Abandoned structure burned last night
Salem’s Dogwood Lane the scene last night of a fire. It’s believed an abandoned home caught fire and required the attention of fire fighters for about two hours, starting just after 7:45.
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Salem’s Dogwood Lane the scene last night of a fire. It’s believed an abandoned home caught fire and required the attention of fire fighters for about two hours, starting just after 7:45.
Read more“Our recommendation is never allow anyone who shows up at your home unexpectedly to do any type of work for you.” That’s the advice given by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office to lead off a rundown of the latest scams that have victimized unsuspecting county residents. Deputies were alerted after a man tried to cash two large checks. A bank employee […]
Read moreToday, for one day only, the Oconee Animal Shelter will distribute free dog food to pet owners in need. The county Humane Society credits generous donors and a partnership with GreaterGoods.org for making available 980 pounds of dry dog food to help Oconeeans keep their canines, healthy, happy, and home. The giveaway runs 10 to 5 today at the shelter, […]
Read moreThis week Seneca Rotary Club can take a moment to count the years. 95 of them. The city’s Thursday afternoon Rotary Club was chartered March 14, 1928. That wasn’t too many years after Paul Harris, a lawyer, and three young, ambitious friends organized the first service club, Rotary, in the then frontier town of Chicago.
Read moreAn announcement today for a special Seneca election, to be required to fill the remaining years of the city council term of the late Al Gaines. Kristi Burr, county elections director, announces Seneca voters will be asked to go to the polls Tuesday, May 30. A 10-day qualifying period to declare for the seat will start Friday, March 17. On […]
Read moreThe Andrew Pickens Ranger District will be conducting a 1,047 acre burn today approximately 1 mile south of the Brasstown Rd. and Hwy 76 intersection. Primary objective of today’s burn is for fuels reduction. Smoke will be visible from Westminster, Walhalla and Seneca and of short duration.
Read moreIf a Lake Keowee homeowner has been told by Duke Energy that her underwater fishing lights do not violate shoreline management regulations, may her property owner’s association dictate when the hours the lights are displayed? It’s a question raised in a civil lawsuit filed this week in Oconee County in the case of Jill Evans, the plaintiff, and the Wynward […]
Read moreJoey Von Nessen says a major benefit of the first phase of the SC Housing, USC Moore School Palmetto State Housing Study is the attention to housing problems across South Carolina. The final report is due to reach the state legislature by June 30. The study explores housing issues, including supply and demand and the inventory of what’s available. 101.7/WGOG […]
Read moreA pantry, a supermarket, and two churches are working together to help nourish Oconeeans needing food. A distribution of food takes place, first-come, first-served 10 am to noon Saturday, March 25 at the Radiant Church, 11075 Watson Drive, near Seneca. JoAnn Johnson of the nonprofit “In The Gap” says, “We provide food assistance to families whose incomes fall between 151-186% […]
Read moreA 38-year old man after an attack on a woman in Walhalla was captured early afternoon yesterday in the vicinity of the Dr. John’s Road and the Phillip Lear Road south of Westminster. Ralph Jake Goss Jr., Columbia address, faces charges that he attacked a woman, armed with a knife, Sunday night in a W. Main Street, Walhalla laundry. Master […]
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