Deer-vehicle collision at Deer Run Road
A rural Oconee County road at Oakway, without doubt, was accurately named. The state patrol this morning reported a deer-vehicle collision on SC 11 at Deer Run Road.
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A rural Oconee County road at Oakway, without doubt, was accurately named. The state patrol this morning reported a deer-vehicle collision on SC 11 at Deer Run Road.
Read moreEMS and fire fighters rolled into a Salem area community at the 1 o’clock hour this morning for a home bedroom fire. According to reports, one person suffered burns to a foot, along with smoke inhalation on David Lane near the Fall Creek Landing Road.
Read moreA northeast Georgia woman has been jailed in Walhalla and charged by the police with the murder of a Moore Avenue, Walhalla man on Monday night. Chief Tim Rice late last night made the following announcement: “This evening investigators with the Walhalla Police Department arrested 37-year old Lakeisha McLendon of Hartwell, Georgia for the murder of Terrance Boyd.” Autopsy showed […]
Read moreThe project to annex the property on which Waffle House is to build has been completed by the city of Walhalla. Mayor Danny Edwards said this afternoon, “Everyone will be excited to see that built.” The Waffle House is to locate on property adjacent to the Zaxby’s restaurant on highway 28, the Blue Ridge Boulevard.
Read moreThree people were hurt today in an accident involving two trucks on s. highway 11 at the Blackjack Road. This morning’s accident was another at what is known as an accident-prone intersection in Oconee’s section of the two-lane Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway. Interviewed by 101.7/WGOG NEWS, state trooper Brandon Bolt offers advice to avoid accidents on 11 –whether on a […]
Read moreWalhalla officials confirm the resignation of the city’s Main Street director, Libby Imbody. Her resignation is to take effect October 31. Mayor Edwards said the city council was aware of the resignation and discussed it during last night’s meeting. The mayor declined to comment on the reason or reasons, but he said Imbody’s departure will not be an end to […]
Read moreAs the state’s population increases and more people commute on South Carolina’s roadways, the chance of deer-vehicle collisions is greater. Drivers throughout the state should be cautious of roaming white-tailed deer throughout the year, but especially during the rut or breeding season — typically from October through November. Studies show that about 45 percent of deer-vehicle collisions occur during this […]
Read moreAt this hour, the state patrol reports an accident with injuries at S. Highway 11 and the Blackjack Road. The patrol logged this accident at 10:03 am.
Read moreAt times, beauty can be in the eye of the beholder. In Seneca this week, a regulatory board took up the proposition of the extent to which re-painting an old brick facade would be honky dory inside the city’s design review boundaries. Ed Halbig, staff liaison to the board of architectural review, comments on the matter during a 101.7/WGOG NEWS […]
Read moreAn assault near the Stamp Creek Landing Road in rural Oconee County. Law enforcement reports detail the arrest of a 43-year old man, accused of striking an elderly woman in the back of the head with an unknown blunt object. The charges against Chad Alvin Poore: assault and battery first degree; possession firearm by convicted felon; possession with intent to […]
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