Author: Dick Mangrum

A Newry man was charged with nine offenses after his car was stopped Saturday for a motor vehicle violation near Salem.  According to the Sheriff’s Office, a deputy found a gun, ammunition, and a quantity of narcotics inside a fanny pack-style bag.  The Sheriff’s Office announced the following charges against Joshua Lee Byrd, 31 years old:  trafficking in methamphetamine, unlawful […]

The U.S. Census Bureau, in coordination with federal, state and local health officials, will begin this week to drop off 2020 Census questionnaire packets at front doors of some households in South Carolina . This is to be in areas where the majority of households do not receive mail at their physical address. The Census Bureau began hand-delivering census materials on […]

City Hall closed early, so did some businesses in anticipation of a rally in Seneca to protest the death of George Floyd.  The police say the near three-hour protest finished without the kinds of incidents that have taken place in larger cities.  At one point, as many as about 50 people gathered in front of City Hall with signs facing […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Monday announced 297 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and six additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 12,148 and those who have died to 500. All six deaths occurred in elderly individuals from Colleton (2), Fairfield (2), Horry (1), […]

Seneca City Hall is closing at 4 this afternoon, in anticipation of a rally of protest over last week’s death of a man at the hands of police in Minneapolis.  The Seneca police are hopeful that the rally will be peaceful; however, out of abundance of caution the decision was made by the city administrator to close City Hall early […]

Oconee County’s three high schools graduate a total of 652 high school seniors in separate ceremonies planned the morning of Saturday, June 20.  Here are the numbers and other related information released today by the Oconee public schools, as requested by 101.7/WGOG NEWS.  The largest senior class, 254 graduates, will come from Walhalla High School.  Seneca is to graduate 224 […]

Monday, June 8 is the target date for Ripple of One to open its first re-sale store.  The location will be a spot in the Oconee Square Shopping Center.  Stephanie Enders, Ripple of One founder, says her program sees a re-sale store as a good way to create an added stream of revenue for the good work that Ripple of […]

The Oconee County Public Library will be moving to the next phase of resumed operations on Monday, June 15, when it reopens the libraries to the public. Since May 18, 2020, the library has been offering curbside pickup of items, a service which will continue even once the library opens its doors. All branches will be open for limited hours […]