Category: News

Duke Energy announces that starting Oct. 27, Fall Creek Access Area (South) will temporarily close to install fencing to prevent pedestrian access to the peninsula from the main access area parking lot and to support shoreline stabilization work. Over the past several years, drownings in the vicinity of the Fall Creek Access Area have occurred from individuals accessing the Fall […]

Most members of Oconee’s policy-making board for sewer operations work day time. And, in an effort to cut down on night-time meetings, the Joint Regional Sewer Authority board voted to start first Monday of the month commission meetings at 4 o’clock in the afternoon instead of 6 o’clock at night. But member city Walhalla doesn’t think that’s a good idea. […]

Deputies confiscated a rifle and arrested a West Union man last weekend on three charges. After a 9-1-1 call to a home on Fernwood Drive, the following charges were filed against Donald Clontz, 65 years old: common law breach of peace, malicious injury to personal property, and presenting firearms at a person. A warrant issued by Magistrate Norton alleges Clontz […]

One of the four candidates for Walhalla mayor says that, at times, his city’s closed-door meetings drift the wrong way and, if he’s elected, he’ll police them so that the press and public don’t miss matters they deserve to know. Councilman Tjay Bagwell, in his campaign for mayor November 5, made a Facebook post in which he said this about […]

Walhalla city fathers dealt with a hot potato last night by taking no vote on a zoning change that’ll clear the way for new home construction on smaller-sized lots. Mayor Danny Edwards responded to a critic of the planning commission’s recommendation for a general residential zone on Tyre B. Mauldin Street by saying, “This is something new for Walhalla.” The […]

Oconee County Council in separate votes Tuesday approved honoring the requests of three local charities for the total of $60,000. Of the total, $20,000 will go to the Seneca-based Our Daily Rest. The organization’s executive director, Lauren Richardson, told council members the county’s donation would be used as matching funds for grants doubling the county’s gift. This year alone, Richardson […]

The damage to the Oconee detention center resulting from a late 2017 fire should soon be repaired. The County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved repairs totaling $255,295.70 that will be three companies: Davis Electrical & Plumbing, Inc., Eagle Interiors, Inc., and MCG Mechanical Services, of Anderson, this latter firm to handle the HVAC issues. According to county officials, the long […]

Two Oconee County parks are in line for upgrades. In the case of one, that means badly needed restrooms accessible to the handicapped. County Council last night approved projects for just over $900,000 for Chau Ram Park and High Falls. The bathrooms that are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act are planned for Chau Ram Park near Westminster, which […]

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 […]