Author: Dick Mangrum

Senator Lindsey Graham announced last night he has been given a good report from his doctor.  Graham’s statement is as follows: “I was just informed by Dr. Moynihan, the head of the House Physicians Office, that my coronavirus test was NEGATIVE.  I’m very grateful and like everyone else will follow the best practices to stay negative.”

“SDOC continues to monitor the COVID-19 outbreak. As of today, March 13, 2020, there are no confirmed cases within Oconee County. We continue to consult with DHEC, the State Department of Education and the Governor’s Office as we make decisions regarding schools. Please see the following updates as of today. School Closing – As of this afternoon, Gov. Henry McMaster […]

To try to stem the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the City of Clemson Parks and Recreation Department and the Town of Central Recreation Department will suspend all youth team sports activities, beginning on Monday, March 16. This suspension includes all practices and games. The targeted date for resumption of activities is Monday, April 6. This suspension of activities follows […]

COVID-19 is having an impact within the operations of the Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, a multi-county electric power retailer. Blue Ridge’s Terry Ballenger told 101.7/WGOG NEWS this afternoon: “We are going to suspend collecting bills in the field….We live by this emergency response plan that we have been practicing for the last several decades. So, we have our warehouse stocked […]

Clemson President Jim Clements sent the following message to campus on March 12. “As we prepare for academic spring break next week, I want to inform the Clemson community of an important decision that has been made to help keep our students, faculty, staff and our community safe in the wake of the novel coronavirus 2019. In response to the spread […]

The visitation policy has changed at the Foothills assisted living facility near West Union. Kim Hunter is the new administrator there. She tells us: “We have limited our visitors to mainly immediate family, but anybody who comes in we are screening their temperature and asking them questions regarding their respiratory status. Have they been exposed to anybody sick? Have they […]

We spoke today to Tony Medlin, and the Belvedere Commons executive director, released this statement about the assisted car and memory facility near Seneca: “From Grace Management, the health and safety of our residents and our associates and all our senior living communities is our number one priority. Currently, we are happy to say that Grace Management Inc., does not […]

A spokeswoman for South Carolina DHEC has told 101.7/WGOG NEWS that no coronavirus cases have been reported to the agency from Oconee County. We spoke with the DHEC representative around 6 pm yesterday, after our earlier post suggested that a POSSIBLE case is being treated at the Oconee Memorial Hospital. Officials of Prisma Health Oconee Memorial would not comment to […]

Sparrows and starlings have been devastating the population of the beautiful songbird the bluebird. But there’s hope to counteract that with an Oconee County partnership that involves the Friends of Lake Keowee, the Advocates for Quality Development, Oconee County, and the South Carolina DNR. Fees from lake use permits paid by the public, along with contributions from Duke Energy, in […]

The chairman of Oconee Republicans, Bill Jerome, is close to making an official announcement that next week’s party event in Seneca has been postponed.  The event had been arranged for a meet-greet event with Senator Graham, but the senior senator from South Carolina is in self-quarantine awaiting the results of a virus test.  Jerome says the event will be re-scheduled […]