Author: Dick Mangrum

In a new partnership between Oconee public schools and the county Emergency Services, emergency training will be offered to J-ROTC students. Taking part in a pilot program will be Walhalla High J-ROTC students. The training for the cadets will be conducted during their regular class time this month, and each cadet will receive a certificate at the end. Scott Krein, […]

Some disappointing news for those of us hoping to watch the spillway gates open at the Hartwell Dam. On Wednesday, the Corps of Engineers Savannah office announced they would not be opening the spillways this week as planned and might not have to open them at all. Corps spokesman Billy Birdwell says the Corps had planned to open the spillway […]

Service was restored to Blue Ridge customers in Salem shortly after 7:30 this morning.  And a few minutes later 101.7/WGOG was able to return to the air.  The Next School at Eagle Ridge in Salem is operating on a two-hour delay this morning.

A quick burst of wind was heard as Blue Ridge Electric Power service failed this morning in the Salem area.  Lynn Towe, the mayor of Salem, said the outage started at 5 minutes to 6, and the burst of wind lasted for only a few seconds.  Towe speculates there are trees down on power lines.

It was one year ago yesterday that a Walhalla area woman, Faith Roach, was reported missing by her family.  A year has passed, and apparently no sign of the young woman.  She has not been forgotten.  An investigator with the Sheriff’s Office told us this week that he and other officers remain busy trying to find Roach, as well as […]

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.

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.