Category: News

Here’s the announcement for this year’s Oconee high school graduation ceremonies: “SDOC Class of 2020 Graduation June 20, 2020 8:30am Seneca High School – Tom Bass Field Walhalla High School – Razorback Field West-Oak High School – Warrior Field In light of the Covid-19 pandemic and to ensure the health and safely of all those in attendance, the following guidelines […]

As a result of a U.S. District Court order issued today, South Carolinians voting absentee by mail in the 2020 June Primaries and Runoffs are no longer required to have their signature witnessed on the ballot return envelope.  Election officials will accept and count all absentee ballots regardless of whether the envelope contains a witness signature, if otherwise valid.  Any […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control  Monday announced 90 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and five additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 10,178 and those who have died to 440. Four deaths occurred in elderly individuals from Chesterfield (1), Darlington (1), Florence (1), and […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control  Sunday announced 209 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 10 additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 10,096 and those who have died to 435. Nine deaths occurred in elderly individuals from Clarendon (1), Greenville (2), Kershaw (1), Lexington […]

Authorities say a 46-year old Westminster resident, Gary Wyman II, died in the crash of a U-haul truck at 8:55 this morning on the Richland Road not far from the Oconee Country Club.  Trooper Matt Southern said Wyman was partially ejected from his truck, and Coroner Addis said death was due to blunt force traumatic injuries.  At the time, Wyman […]

A 9 o’clock hour single-vehicle accident this morning has taken a life in Oconee County.  At the scene, Coroner Karl Addis, along with the highway patrol, has begun an investigation.  The accident was reported on two-lane Richland Road at Hickory Nut Drive, not far from the Oconee Country Club. From what Addis learned at first, it appears the vehicle left […]

On a number of holidays, the Oconee County Rock Quarry remains open, delivering piles of crushed rocks to the many contractors that do business there.  But not this holiday weekend.  Mickey Kerr, quarry manager, wants all quarry customers to know that the quarry is closed through Memorial Day and will resume at regular time Tuesday morning.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control  Friday announced 245 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 3 additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 9,638 and those who have died to 419. The three deaths occurred in elderly individuals from Spartanburg (2) and Jasper (1) counties. […]

An early Saturday morning Walhalla fire placed two people in hospitals. Chief Brandon Burton describes what happened on Morningside Drive (near Moore Ave) as a cooking fire that was reported to the fire department at 1:42 am.  Fire fighters discovered a male with 30% burns.  He wound up in a Greenville hospital.  Sent to the Oconee hospital was a female […]

A mistake by the office of Oconee elections has apparently cost a candidate the potential of three votes from supporters who were issued the wrong absentee ballots.  They should have been given ballots that would have allowed them to vote in the race for Seat Two,  County Council.  Instead they filled out ballots meant for a neighboring district.  Joy Scharich, […]