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Two males were found dead over the weekend near Central, and the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the circumstances. At 12:57 Sunday morning, the sheriff’s office received a report of a shooting in the area of 128 Edwards Lane, Central. Deputies said they found two male subjects deceased just a few feet from the paved roadway. Leads are being […]
Read moreThe car driver in an early morning accident on the Coffee Road near Walhalla escaped injury when his car went off the road and down an embankment. Walhalla Fire Department responded to the accident at 2 o’clock this morning.
Read moreSeneca, SC — Jean Weber Seeley, 90, wife of Edward Seeley, of Seneca, was called home to our Lord on Friday, August 13, 2021. A native of New York, NY, Mrs. Seeley was the daughter of the late William August Weber and Agnes Reiss Weber. She was a homemaker, and was a member of Eternal Shepherd Lutheran Church. […]
Read moreBetween customer and electric power companies the question arises whether everyone would be better off if more overhead lines were buried beneath the ground. One utility CEO, Jim Lovinggood of the Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, says the answer isn’t simple, and the costs are prohibitive in today’s economy. Writing in this month’s South Carolina Living magazine, Lovinggood said, “Without question, […]
Read moreThe chairman of Oconee Republicans, David McMahan, has issued a statement in response to reports the state police have been asked to investigate claims of domestic abuse against County Councilman Matthew Durham. 101.7/WGOG NEWS spoke last night with McMahan, who confirmed that he issued the following statement: “We, the Oconee County Republican Party, are deeply saddened to learn of the […]
Read moreThe police in Toccoa, Georgia say they have received word of the arrest in Hamilton County, Tennessee of their suspect in last week’s robbery at the Northeast Georgia Bank on the Big A Road. The arrest of Sidney Alan McCollum took place Saturday night around 7:30. A Chattanooga police officer spotted the suspect’s vehicle pulling into a restaurant and took […]
Read moreDavid Underwood, Walhalla city councilman, says he’d like Grant Keehn and Tyler Jordan to join him on the city’s governing board. Keehn and Jordan are announced candidates for two of the three Walhalla council seats to be voted on during the November 2 city election. Today is the day that candidates’ books open throughout the county’s municipalities for the November […]
Read moreWalhalla Water Department announces that a boil water notice that applied over the weekend to a large swath of its service territory in the vicinity of Halfway Branch was lifted yesterday, and no longer do customers there need to boil water before drinking or cooking. According to Scott Parris, utilities director, following intense flushing of the distribution system, bacteriological samples […]
Read moreWalhalla- Raymond John Bolo, 88 beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend left his earthly home on August 10th, 2021 for his new home in heaven with Jesus. He leaves his wife of 68 years, Marcia and three daughters, Deborah Anderson, Bonnie-Rae Chit and Andrea King, as well as ten grandchildren and many great grandchildren. Preceding him in death […]
Read moreAn early morning water main break on Avondale Drive has resulted in low system pressures or complete loss of water service for some customers. As a result, the City of Walhalla Water Department advises the customers in the areas listed below, located in Oconee County, to vigorously boil their water for at least one (1) full minute prior to drinking […]
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