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Westminster – Preston Delane “Bree” Gibson, 85, husband of Patsy Viola Blackwell Gibson, passed away Thursday, July 4th, 2024 at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House. Born May 31st, 1939, in Westminster, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Luther and Nicie Roach Gibson. Preston retired from Greenfield Industries and was a member of Mount Vernon Holiness Church. […]
Read moreClemson – Gerald “Gerry” Dickinson Shaw, 92, husband of Joan Kennison Shaw, passed away on Thursday, July 4th, 2024 at his residence in Clemson Downs. Born May 8th, 1932 in Plainfield, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Frank Dudley Shaw and Lily May Dickinson. Gerry was a Veteran of the United States Marine Corps where he […]
Read moreWestminster– Joel Randall Thrift,79, husband of Deborah “Debbie” Hamilton Thrift, passed away on July 5th, 2024, at the Cottingham Hospice House, surrounded by his loving family. Born June 25th, 1945, in Long Creek, South Carolina, Joel was the son of the late James Roscoe and June Rogers Thrift. Joel started school at the Long Creek Academy at the age […]
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The email reads “I’m unable to speak over the phone due to serious throat pain caused by laryngitis. Can I ask a favor of you?” That email which arrived yesterday purportedly over the name of an Oconee County resident is a scam, according to what we’ve learned here at 101.7/WGOG. The scammer has used the good name of Bob Winchester, […]
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Parts of SC 107 near the North Carolina line were blocked Wednesday afternoon to thru traffic, as public safety responders attended to a car down an embankment. The accident required a helicopter flight for one person, with the landing and take-off location the Piedmont Overlook.
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Walhalla’s state lawmaker, Bill Whitmire, is in hopes to meet a new colleague. Whitmire, the District One member of the House of Representatives, is in line to receive a new colleague, Adam Duncan. A political newcomer, Duncan scored an upset last month when he bested Seneca’s 29-year state lawmaker, Bill Sandifer, to capture the nomination for District Two. To win […]
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WLHR Lake Hartwell Radio quotes the Habersham County, Georgia sheriff’s spokesman as saying a teenage boy died Wednesday in an Atlanta healthcare facility, the result of a traffic accident last weekend at Demorest, Georgia. Theodore Bone, 15-year-old resident of the Eastanollee Community in Stephens County, was riding in a church van when the accident occurred on Georgia 365 South. Known […]
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Some of those in Oconee in celebration of the country’s birthdate apparently got careless. At least two grass fires, believed to have been caused last night by fireworks broke out on the Old Clemson Highway near Seneca and on the Pine Grove Road near Townville. “Great event” is the way Seneca’s celebration at Gignilliat Field is being described. Several thousands […]
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Pro-Palestinians staged a protest yesterday morning at the Oconee County home of Senator Lindsey Graham. And the senator has issued an apology to his neighbors and their families for the disruption to their July 4 caused by the protesters. In a statement thru his office, Graham made further clear his position on Israel and Hamas: “I am with Israel wholly […]
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Crews have made repairs to a blown rural Walhalla water line; however, the following sections of the service territory are under a 24-hour boil advisory: Avondale, Shrine Club, Albert’s and Dickard roads. If you need to reach the city after office hours, dial 864/499-4162. Any issues related to water, sanitation, or the streets may be reported through a form on […]
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