Free food day at St. Luke Methodist
From its pantry, Walhalla’s St. Luke Methodist Church will give away food items this afternoon–4:30 to 5:30 pm. The church is located on E. Main Street.
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Forensic investigators testify
The consecutive testimony by a pair of forensic investigators led off the afternoon session of the Oconee County trial of Scott Norman Christner. During Kimberly Sawyer’s testimony, the prosecution played a audio-video in excess of one hour of Sawyer’s interview with a minor age girl who accused Christner of sexual acts against her will. The girl told her interviewer that […]
Read moreTwo chicken pox outbreaks in South Carolina
In response to the first two varicella (chicken pox) outbreaks in South Carolina since 2020, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is urging parents and providers to keep children up to date on vaccinations to limit the spread of preventable diseases. Two varicella outbreaks were reported in early March 2022: The first was reported on March […]
Read moreWhat’s it all about — South Carolina “A-COG”
The office of the South Carolina Appalachian Council of Governments in Greenville offers multiple services to local governments, including economic development assistance. That’s just one “A-COG” service available to Oconee’s five municipalities, as explained last night by Seneca Councilman Dana Moore. He spoke during a meeting at his city”s water treatment plant on Lake Keowee. The meeting attracted elected officials […]
Read moreDay 2 — SC v. Christner
Testimony has begun at Oconee Courthouse in the state’s case against Scott Norman Christner. The defendant went on trial yesterday on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor or attempt and criminal sexual conduct with minor or attempt. According to a courthouse, the testimony of a few prosecution witnesses was heard during the first day of trial yesterday. This morning […]
Read moreGreenville County woman arrested near West Union
A 39-year old Greenville County woman was arrested last weekend in Oconee and charged with stealing a Dodge Ram 3500 flatbed near West Union. Oconee sheriff’s office records show Simpsonville resident Ashley Lynne Blaska was arrested Saturday after an officer investigated a disturbance complaint at a home on Linn Garden Lane. Later, a Dodge Ram truck was reported stuck in […]
Read moreOil losses lower pump prices
The price of oil suffered losses last week and that, according to AAA, enabled the pump charge for gasoline to back away from record highs. The lower global price of crude oil is now more than $20 cheaper. By yesterday, South Carolina’s gas price average was $3.96, a 10-cent drop from the week previous. After hitting a record $4.11 March […]
Read moreGroundbreaking–new Seneca school
A new public school at Seneca, in the next couple of years, will join the nearby Borg Warner complex as landmarks along a stretch of the Wells Highway. Drawing attention to that yesterday was the break of ground for the school district’s new Seneca middle school. For the middle age school populations of the Seneca area, they can count on […]
Read moreJoel Ward apologizes to fellow municipal colleagues
The failure of the Oconee Municipal Association to meet over the last four years was described last night as unfortunate and a hindrance to progress the county’s municipal leaders could make toward better government within the county’s five towns and cities. Seneca Councilman Joel Ward, chosen to lead the municipal association in 2018, took the blame for not calling meetings. […]
Read moreClout re-arranged inside municipal group
The Walhalla, West Union, and Westminster mayors grabbed key offices last night within the county’s organized group of municipalities. It was a rare meeting of the Oconee Municipal Association, and the first since the strife created within the county’s Joint Regional Sewer Authority. There might now be more municipal association meetings, as the association is now led by West Union’s […]
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