a Tennessee tag. The arrest warrants issued by the municipal court against Adam Heith Clontz allege possession of stolen handgun, carrying a concealed weapon, and distribution […]
Read moreHart lashes out at county spending
One sip from a cup of coffee this morning was not enough for an outspoken Oconee County councilman to tamp down his ire over county government’s spending trends. Increasing the next budget expenditures is just too much, in the estimation of District Five’s Glenn Hart, and he vows to cast what’s liable to be a minority vote when the county’s […]
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