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State health officials are scheduled this afternoon to release the latest South Carolina COVID-19 numbers, for a three-day period to cover Thursday through Saturday. On Wednesday last week, the latest day for which DHEC numbers were available, 796 new cases had been confirmed across the state. There were an additional 15 deaths, including two Pickens County residents. The latest test […]
Read moreOconee Sheriff’s Office has released the description of the suspect in a burglary Wednesday last week near Seneca’s corporate limit. The office at Upstate Materials, SC 130/the Rochester Highway, was ransacked and items stolen apparently between 7:30 and 8:30 at night. Evidence points to a tall, white male, wearing tennis shoes, jeans, a plaid button-up short, and a camouflage hat. […]
Read moreSaturday morning, a week before Christmas, the line of patrons at the counter at the Seneca Post Office stretched from the counter lobby to the main lobby of the building. The lineup was more than 10-deep, and several of the patrons clutched packages to be mailed for the holidays.
Read moreA new electric vehicle arrived the other week at a home in Walhalla. Its new owner says he’s looking forward to “cutting the hose” – a reference that this motorist no longer will be subject to the unpredictability of gas pump prices. 101.7/WGOG NEWS learned Friday that the idea of establishing an electric vehicle charge station will be discussed […]
Read moreRichard Edward Imershein passed away peacefully on Friday, December 17, 2021, at AnMed Health Medical Center. He was 94. A native of New York, he was the son of Louis and Rosetta Imershein, both deceased, as are two of his brothers, William and Benjamin Imershein. In 1948, Mr. Imershein graduated from Clemson College with a bachelor’s of science in […]
Read moreWest Union, SC– Gregory Clovis Smith, 59, husband of Reba Lynn Smith, of 103 Eastpointe Drive, West Union, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at Oconee Memorial Hospital. A native of Oconee County, Mr. Smith was the son of Clovis C. Blackwell and Nancy Jean Pelfrey. He was a mechanic and Lead Waste Water Operator at […]
Read moreWestminster– Darroll Wayne Eades,73, husband of Kathy Chambers Eades, passed away Friday, December 17th, 2021 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital. Born in Oconee County, Darroll was the son of the late Ruby Lee Eades Wood. Darroll was retired from West Point Stevens after 28 years of service, a former owner of Ralph’s Store and he was […]
Read moreDallas, NC — Rev. Alice Parker Day, daughter of the late Honorable Marshall Joyner Parker and Martha Nimmons Parker, passed away on Dec 16, 2021 in Atlanta, GA. A native of Seneca, SC, she was a graduate of Columbia College (BA), Clemson University (MA), and Emory University’s Candler School of Theology (M.Div). After a career in academia, she […]
Read moreMr. Jesse Hernandez DeLaRosa age 79, of 205 W. Diedrich Street Walhalla passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at his home. Born March 18, 1942, in Chicago, IL he was the son of the late Jesse DeLaRosa and Josephina Hernandez. Jesse was employed for 30 years with General Motors, and in his days of retirement enjoyed golfing and […]
Read more101.7/WGOG NEWS reported recently that deaths from drug overdoses in the U-S set a record every year for the past 20 years. And for the first time, the number of Americans who fatally overdosed over the course of one year surpassed 100 thousand. Drug overdose figures published by South Carolina DHEC reflect the year 2019 and show that, during that […]
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