Category: News

Students in Seneca have been singled out by the Rotary Club for their achievements.  Here are the Seneca Rotary’s Students of the Month for February:  Itzel Calderon Pena of Blue Ridge Elementary; Aiden Welton of Ravenel Elementary, Mahkia Craig of Northside Elementary, Logan Black of Ravenel Elementary; and Destiny Ellenburg of Seneca High.

On Friday, February 17 two white males, working in tandem, stole items from the Wal-Mart near Seneca.  And now, a week later, the Oconee Sheriff’s Office remains on the lookout for the culprits.  The public’s help is requested in identifying the two.  One had a beard and wore a brown baseball hat and a long-sleeve shirt.  The other appeared in […]

South Carolina, Georgia and North Carolina are combining forces to help fruit growers produce more profitable crops. During the recent meeting of the Oconee Fruit Growers in Walhalla, Clemson Extension announced the hiring of two new fruit crop specialists, Brett Blaauw and Tom Kon.  Both men have joint appointments with Clemson. Blaauw is a peach entomologist from the University of Georgia with research […]

  The Oconee Sheriff renewed an appeal for the public to come forward with information if anyone knows anything that would be helpful to solve the mysterious death of a Clemson student.  Tucker Hipps died in 2014 from a fall from the highway 93 bridge in Oconee during  a mandatory pledge run.  You can call Crime Stoppers at 1/888-Crime-SC or […]

During the final year of Mike Crenshaw’s first term as Oconee Sheriff, crime overall did not increase.  Crenshaw delivered his annual report today covering the year 2016, when the county recorded only one homicide—compared to two during the previous year.  In another example, the county narcotics unit uncovered seven meth labs in 2016, compared with 22 during 2015.  Drugs remain […]

Seneca’s Ed Halbig says 101.7/WGOG’s headline “Seneca Re-zoning at an impasse” was incorrect.  A dictionary definition says impasse is a predicament affording no obvious escape, but Halbig actually told 101.7/WGOG NEWS, that the city planning commission would like more information before making a recommendation.  He is correct and the mistake belongs to 101.7/WGOG NEWS.  W are happy to correct it.  […]

Walhalla has amassed $10 thousand dollars to parcel out to downtown building owners for façade work.  It’s part of the city’s continuing re-vitalization to bring new life to the core business district.  And grants, in the amount of two thousand dollars, may be applied for at City Hall as early as Wednesday next week.  No deadline to apply has been […]

At a meeting Tuesday, Westminster Councilwoman Susan Ramey introduced the idea of cutting the cost of electric power service for an elderly segment of the city’s retail power base.  Ramey proposed a 10% a month cut for those customers 80 years and older.  But her colleagues are reluctant to take such a step until they know whether slicing power bills […]

A plea of guilt has sent a Pickens man to prison for 28 years—the result of a shooting death nearly three years ago.  Greenville-Pickens Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins says Justin Douglas O’Bryant pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of Michael Collins during an argument April 12, 2014.  O’Bryant is 29 and will be required to serve at […]

An early morning traffic stop yesterday on I-85 in Oconee County led to multiple charges and citations against a 30-year old Greenville man.  According to the Oconee Sheriff’s Office, the attention of a deputy sheriff was drawn to a southbound vehicle that failed to maintain its lane, erratically hit the brakes, and slowed down its speed.  The traffic stop took […]