15-year-old found safe
A missing person alert for a girl near Seneca has been called off. Oconee Sheriff’s Office is happy to report Giselle Eve Hendershot has been located and is safe.
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A missing person alert for a girl near Seneca has been called off. Oconee Sheriff’s Office is happy to report Giselle Eve Hendershot has been located and is safe.
Read moreAn issue of discord among Republicans has wound up in a small claims court in Oconee County. There’s confirmation that the state Republican Party filed a claim and delivery against the Oconee Republican Party – the matter having to deal with the possession of a property. Unless there’s a pre-trial settlement, the claim and delivery is to go to a […]
Read moreThe Walhalla police chief has confirmed that both the victim and the accused in last month’s case of homicide on the city’s east side had a prior relationship. Chief Tim Rice said both the victim, Terrance Boyd of Moore Avenue, and the accused, Hartwell, Georgia resident Lakeisha McLendon, worked together at a local manufacturing plant. And the chief said the […]
Read moreThis is the weekend to turn back clocks and rewind timepieces by one hour. Daylight Saving Time officially ends on Sunday. It’s a good opportunity, says the American Red Cross, to test smoke alarms to help stay safe from home fires. At times, home fires have been killers. Across the Red Cross Carolina Region, volunteers over the last month have […]
Read moreWalhalla has negotiated a bid for nearly $24 and one-half thousand dollars for work on Chicopee Field. The old textile neighborhood field fell into disrepairs, but is considered worth re-building as a new recreation amenity. After last night’s meeting, Mayor Edwards announces that the funds are enough to repair the concrete bleachers and provide handicap access. The group Friends of […]
Read moreSeneca- Verna Mae Walters Hunnicutt, 93, wife of the late Hollis Rochester Hunnicutt, passed away Monday, October 31st, 2022 at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital. Born in Hartwell, Georgia, Verna was the daughter of the late Olin Crate and Maude Wilson Walters. Verna worked in the textile industry and was a member of Corinth Baptist Church. […]
Read moreOtis Lee Lewis, age 83, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Tennille Georgia on October 9, 1939, he was the husband of 56 years to the late Whillie Faye Lewis and son to the late Lillie Mae Robert Lee Lewis. Mr. Lewis is remembered by his friends and family as a devoted […]
Read moreIf you want to see some of South Carolina’s top Republican officeholders, breakfast time next week at a Seneca restaurant is the place to be. 101.7/WGOG NEWS has received word that Governor McMaster and U-S Senator Scott are among those who plan to be at the Seneca Family Restaurant at 8 o’clock Monday morning — the eve of General Election […]
Read moreOconee County resident Margaret Harper gave a shout out this morning to Thrift Brothers. Thrift employees responded to a complaint about hard-to-see “stop” markings on the crosswalks in front of the West Union Ingle’s by re-inforcing the painted “stop” markers which are there to instruct motorists to come to a complete stop to allow supermarket shoppers to reach their cars […]
Read moreThe arrival of a new law that governs police conduct is an opportunity, as seen by the Walhalla police chief, for his department to go one step farther by applying to be accredited under state standards. Chief Tim Rice made the announcement last night. Last month Rice acquainted his employers with parts of a bill that revises certain South Carolina […]
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