Power outage silences 101.7/WGOG
Around 6 this morning, a power outage in the Salem area has taken 101.7/WGOG off the air. We have reported this to the Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative. WGOG is currently streaming regular program content.
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Town in need of legal representation
West Union is in the marketplace for a new attorney. The town council last night accepted the resignation of Ann Sullivan. Mayor Oliver says Sullivan represented West Union’s legal interests for the past five years.
Read moreLonnie “Jerry” Moore
Westminster – Lonnie “Jerry” Moore, 60, widower of the late Carol Sue Moore, passed away, February 11, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. A Graveside Service will be held 2:30 pm, Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Heritage Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends 1 – 2 pm, prior to the service at Sandifer Funeral Home. The family is at […]
Read moreErnestine Stewart Lanford
Statesville, NC — Mrs. Ernestine Stewart Lanford, 102, wife of the late Harold Greene Lanford, passed away Friday, February 7, 2020, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, NC. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Saturday, February 15, 2020, at Davenport Funeral Home Chapel. Entombment will follow at Oconee Memorial Park Mausoleum in Seneca, SC. The family will receive […]
Read morePenalty assessed for unauthorized lake discharge
South Carolina DHEC fined a Lake Keowee home builder $8,400 dollars for violating the state’s Pollution Control Act and Water Pollution Control Regulations. The fine was assessed to Easley resident James Nichols Sr. for a violation notice to Nichols’ Estates at Northampton construction site, a new home development along Northampton Road near the Seneca water tank. According to DHEC, “On […]
Read moreFood service pays fine, cafeteria takes correction action
The food provider for Oconee public schools paid a $1,600 dollar state penalty for a cafeteria violation in Seneca’s Northside Elementary School. Since then, however, a district official says a follow-up inspection gave the cafeteria “a perfect score.” The $1,600 fine was part of a DHEC consent order requiring the Sodexo company to correct a violation of failure “to maintain […]
Read moreSeneca hotel construction halted
Some Seneca residents have been complaining about the sediment that has cropped up in their cove of Lake Keowee near the 123 By-Pass, and they trace the erosion there to the construction of the new Fairfield Inn by Marriott. Dave Arnold brought his complaint to last night’s city council meeting. Arnold’s question of what, if anything, is being done to […]
Read moreFog and rain present at Seneca accident
Fog and rain were the conditions present during a two-car accident this morning at Seneca’s Miracle Circle. According to a report from the police, there were no injuries and the drivers of both cars were able to drive their vehicles from the scene. The police identified Wanda Holbert, as the driver of a 2006 Nissan SUV; and Sharon Durham, the […]
Read moreFormer textile plant property to go to auction
The property of the former textile plant in Utica will be placed at public auction, at the next county sale at the courthouse. According to a legal ad in The Journal, the property is to be auctioned at 11 o’clock Monday morning, March 2 at the Oconee Courthouse. The property is that of the former J-P Stevens plant which, during […]
Read moreWalhalla choir to perform at Carnegie Hall
The Walhalla High choir, directed by Erin Phillips, has accepted an invitation to take part in the performance of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana this spring in New York City. The performance is scheduled April 19 for the Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall. The 13-student choir is to be part of a performance of German composer Orff’s Carmina Burana. The […]
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