Category: News

A city councilman at Westminster discovered a spring that runs through part of the city’s Hall Street property designated for a new recreation complex.  It means there is now a pause in going forward with the plans; however, the council agreed with the city administrator’s solution for the problem.  Unless the city can work around this it could mean one […]

Plans for a Walhalla Greenway will be up for comment and review next week during a public meeting.  From 4 to 6 o’clock Thursday evening, October 14 at the Depot, the city and its design partners—GMC and Studio Main—unveil a proposed phase one.  Last year the city was awarded a grant to design and build the greenway from the Coffee […]

Stumphouse Park (Tunnel and Falls) and Stumphouse Mountain Bike Park will close at 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon to allow for a previously-scheduled private event.  The park reopens the following day, Sunday.

The entire length of a small Walhalla street will be closed to vehicle traffic on Saturday to allow the city to tell its story.  From 9 am to 7 pm Saturday, Walhalla’s Short Street will be closed for the daylong event.  The city requests that all vehicles are removed before 9 o’clock Saturday morning; otherwise, they may be subject to […]

New cases statewide:  834 (23 in Oconee) New deaths:  46 (one in Oconee) Of 10,896 test results received, the positivity was 11.1% (these data effective for the count at the end of the day Monday)

The president of Partners for Progress, Janet Smalley, confirmed plans today to pull off a Walhalla candidates forum on the night of Monday, October 25.  The five contestants for the three city council seats are invited to take part in what’s scheduled to be a 90-minute forum to start at 6:30 pm on the 25th and take place in the […]

Three days of rain has left an Appalachian Trail hiker from Walhalla “absolutely drenched.”  Still Wayne Garland pushes on.  This morning he had six miles in front of him to reach Robbinsville in western North Carolina.  His finish line in his north-south hike was at 150.6 miles.

Taylor Price is a lineman for the city, and is so recognized. Applause rang out in the meeting room of the Westminster City Council when Price’s boss, Leigh Baker, presented a certificate to Price recognizing his start at entry level to the accomplishment of receiving Class A lineman designation.  

Those who enjoy the idea that there is a primate roaming the mountain sides will convene for a day of fun and entertainment on Saturday, October 23 in Westminster.  Dale Glymph gave a status report last night on plans for this year’s event for the street festival and parade, live music, and Sasquatch speakers.  Glymph told the city council a […]

Westminster City Council learned last night that there are two sizeable home development projects on the drawing books within the city’s utility service area, and one of them near highway 11 appears imminent.  That’s why the city administrator, Kevin Bronson, came to the meeting to recommend a policy that requires developers pay part or all of the costs to installing […]