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Walhalla High School, with a classroom session pictured here, is among 19 high schools in South Carolina to receive a Bronze ranking by U.S. News and World Report.

The popular waterfall hike series got a little bit wetter than planned this fall.

Seneca firefighters responded to this fire on West North First Street on Tuesday and combatted flammable and unpredictable vapors near fuel storage tanks.

November 24, 2009 - 12:00 a.m. EST Top: Parents and grandparents join the students at Blue Ridge Elementary School for an early Thanksgiving meal during lunch on Friday.

John Pulliam, right, president and CEO of 1st CHOICE Realty, and Property Manager Brian Greer, cut the ribbon officially opening the new 1st CHOICE office at Harbour Village.

November 14, 2009 - 12:00 a.m. EST Photo Click on photo to enlarge FOR THE JOURNAL Written and illustrated by Jerry Alexander, "Blood Red Runs the Sacred Keowee" tells an early tale of what life was like in our area, well before Oconee County was established.

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.