Category: News

The state police (SLED) and other law enforcement agencies have closed their investigation into a rash of horse attacks.  In the end, evidence shows the horse attacks were the result of altercations with wild boars in the area.  The investigation involved five incidents within a four-week period across Greenville and Spartanburg counties.  Supporting the conclusion are animal tracks consistent with […]

A meeting of the Oconee Legislative Delegation and the Oconee School Board of Trustees is scheduled to take place this week in Walhalla.  The public may attend.  The meeting is planned for 8:30 Friday morning in the School Board Conference Room at district headquarters on S. Pine Street, Walhalla.

An Oconee County councilman, Wayne McCall, believes the former state health department building in Walhalla, without much cost, can be transformed into a low-cost health clinic for Walhalla and surrounding areas. McCall and fellow county councilman John Elliott are leading an effort to re-use the large county-owned building that sits empty one block below the county courthouse. McCall, Elliott, and […]

Danny Edwards and Dennis Owens of Walhalla are seasoned politicians, but they would like to limit or forbid candidate signs on Main Street. Mayor Edwards went as far last night as declaring he would like a prohibition on all political signs on Main Street from one end of the grass median, thru the core business area, to the other end […]

The Oconee County fire chief, Charlie King, is leaving for a job in the state capital.  King last night confirmed that effective December 31 he will become the executive director of the South Carolina Firefighters’ Association.  “I am excited, nervous and especially humbled to be able to support all 16,000 firefighters in SC. Oconee has been very good to me […]

Law enforcement authorities believe the Thanksgiving week fire that took the life of a 27-year old man in Utica was a case of manslaughter. The Oconee Sheriff’s Office announces the arrests of two persons—Karissa Jane Davis, no fixed address; and Daniel Falu, also known as Solomon Ezra and Solomon Kenzo. Both are charged with voluntary manslaughter. Falu also is accused […]

This announcement this afternoon from the Oconee Sheriff’s Office:  “On November 26, 2019, there was a structure fire in Seneca on 6 Lonsdale St. During the investigation Seneca Fire fighters discovered the remains of a male individual later identified as Seth Jacob Gaunt 27 of Seneca SC. On November 27th an autopsy confirmed Mr.Gaunt died of smoke and soot inhalation […]

Revised plans for the proposed Clemson Dockside project were discussed but no vote taken during a meeting last night of that city’s Board of Architectural Review.  Because of the size of the proposed mixed development, there have been complaints from, among others, residents of the adjoining Holiday West home development.  Last night board members were told the developers now propose […]

Empty houses in a former textile village that adjoins the Seneca corporate limits have become an issue—because of several recent fires, one of them fatal to a 27-year old man. Chief Richie Caudill of the Seneca Fire Department confirms to 101.7/WGOG NEWS that his fire fighters are in the process of counting empty Utica structures and marking them. Marking them, […]

A navy officer from Seneca is aboard an aircraft carrier in the Atlantic.  She’s Lt. Brooke Dorsey, and she was photographed last Saturday serving lunch to enlisted sailors in the forward galley of the carrier USS John C. Stennis.  At the time, the Stennis was conducting routine operations in support of Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic.