Category: News

Nebo Church Road will see some changes as an airport improvement project will now move forward. Oconee County Council last night approved projects totaling $357.000 that will solve two longstanding problems of the airport: Concerns over the height of the landing approach and take-off vector over the Nebo Church Road and the need for space to park planes near the […]

The new Oconee comprehensive plan may be a citizen-generated document, in the words of county planning commissioners, but one county councilman thinks it falls short. District 2’s Wayne McCall last night said he doesn’t believe the over 400-page visionary guide for the county’s next 10 years gives enough weight to recycling and the need for county health clinics. Likening the […]

In the event there comes a time when Danny Edwards is unable to handle his mayoral duties, Walhalla will turn to an educator who sits just to the right of the mayor at city council meetings. The city council last night signaled their approval of Edwards choice of Danny Woodward as Walhalla mayor pro-tem. In other personnel actions, the city […]

A group representing Walhalla departs this morning for Columbia. Their visit to the capital city will focus on the pervasive problem of infiltration into the city’s sewer pipes, and the Walhalla representatives will have their hands out for money to address the problems that beset the Cane Creek basin inside Walhalla’s collection system. The state’s Rural Infrastructure Fund typically doles […]

Oconee County will change its building codes to deal with safety concerns for construction of multiple-occupant dwellings. It’s now just a matter of how. After a special called meeting, County Council directed the planning building codes and legal staff to look into what impact fees, changes in the county code will best address concerns and how these can be implemented. […]

A Westminster man sits in the Oconee jail this afternoon, without the possibility for bail. According to an announcement from the Sheriff’s Office, Lee Scott Smith is wanted by authorities in Gwinnett County, Georgia on the charge of aggravated child molestation. The 35-year old Smith is also known by the name Wren Lee Hewitt. He was escorted by a deputy […]

Over the last week, agents of the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, along with other law enforcement agencies, began arresting several individuals on various drug and weapons charges. The arrests stemmed from multiple different undercover drug investigations conducted during the past 24 months and wrapped up over the weekend. Sheriff Clark said, “As I stated during a November press conference regarding […]

A man found asleep in the ladies restroom of a Seneca restaurant was awakened by the police, arrested, and sent to jail, according to police reports. The Seneca police arrested James Bryan Farley of Ashton Street, Utica after an early morning incident Sunday at the Waffle House on the 123 By-Pass. The police filed charges of public disorderly conduct and […]

Prices in the Carolinas dropped overnight as gasoline stocks grew, measuring at 258 million bbl – a stock level not recorded by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) in nearly a year. North Carolina’s $2.39 average is four cents cheaper than last week, two cents less than last month, yet 28-cents more than a year ago. South Carolina’s $2.28 average is […]

One case of whooping cough has been identified at Seneca High School.  Below is a letter from the DHEC region public health director outlining what happened and the steps those should take: January 16, 2020 Dear parent/guardian and staff: A case of whooping cough has been identified at Seneca High School. Some people who attended or visited Seneca High School […]