Alerts have been posted in South Carolina for an escaped Georgia prisoner. Keibron Brock was wearing orange jail shorts and a white t-shirt Friday morning when he scaled the wall and razor wire of the Franklin County Detention Center in Carnesville, Georgia—-and disappeared. The Franklin County sheriff said it’s believed Brock took a car from…
Everyone is invited to the graded property for a new Walhalla High School for this afternoon’s 5 o’clock ceremony to officially break ground. In a 96/3/WGOG NEWS interview, District One trustee Jerry Lee expressed no worries that a delay in deciding exactly how much to spend on the project will interfere with the district’s goal…
Children held fingers to their ears. Others applauded, as an old school bell rang loud and true apparently as ever. And Jerry Opperman said, “Sounds just right!” Those three words were important to a large crowd Saturday afternoon in front of the Keowee Elementary School. The former school bell, restored by the Keowee-Ebenezer Fire Department,…
The Seneca mayor and council pay close attention tonight to their finance director, Joel Seavey. It’s budget time in Oconee’s largest municipality. All city budgets are scheduled for the first of two required public readings during a 6:30 meeting tonight at the Gignilliat Community Center. The meeting location is a change from the normal location…
Thirty members of Oconee fire and rescue operations are graduates of a “Beyond Helmets & Hoses” leadership seminar. The 16-hour program took place over the weekend to help enhance the quality of leaders in emergency services’ work. Oconee Emergency Services partnered with the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Pierce Fire Apparatus and the National Fallen…
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.
