Salem News

Following the Nov. 3 election, the current Salem Town Council is excited to welcome a fresh face to the panel.

The competition for the 2009 Wendya s High School Heisman Award narrowed on Thursday, and two local student-athletes were named among the 20 state finalists in South Carolina.

November 2, 2009 - 09:57 p.m. EST Students at Northside Elementary School enjoy lunch in their newly renovated cafeteria.

October 30, 2009 - 11:27 p.m. EST By 7 p.m. on Nov. 3, officials will begin tallying the votes for council seats open in Salem, Central and Walhalla.

October 27, 2009 - 11:35 p.m. EST Don Fuller of the Oconee County Capital Projects Commission speaks to various city officials from across the county Tuesday night, trying to gauge their interest in a sales tax to fund capital projects.

Sonya K. Knight and S. Kyle Blackwell were married on Aug. 22, 2009 at Keowee Key Golf & Country Club in Salem, S.C. officiated by the Rev.

October 6, 2009 - 11:48 p.m. EST WALHALLA - Oconee County soon will have a hired hand to help run the government.

September 23, 2009 - 11:32 p.m. EST Oconee Road Department crews clear up debris at North Kelley Road in West Union on Wednesday after recent flooding.

Weekend flooding caused several problems in Oconee County and forced emergency personnel to stay up all night dealing with washed out roads and swollen creeks, according to officials.

Heavy rain flooded roads across Oconee County Sunday, cutting off access to two communities and forcing the evacuation of two homes, authorities said.

Su Hannon, left, and her husband Jim are assisted by Secretary Kristin Munson while taking advantage of early voting Monday in Walhalla for Tuesday's special election to determine the District 1 County Council representative.

Su Hannon, left, and her husband Jim are assisted by Secretary Kristin Munson while taking advantage of early voting Monday in Walhalla for Tuesday's special election to determine the District 1 County Council representative.

July 31, 2009 - 11:36 p.m. EST WALHALLA - City officials are somewhat puzzled over the latest U.S. Census estimates showing an almost 6 percent decline in population since the 2000 Census.

July 24, 2009 - 09:59 p.m. EST Sgt. Mike McGowan of the Oconee County Sheriff's Office searches an area near Tamassee-Salem Elementary School for a gun possibly used in a crime spree that started Thursday night, July 23, 2009 and went on into early the next morning.

July 20, 2009 - 10:26 p.m. EST SENECA - Oconee County Sheriffa s deputies arrested an 18-year-old Oconee County man early Friday after he allegedly put a knife to another persona s throat in an apparent robbery.

July 17, 2009 - 11:27 p.m. EST WALHALLA - An organization called Relief Effort for Senior Taxes just spent almost $2,300 from an Oconee County councilmana s salary to take two properties off the Delinquent Tax rolls.

July 17, 2009 - 11:30 p.m. EST Approximately nine schools throughout Oconee, Pickens and Anderson 4 have received individual supplemental grants of $6,000 as part of the $3 million provided by the state aimed at keeping potential high school dropouts in school.

July 3, 2009 - 09:59 p.m. EST SENECA - Paul Corbeil 1 Admiral Lane, Salem Occupation: Financial Services Manager, retired Age: 64 Education: BA degree in business administration, Hartwick College, Oneonta, N.Y., 1966; Chase Manhattan Bank, Special Development Program, 1969.

Inspiration Network Chief Executive Officer David Cerullo is building one of the most expensive houses in South Carolina at 131 Blue Water Trail, Salem, along Lake Keowee.

June 18, 2009 - 11:19 p.m. EST SENECA - A man deemed responsible for a two-car collision that took the life of a Walhalla man two years ago is now facing a charge of reckless homicide.