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Tamassee, SC – Christopher Terrell Campbell, 33, husband of Emily Alysse Porter, of 201 Jumping Branch Road, Tamassee, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020. A native of Orange County, FL, Mr. Campbell was the son of Terrell Lewis and Judy Nichols Campbell. Chris was dearly loved by his wife, children, parents and his family. He was an entrepreneur […]
Read moreTownville, SC — Helen Grant Woolbright, 76, wife of Jack B. Woolbright, of 260 Perry Woolbright Road, Townville, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Oconee County, Mrs. Woolbright was the daughter of the late Johnny A. Grant and Edna Mae Brown Grant. She was retired from the Oconee Memorial Hospital Business […]
Read moreAn addition to the resources of the Westminster Library can serve as a tool to whet the appetite of children to want to read. The Westminster Branch has added a new collection of children’s over-sized books, thanks to a donation by family and friends of Joy Moore, a Westminster resident who enjoyed reading and visiting the library. The Joy Moore […]
Read moreA set of builder’s plans to replace a Seneca home destroyed by the April 13 tornado received approval last night by the city’s Board of Architectural Review. The board acted on Pelfrey Builders application to build a new home at 411 S. Townville on property owned by Rhonda Hartman and Geraldine Bryant. In a separate vote, the board approved […]
Read moreThe Walhalla main branch of the Oconee Library will close at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon for power repairs to the building.
Read more101.7/WGOG NEWS has learned a settlement could be reached in a few months in a four-year old case alleging wrongful death of a Chattooga River rafter. According to an Oconee court officer, paperwork awaits a judge’s ruling to settle the case of the estate of a Florida man against a rafting company and two of its guides. The estate of […]
Read moreA late night shooting at a Seneca apartment complex wounded one person, and the incident today remains a continuing investigation by the police. Chief John Covington said the individual, not identified by name, suffered a gunshot wound to the hip area. The victim has not cooperated with the police as to what happened, according to Covington. The gun shot was […]
Read moreIn meetings last night and again tonight, Westminster City Council is interviewing potential candidates for city administrator. The job opened four months ago at the resignation of Chris Carter. Previously, city leaders thought they had a replacement, but the preferred candidate dropped out. Long time City Hall worker Rebecca Overton is serving as interim administrator.
Read moreThe Oconee Sheriff’s Office has reached out to the area’s college presidents to learn how their institutions handle and address issues of equity and cultural diversity. And this morning Dr. Todd Voss, president of Southern Wesleyan University, will address a meeting of sheriff’s personnel, to be followed in succeeding months by the presidents of Anderson University and Tri-County Technical College. […]
Read moreAn Oconee County regulatory board voted 4-1 tonight to grant a special exception and allow a major communications company to build a 250 foot tower in a rural area of the county where residents take pride in the natural beauty. The tower is to be built on Mountain Rest private property in the vicinity of the highway 107 tie-in with […]
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