Category: News

In order for trouble-plagued Westminster to move forward – and solve some of its problems—compromise is needed, according to a former city official who has reacted to the latest development, specifically the controversy about the mayor’s cabin. As a former member of the city commission that governed utilities, Rhett Smith knows a thing or two about the hot seat. Smith […]

In front of the Oconee school trustees on Monday will be changes to the district policy covering honor roll and class rankings. Changes proposed would raise to 4.25 the grade-point-average for a high school senior to make honor graduate and to 4.75 the grade-point-average for a senior to graduate with high honors. Those honors are determined by rank in class […]

Cleansing wipes are routinely offered  to supermarket shoppers, but a member of the Oconee County Council would like to see the grocery stores take it a step further to help protect shoppers from transmitting the flu or virus. Councilman McCall of the council’s Law Enforcement, Public Health, and Safety Committee would like to see the stores station a worker in […]

Westminster leaders emergency from their closed-door meeting of about 90 minutes last night without a resolution to the renewed controversy over the mayor’s cabin on city property. For part of the meeting, Mayor Brian Ramey met with the council, but had little to say afterward. Rusty Cater, the mayor pro-tem, announced that that the council will take the next 12 […]

After nearly three and a half years, Chris Carter has called it quits in Westminster. After a closed-door meeting, the city council accepted Carter’s resignation, effective May 8. One councilman told reporters that Carter’s decision is personal and has to do with his desire to be closer to family in North Carolina. Mayor Pro-tem Rusty Cater said under the terms […]

An after-school accident involving a car and a school bus sent public safety responders to a rural Oconee County intersection near Walhalla.  EMS and cross medically-trained Walhalla Fire Department personnel attended to the car driver, the bus driver and nine children from the bus.  But Chief Burton of the fire department reported no injuries.  The accident was reported at 5:27 […]

A shooting death in Mountain Rest is under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office and the Oconee coroner.  It’s the death of a 17-year old Walhalla male, whose name is to be released today. Coroner Karl Addis says 9-1-1 received a call at 7:58 last night of a shooting at 151 Trillium Drive, Mountain Rest. The 17-year old was shot once […]

Bruce Cannon, a one-time Seneca mayor, knew Dr. John Martin as well as anyone, and Cannon Saturday will have a place among the speaker who will remember the late Seneca museum director. At 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, a few people will speak in honor of Martin during an event on the side lawn of the Lunney Museum. Cannon shared with […]

Tri-County Technical College’s speech team members brought home top awards at the 2020 South Carolina Speech and Theater Association’s Annual College Festival Competition. Three Tri-County university transfer students competed, along with students from colleges and universities from across the state, at the University of South Carolina-Lancaster February 15. Gracie Stockman placed first in Persuasive Speaking; Elizabeth Rew placed first in […]

Public safety responders are working a car accident this afternoon on I-85 in Oconee.  The state patrol reports the accident in the northbound lanes in the vicinity of the one-mile marker.