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In response to a published story suggesting Oconee might appeal the temporary injunction against the use of $25 million in bond money, 101.7/WGOG NEWS yesterday put the appeal question to Amanda Brock. The county administrator replied, “I don’t have an answer at this time.” The plaintiffs in South Carolina Public Interest Foundation and others have won that temporary injunction, in […]
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The draft of a planning study is in the hands of Oconee’s sewer commissioners and, once the final copy is printed, it will fall to the Joint Regional Sewer Authority policymakers to act. And, as explained by Angie Mettlen of the WK Dickson Company, there are a variety of recommendations that can be followed. Perhaps the farthest reaching is a […]
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A man surrendered to authorities after he barricaded himself inside a home near Salem. The situation on N. Little River Road near Easy Road escalated yesterday morning after animal control used a search warrant to investigate animals living in unsanitary conditions. According to the sheriff’s office, the man produced a firearm and that led to the activation of the “SWAT” […]
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Two adults and four children have been displaced from their Walhalla home — the result of a noon hour fire yesterday. They were not home at the time. A passerby alerted authorities to the smoke at 835 S. Spring Street. Chief Bates of the fire department said, on arrival, fire fighters encountered flames and required 20 minutes to stop the […]
Read moreSalem – Victor Thomas Alzamora, 104, passed away on Sunday, August 4th, 2024 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Born on February 25th, 1920, in Apurimac Lima, Peru, Victor was the son of the late Victor T. and Maximiliana G. Trocones Alzamora. Victor was a photographer, a news reporter, a homeopathic natural doctor and attended the Salem […]
Read moreWestminster – Christine Thomason Durham, 91, wife of the late Joseph (JC) C. Durham, passed away on Sunday, August 4th, 2024 at the Prisma Cottingham Hospice House surrounded by her loving family. Born on April 27th, 1933 in Anderson, South Carolina, Christine was the daughter of the late George Washington Thomason and Mary McMahan Thomason Brown. Christine worked many […]
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Fire appears to have damaged a double-wide mobile home at the end of Walhalla’s South Spring Street. The home’s occupants are believed to have been away at the time of today’s noon-hour fire. 101.7/WGOG NEWS had witnessed a number of fire units headed for S. Spring Street earlier.
Read moreWestminster – Marie Gambrell Chatlos, 101, wife of the late Albert A. Chatlos, passed away on Saturday, August 3rd, 2024 at Lila Doyle Post Acute. Born on August 21st, 1922, in Oconee County, South Carolina, Marie was the daughter of the late Paul Eugene and Esta Arve Gambrell. Marie worked as a plant engineer secretary at Kendall Company. […]
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A great deal of patience can go a long way for everyone, now that the public schools have started the fall semester in Oconee County. And that patience can pay off for drivers who encounter school buses and the traffic that lines up for drop-off and pick-up times at the various campuses countywide.
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A lawsuit has been filed in Oconee County on behalf of a former employee of the Pioneer Rural Water District. The complaint for William Allan Mason alleges violations by the PRWD of the ADA—the American Disabilities Act. It alleges that after undergoing brain and neck surgery about seven years ago, Mason requested and received an accommodation about two years ago […]
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