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The good amount of rain since April led the state Drought Response Committee to talk today about the overall improved conditions.  Oconee, Anderson and Pickens were previously in severe drought status; they are now downgraded to normal.  All counties in the state are now at either normal drought status or incipient.  Dennis Chastain, drought committee member from this region, said, […]

Pioneer Rural Water has announced a new date to accept nominees to fill one of two available seats on its board of directors.  A second nomination meeting for the District Two seat on the board is scheduled for 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, June 27 at district headquarters in Oakway.  In a similar meeting last month, three men were nominated, but […]

Blue Ridge Bank will mark 60 years of serving Oconee County citizens with celebration lunches next week at two of its locations.  Since 1957, Blue Ridge Bank has focused solely on Oconee County. Today the bank has grown to more than $115 million in assets, operates at three locations in Oconee County with 27 employees, and holds a five star […]

  A popular member of the Oconee County medical staff was remembered during a meeting last night at the Oconee hospital.  Two hospital officials described the death of Dr. Todd Crowe as a great loss.  Crowe, at 52 years old, died recently of cancer.  He was remembered as a fine physician and as someone who took time to give emotional […]

    Once an Oconee hospital board went into closed session, its members had questions about the proposed transfer of property for a YMCA.  So, according to Hunter Kome, president of the Oconee Medical Campus of GHS, no deal was reached last night.  This morning Kome said, “The Board had additional questions for the attorney to research. They voted unanimously […]

Sen. Lindsey Graham said recently he doesn’t want to hear anyone say that the government is going to cut out money for its popular meals on wheels program for senior citizens.  Yet, with the new administration in Washington looking for ways to cut spending, there has been speculation that services to the country’s oldest citizens could become at risk.  Doug […]

4 o’clock this afternoon in Oconee County Council Chambers is an opportunity for builders to get answers to questions they have about the county’s move to outsource the work of its building codes department.  Scott Moulder, county administrator, says, “ This way the builders and Council could discuss and get answers to questions which may help to shape the future […]

An Anderson man accused of crimes last winter in the Townville area remained in the custody yesterday afternoon of  Oconee law enforcement.  The Oconee Sheriff’s Office calls what happened in late January a home invasion on Peachtree Lane for which Antonio Raquan Patterson is charged with burglary, armed robbery, larceny, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a […]

South Carolina state lawmakers return to Columbia tomorrow for what one of its senior members hopes will be the votes to set the budget for 2017-18.  State Senator Thomas Alexander of Oconee-Pickens says he’s hopeful the budget can be put to rest in one day.  When the House and the Senate convene, their task will be to vote on the […]

101.7/WGOG NEWS has learned that Oconee County builders have been  invited to a town hall meeting at 4 o’clock tomorrow afternoon in County Council Chambers.  The meeting is set two hours before the start of tomorrow night’s council meeting, at which the council is to get legal advice and talk about contract matters involving the switch to a private company […]