Category: News

Here’s an update from the Joint Regional Sewer Authority of an earlier post today on 101.7/WGOG NEWS:  ” Sample results confirm the water quality levels are normal at Seneca Creek following a sewer spill that occurred on October 12. An advisory was issued by the Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority (OJRSA) following the release that alerted those in the area […]

A lawsuit against Seneca that was removed from the Common Pleas docket a year ago is now back on. A filing in the Oconee Clerk of Court’s Office shows that the case of Leonard and Julie Chace versus City of Seneca, City of Seneca Board of Zoning Appeals, and Edward Halbig is restored and is to receive an electronic signature […]

The latest data from the U-S Drought Monitor qualifies Oconee livestock producers for a USDA payment for them to buy feed to re-plenish their dwindling stocks. Extension agent Morris Warner urges Oconee livestock farmers to call the Farm Service Agency office in Walhalla for an appointment and learn what documents they need to bring to make application. Because of infrequent […]

Organizers have chosen Westminster resident Cecil Sandifer to ride as grand marshal in the 2019 Veterans Day Parade in Oconee County.  This year’s parade will make its way through the city of Westminster starting at 5 o’clock Monday evening, November 11. In a long life, Purple Heart recipient Sandifer was a civic and municipal leader, state lawmaker, and founder of […]

The large Clemson home development Patrick Square will break ground next week for a future pavilion.  To be located behind the Patrick Square Welcome Center, the pavilion is to serve as a second social hub for Patrick Square residents–a gathering place with a pool, an indoor multi-purpose room, and a covered area with fireplace and outdoor kitchen.  The groundbreaking ceremony […]

Flames could be seen this morning coming from a car fire in the vicinity of the West Union McDonald’s, according to information received by 101.7/WGOG.  According to one fire fighter, the car fire was in the Scenic Plaza Shopping Center and the car is a total loss.  No one hurt.

An outgrowth of the nationwide census next year will be new boundaries for congressional and state legislative districts. The League of Women Voters wants a fair map that’ll chart elections going forward from 2021. The LWV’s Clemson area chapter invites the public tonight to hear a discussion on “Where are We on Redistricting in South Carolina.” The meeting will be […]

Signs have been posted near Seneca to alert the public to avoid an area of a sewer overflow. Those signs will remain until South Carolina DHEC has approved a cleanup. The Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority announces that a small section of concrete broke on Saturday near the intersection of 123 and Davis Creek Road. Until the notice is rescinded, […]

Students are several weeks away from completing Tri-County Technical College’s Level I Power Lineman and Heavy Equipment certification classes but employment data indicates they will have no problem filling these in-demand jobs advertised throughout the state. South Carolina employment data indicates the job market is wide open and employers are looking to fill new positions and openings created by a […]

Abnormally dry conditions like those experienced across three-quarters of South Carolina recently are a double whammy for the state’s valuable forest resources: Drought puts stress on trees and, in turn, stress makes trees more vulnerable to threats such as native and invasive insects. With 63 percent of the state in a moderate to exceptional drought and 37 percent experiencing at […]