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Walhalla Fire Department cautions the public that no outdoor burning is permitted inside the corporate limits until there’s a let-up in the dry weather. Chief Brandon Burton says residents outside the corporate limits inside the city protection zone are encouraged from doing any outdoor burning.  “Wind bursts can carry embers into vegetation that has been dried by low humidity and […]

Not even two and one half inches of rain fell in Walhalla in the month of May. And it’s a reminder to us that one local farmer predicts we’ll be in a drought by July 4. Weather watcher Barbara Wilson tells us the 31-day month saw a swing in high and low temperatures. The highest reading, 93 degrees, was observed […]

A Mountain Rest intersection turned into a helicopter landing zone on Saturday to assist a man who required a rescue from the Wild and Scenic Chattooga River.  Bystanders are credited with pulling the man out of the river.  A public safety responder said a decision was reached that, for the reason of medical issues, the individual required treatment.  From Earles […]

Two applications for certificates of appropriateness are up for consideration tonight at the Seneca City Hall.  The applicants are Scott Stewart at 402 S. Depot Street and Terry Collins at 401 S. Walnut.  The Board of Architectural  hearings start at 6 o’clock.

A fourth grader at Westminster Elementary School, Cam Hendrix, won the “Name the Dog” contest sponsored by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office Foundation.  Cam chose the name “Thor” which is the name of his favorite character from the Avenger movies.  He receives a cash prize of $100 dollars from the foundation.  In all, students entered 1,118 names for the new canine […]

County, state, and national elections are a year away, but Oconee County Democrats who turned out for a fundraiser hold hope that the election year 2020 will bring change to the country. That is how one Oconee Democratic Party worker phrased it for 101.7/WGOG NEWS. In large numbers, county Democrats yesterday paid $25 dollars each to benefit their party’s treasury […]

Fire yesterday afternoon devastated a new house near Lake Keowee in one of the more northern areas of Oconee County. Construction had just been completed and, according to Emergency Services, the owners were looking forward to moving in next weekend. The cause of the 510 Keowee Bay Circle fire remained undetermined after fire fighters left the scene after several hours […]

A 20-year old Oconee County man died in what the state patrol calls a three-vehicle crash last evening on South Carolina 11, not far from the 24 intersection. Coroner Karl Addis said Gabriel Anson Hochstetler of Rodgers Road, Seneca died at the scene. According to trooper Joe Hovis, the vehicles involved were a Toyota driven by Hochestetler, a tractor trailer […]

Because of the need to honor a client’s preference, Oconee County won’t identify an outfit that apparently has shown interest in buying all of the Golden Corner Commerce Park property. But that’s not unusual, according to Chairman Julian Davis of the County Council. It’s standard practice that. in the pursuit of economic development, a company’s identity often remains undisclosed until […]

We are getting word of fires in the areas of northern and southern Oconee County.  One is home fire in a Lake Keowee home development near Salem; the other a vehicle and woods fire on I-85 in Anderson County near Townville.