Author: Dick Mangrum

At 3:36 Tuesday morning, Oconee Medical Center welcomed the first baby to be born at the hospital in 2013. Baby Skii Alexander was born to Edwina and Jimmy Cannon, weighing 7 lbs., 12.6 oz. and measuring 19 ½” long. She was delivered by Dr. Dan Singleton. As the New Year Baby for 2013, the newborn and her family received a […]

On this second day of a new year, Oconee Medical Center is busy. Many of the beds are being taken up by flu and pneumonia patients, but OMC spokeswoman Heather Goss says others are occupied for reasons other than respiratory illness.

Director Scott Krein of Oconee Emergency Services announces details today of the annual Tornado Safety Poster Contest. The contest is open to all students in grades one through six in any Oconee school. There will be winners and runners-up at each grade level and a grand prize winner. Winners will be chosen from each grade level in February. Schools with […]

Oconee Medical Center has recorded its first birth of 2013. The baby was born this morning. And the hospital is gathering details about the birth for an announcement.

96.3/WGOG NEWS has reports of an accident on Seneca’s By-Pass near the traffic lights at Seneca Drive and Mountain View Drive. At least one person reported injured. Apparently two cars involved. Other traffic has been impeded.

A bi-partisan vote late last night in the U-S House of Representatives in Washington saves the country from going over the fiscal cliff, but South Carolina’s Third District Congressman cast his lot with the minority. The vote was 257-167. Jeff Duncan, Republican from Laurens, said, “I voted ‘no’ on the Senate ‘compromise’ on the fiscal cliff last night. Instead of […]

Smack in the middle of the public school year, students are beginning a new calendar year. Oconee Superintendent Dr. Mike Lucas is extending best wishes to students for 2013. In his morning blog, Lucas says, “As we begin a new calendar year, let’s not forget that our most important duty is to help our students believe in the beauty of […]

Sirens around Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested Wednesday, January 9 around 11:50 a-m. No public action is required during the three-minute test. By testing the sirens, state and county officials and Duke Energy ensure the sirens are operating properly. The full-cycle test is scheduled once every three months. County officials are responsible for sounding the sirens. Hearing a siren […]

Congressman Jeff Duncan says he will turn down a pay raise. The Third District representative says an executive order by President Obama that results in a pay raise for Congress shows the President is out of touch with reality when it comes to spending. “Congress doesn’t need a pay raise, and if given a raise I will return it,” Duncan […]

Eleven criminal charges have been placed against a 47-year old Seneca woman, the result of a police investigation late this year of burglaries, including two incidents at churches. The police in Seneca today identified the woman arrested as Laverne Lawrence of the one thousand block of E. South Sixth Street. The police Sunday say they received an anonymous complaint that […]