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If you have a cancellation due to Winter Storm Cora, please email it to [email protected]. If you are making church-related cancellation decisions early on Sunday morning, you can still send an email, or call Tom Rusk at 864-638-6810 during “Golden Corner Gospel” from 6-8 am. The following cancellations have been received:   College Street Baptist Church in Walhalla will have […]

In the event of power outages, contact your electric power and use alternative heating sources carefully and by the manufacturer’s instructions. To report outages: Duke Energy: 1-800-769-3766 or text “OUT” to 57801 Blue Ridge: 1-888-258-3743 or text “OUT” to 1-800-240-3400, if enrolled in Text Power. Fort Hill Natural Gas: 1-800-573-5556 Walhalla Water: 1-864-499-4162 The public is reminded to stay tuned […]

If you have a cancellation due to Winter Storm Cora, please email it to [email protected]. If you are making church-related cancellation decisions early on Sunday morning, you can still send an email, or call Tom Rusk at 864-638-6810 during “Golden Corner Gospel” from 6-8 am. The following cancellations have been received:   The SE Championship Bullriding event at T. Ed […]

Six persons have received appointments to sit as the policy-making board of Oconee public libraries.  Five are new members; one is a re-appointment.  They are Kim Jackson, former naval aviator and homeschool mother; Judy Adams, 30-year Oconee resident and paralegal; Mandy Ferguson, realtor and Oconee native; Kay Knapp, retired educator; and Vicky Smith, engineering manager.

A Walhallan spotted the weathervane at St. John’s church pointed last night to the front doors of the nearby post office.  If “tradition” holds, snow is a sure bet.  By the 9 o’clock hour last night, the temp in downtown Walhalla had dropped to 28 degrees.

Snow and sleet, becoming all sleet after 3 o’clock this afternoon.  High near 33.  Total daytime and snow and sleet of 1 to 3 inches possible. An additional 1 inch possible tonight, before clearing tomorrow.  There’s uncertainty about the start time and a chance it arrives earlier.  South Carolina forecasters see the most significant impacts in the Upstate.

The Andrew Pickens Ranger District of the Sumter National Forest is undertaking a prescribed burn today along Ross Mountain Road, north of the Dove Field, in Oconee County.  The 50-acres are referred to as the Water Wheel Burn Unit.

If you have a cancellation due to Winter Storm Cora, please email it to [email protected]. The following cancellations have been received:   Rosa Clark Medical Clinic will be closed Friday 1/10/2025.  The pharmacy will be open until early afternoon. The SE Championship Bullriding event at T. Ed Garrison Arena in Clemson has been cancelled Friday night. However it is still […]

No in-school building classes tomorrow.  Oconee public schools will conduct an eLearning day tomorrow for students.