Category: News

Walhalla has a lawsuit on its hands. The city has been named defendant in a damage suit brought by attorney Delane Rosemond of Seneca on behalf of Julianna Elizabeth Simms, an inmate at the Oconee Detention Center. The suit alleges grounds of assault, battery, negligence, and malicious prosecution of Simms who it says was charged with distribution of methamphetamine and […]

The term “True-Up” is an accounting slang that means “to adjust a figure to its true value.” And the true-up of Seneca’s Light and Water fund is an issue which the city council dealt with during its meeting last night at City Hall. At the recommendation of Josh Riches, the city financial director, the council adjusted upward for accounting purposes […]

A deputy sheriff recognized the driver of a Dodge van last night in Utica as a suspect for whom the Oconee Sheriff’s Office held arrest warrants. That van was stopped on Jamerson Avenue, and the Sheriff’s Office says its driver, Matthew Dewayne Trotter, now faces multiple charges including burglary and drug offenses. Trotter remains in jail today. He was placed […]

To avoid the no-no of holding a dual office, a new deputy sheriff in Oconee County must forefeit his remaining time as a member of the West Union Town Council. Joy Scharich, director of Oconee Elections, last night announced that David Scealf’s resignation as a West Union councilman will create the need for a special election to fill his unexpired […]

Duke Energy anticipates by late this morning crews will be able to return service to more than 800 Oconee County customers who lost service, the result of trees having fallen on lines and lines having fallen to the ground. Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative reports all known outages throughout its service territory have been taken care of.

A police simulator, belonging to the Hamilton Career Center, will be demonstrated tomorrow night in Walhalla, and the public is invited to witness scenarios that face today’s law enforcement officers and the split-second decisions that are often required. The simulator will be displayed ins the conference room of the Oconee Heritage Center (an alternate spot since the original announcement) during […]

South Carolina DHEC will decide whether to permit 56 boat slips in the Hunnicutt Cove of Lake Keowee in front of the new home development Timber Bay. Three DHEC representatives were told last night that at least some of those who bought Timber Bay lots were under the impression their deal included boat slips, but a large turnout of Timber […]

Fire fighters are confident that lightning at 3:30 yesterday afternoon in Mountain Rest ran into the heating and air conditioning unit at home on Mountain Rest Lake Road. No one was hurt, but Walhalla Fire Chief Brandon Burton says even though there was no fire damage to the house, the home lost electric power service. Walhalla Fire Department and Mountain […]

Electric power at a pair of Oconee County voting precincts, Keowee and Tamassee, was interrupted by the outbreak of late afternoon storms. The loss of power interrupted the voting process, but thanks to the ingenuity of a volunteer fire fighter who hooked up a portable battery to the voting apparatus, Keowee voters were able to cast their ballots.

101.7/WGOG NEWS has learned of a police presence last night in the Utica community near Seneca. Word we have is that part of Jamerson Avenue was blocked to traffic as law enforcement officers served a search warrant and placed a suspect in custody. No further details immediately available.