Softball and baseball All-Region teams have been announced and Oconee County Athletes are well represeted. On the All Region Softball team Seneca places Brittany Reynolds, Sydney Smith (who is also Player of the Year) and Kinley Wilson. Walhalla has Carson Brewer and Taylor Crawford and West-Oak places Hannah Price and Sierra Shelton. Seneca’s Rick Pate…
Part of South Carolina Highway 188 at the Bountyland traffic lights was blocked to traffic during the noon hour Saturday, while crews repaired a power pole. Bob Faires of Seneca Light and Water said a motorist’s vehicle hit the pole.
The old Keowee School bell rang clear and loud Saturday afternoon for the first time in 45 years. A ceremony marking the community’s 100 year-old school saw the bell dedicated to Jerry Opperman, the man who saved it.
Seneca’s boy’s soccer team opened the playoffs on Tuesday with a 3-0 win over Union County. Seneca will now travel to Eastside on Thursday night looking for redemption. The Eagles have ended the season for Seneca three of the past four seasons. Elsewhere, the Walhalla boy’s soccer team opened the playoffs with a 2-1 win…
Heavy rain is expected to continue Sunday and into Monday in the Western Carolina’s and Northeast Georgia. Forecasters say the moderate to heavy rainfall could result in two to three inches of rain through Sunday night, with higher amounts near the Blue Ridge Mountains. The rain is expected to shift toward the north into Virginia…
Texting while driving appears to be on the rise among American teenagers, and that’s news that has parents and officials worried. According to a just-released study, forty-three percent of high-school age American’s admit to texting while driving, ignoring the risks associated with the dangerous habit. Research has shown that texting while behind the wheel makes…
A family argument Saturday morning has resulted in attempted murder charges against a 63 year-old man. Oconee County Sheriff’s officers received a call shortly before 5:30 AM Saturday in reference to a disturbance at a home on Hobson Street, Westminster. Officers were able to determine that, in a gathering of family and friends, there was…
In high school sports on Monday, Seneca’s softball team earned a playoff win over Blue Ridge by a 7-6 score, thanks to a walk off RBI single in the 8th inning from Britton Young. The win puts Seneca in good shape as they need only one win now to capture the District I championship. The…
The Oconee Chapter of the NAACP presented its 27th annual ‘Women of the Year’ awards this weekend. According to Beverly Jenkins, the second runner-up was Brenda Carson of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. First runner-up was Brianca Nelson of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and the 2013 NAACP Woman of the Year is Mia Lee of Ebeneezer Baptist…
Legendary country singer George Jones, whose music is a staple of the playlist at WGOG, has died at the age of 81. Publicist Kirt Webster, in an email to WGOG and other stations, says Jones died Friday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville after being hospitalized with fever and irregular blood pressure. Known for his…
