Category: News

South Carolina’s busy U-S senator, Lindsey Graham, is amassing a war chest for next year’s elections, and his campaign says the millions of dollars already raised places the former Oconee lawyer as among the most of Republican incumbents. Having raised more than $2 million in the first three months of this year, the Graham campaign fund has reached $4.6 million […]

One Walhalla councilman says he believes Police Chief Sean Brinson is the city’s first chief with a college degree. And, for those who got to hear Brinson’s talk to the Rotary Club, the college degree will bode well for how the police department is changing. With emphasis on training and technology, Brinson tuned his audience yesterday into his “1, 3, […]

Above a hill that looks down on highway 28 and Seneca’s Miracle Circle, a large apparel distributor cut the ribbon yesterday for Oconee’s largest solar power facility. Perry Ellis International, known for its men’s and women’s apparel, cut the ribbon for its installation of more than 2,400 rooftop solar panels. Among the touches for this fancy event were a champagne […]

A 31-year old man near Seneca has been arrested on charges of criminal sexual conduct with a minor under the age of 11 years old. The Oconee Sheriff’s Office reported the arrest of Dustin Stuart Reif took place Friday, as officers responded to an anonymous report that a child had been sexually assaulted. On their way to Reif’s home, officers […]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Savannah District, seeks public comments on the “Draft” 2019 Hartwell Project Shoreline Management Plan (SMP). The SMP provides guidance and information for the public regarding which facilities/activities can be authorized on public lands and waters adjacent to Hartwell Lake. The Corps last formally revised the SMP in 2007. The Draft SMP and a […]

The lawsuit was filed 10 years ago and the eventual jury verdict was returned six years ago. But today lawyers in a case that alleged construction defects at a Lake Keowee townhome development are still in the courts, arguing the outcome. An Oconee Common Pleas jury returned verdicts in favor of homeowners amounting to $5 million dollars against the developer […]

The lights are back working in Seneca after an electric power outage that occurred this morning between 9 and 10 o’clock.  The city’s utilities department survived yesterday’s storms, but the crews this morning discovered a circuit out and then went to work to fix it, according to Bob Faires, utilities director.

One of the recipients of an Oconee County councilman’s complaint about a cutback in mobile health care services in the county says he is not ignoring the councilman. Instead, he is trying to get some answers before responding. State Senator Thomas Alexander spoke to 101.7/WGOG NEWS about the letter, from County Councilman Wayne McCall. The county councilman decried the cut […]

On Saturday delegates to the 2019 convention of Oconee County Republicans elected the following officers: Bill Jerome, chairman; Pat Murray, vice chairwoman; and Phil Soper, state executive committeeman.

Oconee County appeared to escape the brunt of spring time storms that had many in the South bracing for the potential of tornadoes. At least, so far, the worst reported by county authorities are a few blown trees. The county experienced a torrential storm and high winds during the 2 o’clock hour yesterday afternoon.