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The South Carolina deputy sheriff for the year 2024 is Lucas Watts of Oconee County. Corp. Watts was nominated and selected by the members of the South Carolina Sheriffs Association. The award is to be presented this month when the county sheriffs hold their annual training conference. Still recovering from having been shot while on duty, Watts can’t travel to […]
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A late afternoon rainstorm Friday deposited .83″ in Walhalla, and city water department has seen improvements but still experiencing pressure issues in the system. Walhalla continues to ask that customers temporarily restrict their outdoor water use and follow water conservation measures. At this time, the water department requests all customers turn off their irrigation systems. Those systems can use “+/-5 […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC– Dennis Gary Heg, 70, husband of Lisa Renee Lusk Heg, of Seneca, passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at his home. A native of Kenosha, WI, Mr. Heg was the son of the late George John and Dorothy Sarah Wilkinson Heg. He retired from Greenfield Industries and was a Green Bay Packers fan and loved to […]
Read moreAnderson, SC– William “Will” Lee Cox, III, 44, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home. Born in Myrtle Beach, SC, Mr. Cox was the son of Susan Barrett Orr and the late William Lee Cox, II. He was a veteran of the United States Army and a motorcycle mechanic, […]
Read moreWestminster – 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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