Praying for Walhalla

The thoughts and prayers of Dave Eldridge and the team at TCEDC are with our Walhalla community following the devastating fire on Main Street last night.

For a small business owner, a business is so much more than a building. It represents a dream, years of hard work, investment, sacrifice, jobs, and a commitment to the community they call home. Today, we grieve alongside the business owners and employees who have experienced such tremendous loss.

But we also know something about the people of Oconee County: when one of our communities hurts, we come together.

TCEDC stands with the businesses affected by this tragedy and with the City of Walhalla as the community begins the difficult road ahead. We are deeply grateful for the firefighters, first responders, law enforcement, city personnel, and everyone who worked through the night to protect lives, businesses, and our historic downtown.

Please keep these business owners, their employees, and the entire Walhalla community in your thoughts and prayers.