Barn fire near Westminster
A 9 o’clock hour barn fire last night near Westminster. No one injured in the fire along N. Jenkins Bridge Road. The Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department was alerted just after 9:15.
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A 9 o’clock hour barn fire last night near Westminster. No one injured in the fire along N. Jenkins Bridge Road. The Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department was alerted just after 9:15.
Read moreWalhalla, SC– Patrick Donavan Maher passed away at home on August 22, 2023, at age 72, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Patrick was born on March 12th, 1951 in Minneapolis, MN to Daniel and Beulah Maher. Patrick attended Southwest High School in Minneapolis and then went on to serve in the Army where he was stationed […]
Read moreAs reported by Kristi Burr at the Oconee Elections Office, the following five people have signed up for municipal races this November: Linda Oliver for re-election as West Union; Dixie Meeks, for re-election to the town council there; Leigh Roach for Salem Town Council; and Freddie Lopez and Dan Holman for Walhalla City Council. Friday noon is the filing period […]
Read moreGreenville Sheriff’s Office has completed its part of the investigation into Nevan Hopkins’ fatal accident in Westminster, but the Oconee Sheriff’s Office internal investigation continues. Sheriff Crenshaw issued this statement today to 101.7/WGOG NEWS: “We are still gathering data but based on what we know at this time, the motorcycle sped past our deputy at a high rate of speed. […]
Read moreWalhalla’s first-year head football coach, Chris Stone, has informed WGOG that Friday’s game at Greenville County’s Woodmont High School will kick off at 8 p.m. The Wildcats will host the Razorbacks in Friday night’s season opener for Walhalla. Woodmont opened their season last Friday with a victory over Palmetto. The move is due to the potential for temperatures Friday to […]
Read moreA spokesman for the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office says the investigation by his office of a fatal accident last week in Westminster has been completed. That investigation, says Greenville Sherriff’s Lt. Ryan Flood, found the accident to have been caused by excessive speeds. The accident August 15 took the life of West Union resident Nevan Matthew Hopkins. The 20-year-old West […]
Read moreIn advance of filing a grant application, city of Clemson will hold a public hearing. The Pickens County municipality announces it will seek $750 thousand through the state Commerce Department in the form of a Community Development Block Grant. Clemson proposes new 5′ wide sidewalk long Abel Road and Curtis Circle along with 650 linear feet of lane separated pedestrian […]
Read moreA first-term Walhalla city councilwoman, Sarai Melendez, says she’ll make a decision on her 2023 political plans no later than 5 pm today. 101.7/WGOG NEWS has posed to Melendez the question of whether she’ll seek a second term on council or whether she’ll run for mayor. A well-placed source has indicated that a number of Walhallans are seriously contemplating getting […]
Read moreA pickup truck fire last night in Walhalla on the 200 block of ES Broad Street. The fire apparently was so brief that by the time the fire department rolled its men and equipment, the fire was out.
Read moreThose interested in how Oconee’s next shopping center will take shape gathered last night for a bureaucratic procedure applied for by the developers. In the end, what tentatively is to reflect the name of the former property owners, Thornwell Village Children’s Home, the shopping center developers received their four requested variances from the Oconee Board of Zoning Appeals. The variances […]
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