Category: News

The Oconee coroner says human remains were found yesterday afternoon in a wooded area near Seneca.  The remains are those of a male, and Coroner Addis says his office is notifying the family of the deceased.  Identification was found with the remains.  According to Addis, the Sheriff’s Office is investigating, and further details are to be released today.

To limit possible exposure to the virus and to use staff in the most effective way, meals will be distributed once a day on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Children will receive multiple meals on each day, for a total of 5 breakfasts and 5 lunches per week, the maximum allowed by the USDA. On Mondays: 2 Lunches & 2 Breakfasts […]

The virus notwithstanding, it’s a sign of the times that churches of today more and more are relying on the internet to broadcast services. Our national emergency makes this an opportune time for Oconee churches to reach their congregants online. David Shirley, director of missions for the Beaverdam Baptist Association, this afternoon counted 25 churches that will suspend indoor services […]

Parts of the walking track on the grounds of the Walhalla Community Depot are off limits. It has nothing to do with the potential to catch the virus. It’s due to Walhalla’s version of a big dig. So long as you walk in the company of no more than a handful of companions, it’s still a healthy exercise to breathe […]

Utica Baptist Church has suspended all services except the Sunday morning worship service. It will be streamed live only on the church’s Facebook page. For more information go to www.uticabaptist.com

Payments of Oconee County taxes are being accepted at the drive-thru at the county government office complex on S. Pine Street, Walhalla.  But the rule of the day is access by Oconeeans to the heart of their county government remains limited, because of COVID-19 concerns.  This morning we asked Amanda Brock, the county administrator, about the morale of the government […]

The start of work is visible at Oconee’s Hartwell Village Shopping Center on four buildings that will contain student housing, to help meet the needs that a rising Clemson student enrollment are creating. Officials with Seneca and Oconee County are saying that the new project will consist of four buildings of three to four stories that will contain nearly 200 […]

So far, Republican voters in Oconee County District 2 will have a choice when it comes to who they will nominate for their county council representative.  First, to enter the June primary was Josh Roberts, a Walhalla city councilman.  Roberts has now been joined by Matthew Durham of Mountain Rest.

In accord with an executive order issued by Gov. Henry McMaster, all SCDNR-managed shooting ranges will be closed starting today at 3 p.m. The ranges, including Pickens County, Belfast, James O. Thomason, Palachucola, Twin Ponds, Webb and Wateree, will be closed until further notice. Updated information about the status of the ranges will be posted on the DNR website and […]

President Trump has declared that a major disaster exists in the State of South Carolina and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding from February 6 to February 13, 2020. Federal funding is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations […]