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101.7/WGOG NEWS trotted out its review of the strange and tragic year 2020 on the December 27 Community Soundoff. Additional airings of our compilation of the past 12 months can be heard this Friday, following the ABC news at noon, and again this Sunday, in place of our regular Community Soundoff, to air approximately 12:15.
Read moreWestminster- Terrell Wayne Kingery, 73, husband of Christine Mikos Kingery, passed away, Sunday, December 27th, 2020 at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital. Terrell was born in Mounds, Illinois, and he was the son of the late Wayne Albert and Evelyn Kingery. Terrell was a United States Army Veteran having served during the Vietnam War and was a Purple Heart […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Marilyn Theresa Poirier, 85, of 2516 Foxworth Drive, Monroe, passed away Friday, December 25, 2020, at Atrium Health Hospice of Union County. A native of Boston, MA, Mrs. Poirier was the daughter of the late Alexander William Dewar and Ernestine Baldwin Dewar. She was of the Catholic faith. Mrs. Poirier is survived by her daughters: […]
Read moreWestminster, SC- Lydia Pearl Hands Watkins, 65, of 233 Cedar Wood Ranch Road, Westminster, wife of Roger Dale Watkins, Sr, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020, at Oconee Memorial Hospital. A native of Oconee County, Mrs. Watkins was the daughter of the late Don Darrell Hands and Francis Pitts Hands. She retired from Maxfli and was a member of […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Mildred Hettie Mae Cobb Roach Simmons, 90, wife of the late Ray Simmons, of 505 Playground Road, Walhalla, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020, at her residence. A native of Oconee County, Mrs. Simmons was the daughter of the late Rev. Charlie Cobb and Stella Mae Swafford Cobb. She was retired owner of Mildred Daycare and […]
Read moreAn indication that the COVID-19 spread has become a surge on top of the surge is the following statistic released this afternoon by the South Carolina state health agency. Of 5,397 test results reported today by DHEC, the positivity was 28.5%. Translated = nearly three out of ten tests given in South Carolina are positive. Other COVID numbers from today’s […]
Read moreIf you drive Walhalla’s Razorback Lane, and crane your neck, you get a good idea of the progress in building the Oconee County memorial to the 9-11 tragedy of the year 2001. Brandon Shirley, a leader of the citizen committee and someone who has been intricately involved in the project since its conception, rates the contractor’s work at 90% finished […]
Read moreHere’s the New Year’s Day week schedule for the operation of Oconee’s manned convenience (recycling) centers, as provided by the county solid waste: The convenience centers will operate 7 am to 7 pm Thursday, December 31 and close for New Year’s Day, Friday, January 1. The convenience centers are routinely closed Wednesdays.
Read moreThe outdoor warning sirens around Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 13. The 65 sirens within 10 miles of Oconee Nuclear Station will sound for three minutes. To ensure they are functioning properly, it may be necessary to test some sirens more than once. Testing is performed in cooperation with emergency […]
Read moreThey are starting to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to front-line workers at the Oconee Memorial Hospital. According to Prisma Health, the rollout started Wednesday of last week. First to receive it was a nurse in the hospital intensive care unit. The vaccine is scheduled to be made available to the general public in the next few months.
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