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A deputy Pickens County coroner has identified and made rulings in the deaths of two men whose bodies were found early Sunday at a Central address. The dead were 25-year old Clemson resident Alex Mitchell Moore and 24-year old Columbia resident Skylar Wolfgang Cary. Deputy Coroner Chad Hope says Cary and Moore are homicide victims, and their deaths are being […]
Read moreWhen he meets this morning with elementary school principals, the Oconee superintendent will direct that their schools return to many of the same COVID protocols followed last year. But Dr. Michael Thorsland made clear last night the last thing the Oconee district wants to do is to abandon its decision to return to face-to-face teaching. Thorsland, however, conceded the decision […]
Read moreWGOG land is under notice today to take caution against showers and potentially a thunderstorm from tropical system Fred that has begun to make its way through southern states. Some of the storms forecast today could produce heavy rain. Potentially, we are looking at between two and three additional inches of rain. Richie Caudill, Seneca fire chief, alerted 101.7/WGOG NEWS […]
Read moreFred delivered tropical moisture today into South Carolina. Much of it came from a tropical wave over the Bahamas. Weather official Frank Strait says, for the first half of this week, get ready for a major soaking. The primary area of concern is the Upstate, where a stationary over the weekend has already soaked the soils. The rain between now […]
Read moreFrom Thursday through Saturday last week, the state health agency noted an additional 131 new COVID-19 cases among Oconee County residents. During those three days, DHEC confirmed deaths or probable deaths of two Oconeeans. Statewide, the new death count ranged from 2,541 reported Saturday to 3,036 reported Friday. Of 28,793 test results received Saturday, the positivity was 14.5%.
Read moreOnce upon a time… why once upon a time…, because there never was a good story that did not begin with, “Once upon a time”. Genell Marie Galloway Pearson Marsh, 73, wife of Tony Marsh, passed away Monday, August 16th, 2021 at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Sandusky, Ohio, and was a life-long […]
Read moreWestminster – Geneva Miles Williams, 90, wife of the late Charles R. Williams Sr. 1641 East Main Street, passed away on Sunday, August 15th, 2021 at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House. Geneva was born in Oconee County, and was the daughter of the late Lee and Gerty Steel Miles. Geneva retired from Coats and Clark and was a lifelong […]
Read moreSeneca, SC — Martha Hairston Childs, 82, wife of William N. Childs, of 520 Tokeena Road, Seneca, passed away Sunday, August 15, 2021, at Oconee Memorial Hospital after a yearlong illness. A native of Greenville, SC, Mrs. Childs was the daughter of the late Anderson Bryan Hairston and Nancy Gertrude Spearman Bottoms. She retired from textiles and Ralphs Store. […]
Read moreSeneca, SC — Harold Dennis Neal, 77, husband of Wanda Kelley Neal, of 439 Neal Road, Seneca, passed away on Friday, August 13, 2021 at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital A native of Seneca, SC, Mr. Neal was the son of the late Jubie Strother and Mary Wilson Neal. He attended Seneca Church of God of Prophecy. In […]
Read morePublic safety responders and road crews have had a busy morning in Oconee County, as parts of the county have been soaked by rains from Tropical Storm Fred. Road flooding is reported on both sides of the Bountyland traffic intersection, on both Keowee School Road and the Oconee Estate Road. Fire fighters tackled a structure fire on highway 107 not […]
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