Category: News

A free food giveaway is planned Saturday in Seneca in the parking lot of the Blue Ridge Community Center, 315 Holland Avenue, the Perry Hill Community.  There starting at 12 noon, the Church of Christ on Williams Street will distribute food on a first come, first-served basis until supplies run out.  The church motto is “Serving God by Serving Others.”

Robbie Prang, age 3, of 138 Our Road, Walhalla, died in the intensive care unit at Greenville Memorial Hospital during the noon hour on Wednesday afternoon (July 22nd). This death is being investigated by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Department, SLED, and the Oconee County Coroner Office. An autopsy is scheduled for Friday to assist with her death investigation. On Saturday […]

Work has started in downtown Walhalla on a project considered to be an extension of the city’s Streetscape. Brent Taylor, the city administrator, says posts are being laid along Main Street, between Ann & Tugaloo, that will allow for the city and organizations to display banners to draw attention to upcoming events. Taylor mentioned the annual Issaqueena’s Ride as an […]

The possibility of a mask law was not discussed in last night’s special Westminster city council meeting, but a councilman announced plans to offer free COVID 19 tests in the city. And the council agreed to make the community depot available for the testing. No date for the tests was announced. But the testing will be designed for individuals without […]

In the next handful of months will come Quick Trip’s first foray into Oconee County. Cumming, Georgia contractor, CBI, has a city of Seneca demolition permit, to be followed by a builder’s permit, to develop a QT store & service station on property facing the east end intersection. A city official thinks it’s possible that the QT could open before […]

Walhalla has received about 30 applications from persons who would like to serve on the city’s new diversity & inclusion committee. Mayor Edwards Wednesday said he thinks the committee can be formed by the next few weeks. The committee size, he said, has yet to be determined. The idea for the committee sprung from days of protests over the Civil […]

At its meeting on Monday, July 20th, the School Board approved the hiring of Mrs. Sheridan Crouch as assistant principal at Ravenel Elementary School for the 2020-2021 school year. When asked about it, Dr. Thorsland said, “Sheridan has really been a solid leader at Ravenel and in our district for many years. We look forward to working with her in […]

Oconee County public schools have amended policies to forbid the display of the Confederate flag and related materials. The board of trustees last night approved changes to the district student code of conduct and dress code. As explained by Steve Hanvey, Associate Superintendant, those policies now forbid students’ clothing from showing the Confederate flag. Prohibited also is the display of […]

South Carolina has exceeded its monthly COVID-19 testing goal for the month of July by performing 143,336 tests from July 1 through July 16, surpassing the target of 140,000 tests. To date, DHEC and partners have held 503 free testing events across the state since May, and a total of 638,194 tests have been performed in South Carolina. There are currently 89 […]

Clemson scientist Feng Ding is working to develop a quick detection test for COVID-19 with funding from a one-year National Science Foundation RAPID grant. Ding said that current COVID-19 tests require samples to be sent to a lab with a potential waiting period of days before patients get back their results. Ding is hoping this $190,065 grant and his work […]