Author: Dick Mangrum

96.3/WGOG NEWS has received word of an apparent serious accident this morning in the vicinity of Bayshore Estates near Clemson. State troopers say the accident involves injuries, and was reported around 6:45 this morning on Bayshore Drive at Plantation Road.

At Seneca tonight, the Oconee state legislative delegation hosts its annual meeting with the Oconee County Council. The two groups meet jointly for the purpose of discussion of items that are mutually beneficial to Oconee County residents. The public may attend. The meeting begins at 5:30 at the Gignilliat Community Center.

Several Oconee County fire stations rolled out early this morning to a call on Amber Drive near West Union in the vicinity of the Blue Ridge Riding Club Road. No one was reported injured, but Rural Fire Control reported the nature of this morning’s call was unclear. It was first reported as a house on fire. Fire fighters were there […]

The grounds of the new Walhalla High School will be a brighter place Monday. The stadium lights will shine. Steve Hanvey, assistant superintendent for Oconee School District operations, says a requirement of the warranty is that the lights burn 50 hours, as part of their start-up. The new high school, still under construction, remains on schedule for opening this August.

A prosecutor says not all test results will be available Monday from the state police lab. And Deputy Solicitor David Wagner confirmed today that next week’s scheduled trial, in which Westminster resident Shane Adam Burdette, is charged with murder will be delayed one month—until the February term of the Oconee General Sessions Court. At the age of 34, Burdette was […]

Nearly 1,300 visitors during the holidays to Duke’s World of Energy in Oconee County voted on their favorite tree as part of the 2nd Annual Festival of Trees. Receiving the most votes was the “Milk and Cookies” tree decorated by the United Assembly of God. In turn, Duke Energy representatives awarded $1 thousand to the United Assembly of God. The […]

Not often, if ever, has a transatlantic meeting had importance to Oconee County. But, in the next few weeks, a board meeting in Paris, France is likely to decide whether a much hoped for Michelin manufacturing facility will be a reality for Oconee County. Space for what is expected to be a tire distribution center is being reserved in the […]

A 16-year old student at Walhalla High School has lofty ambitions, and the local Rotary Club will help Lauren Long achieve the full life to which she aspires. Lauren, a junior in high school, has been named by Walhalla Rotary Club as a short-term exchange student which means that, in 2015-16, she will have the chance as a Rotary International […]

Members of the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority get together next week for their annual meeting. The member cities of the JRSA are Seneca, Walhalla, and Westminster, and the meeting to review the year 2014 takes place at 6 Monday night at the Depot in Westminster, at 135 E. Main Street. The public may attend. Those going may expect an […]

Fire around 7:30 last night destroyed a Lincoln Town car on highway 28 in front of Community First Bank near the Walhalla city limit. The car belonged to a motorist from Greenville. No one was hurt. Walhalla fire fighters this morning are unsure what caused the fire.