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On April 5, Ronney Dean Burns, age 74, had his faith made complete when he passed from this world to the presence of his Lord. Ronney was preceded in death by his parents Oyd Burns and Lucille Cantrell Burns. He was born and grew up in Seneca, SC. After high school, he was proud to serve in the US Air […]
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An incumbent Oconee County councilman says no to the idea that it’s time to raise the pay of those who serve in the part-time positions that set policy for county government. From his seat as council chair, John Elliott this week said $8 thousand a year is fine with him. For an alternative, he suggested, raising the pay of Mike […]
Read moreThe board governing South Carolina DHEC will be asked tomorrow to sign off on a pair of enforcement actions impacting two entities in Pickens County. The largest penalty, $4,500, was to have been paid last month by Clemson University to settle violations of the Hazardous Waste Management Act. A DHEC inspection in June last year turned up a failure to […]
Read moreThreats tonight include severe–the possibility for tornadoes, damaging wind and hail. At the storm center at the State Climate Office, there is the expectation that Upstate South Carolina will risk a severe storm from a cold front that arrives tonight from the west. An isolated thunderstorm, which can be severe, cannot be ruled out this afternoon or early tonight. But […]
Read moreSeneca, SC– Melinda Brown Reece, 60, wife of Keith Williams, of Seneca, SC, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2022, at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Seneca, SC, Mrs. Reece was the daughter of the late Paul and Elinor Brown. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Reece is survived by a son: Joshua Reece of […]
Read moreA nail gun was stolen during an early morning burglary Monday from a home on Westminster.s N. Piedmont Street. The police say an 18-year old man, Austin Herbert Parker, has been arrested and charged with larceny and burglary first degree.
Read moreAnderson Coroner Greg Shore says the victim of last night’s suicide at the Frankische plant on AM Ellison Road was a 51-year old Anderson resident, Bruce D. Vandermosten Jr. The coroner says the death has been ruled a suicide, as part of the investigation of the active shooter incident last night in which two employees were hurt, one critically injured. […]
Read moreWGOG has been forced to suspend its over-the-air signal for two hours this morning, as a crew undertakes necessary work at our tower location. We expect to return programming to the airwaves by 11 o’clock this morning. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Meantime, regular 101.7/WGOG programming can be heard over the app and by streaming the signal.
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Clemson officials say their city has an ordinance that can address loud vehicles. The ordinance in place forbids: “The operation of a vehicle and/or a sound system of a vehicle in such a manner as to cause excessive noise, whether through grating, grinding, pounding, engine revving, jarring, vibrations, or other excessive noise.” To report a disturbance, you should call the […]
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The city administrator for Westminster, Kevin Bronson, promised the city fathers last night that going forward he and staff will better access state “C” funds with which the city can repair streets and sidewalks. Last year the city was promised $200 thousand, but contractor bids exceeded $900 thousand. Now Westminster can expect only as far as $200 thousand will take […]
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