Category: News

Warrants have been issued for the arrest of a Walhalla woman who has not returned her four daughters. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office issued four warrants against 44 year-old Laverne Marie Bennett of Fairfield Road, Walhalla. Bennett is accused of failing to return each minor female child to the father, Bruce L. Bennett who has primary custody of the children. The […]

The election “glitch” which disqualified a number of candidates in South Carolina’s 2012 elections has been fixed.  That’s according to State Senator Thomas Alexander. Alexander addressed the Oconee Alliance Thursday afternoon. He said the changes in the state law now separate the requirement of filing economic interests statements and election filing. The responsibility for filing those economic interests now fall […]

By:  Chad Dorsett of WSNW Radio The threat of showers and thunderstorms has forced officials to cancel tonight’s Jazz on the Alley in downtown Seneca.  However, the city is still inviting everyone to come to downtown tonight to enjoy a meal, explains Seneca Events Coordinator Riley Johnson.  “We have decided to go ahead and call it, so everybody can plan […]

Clemson University has been named one of the top 50 public U.S. colleges in the return on the investment in a degree. The ranking, provided by the college database, reported the 30 year return on investment in a Clemson degree is $409,200.  Neil Burton, executive director of the Center for Career and Professional Development at Clemson says the return on […]

Emergency responders were enroute Thursday morning to a reported boat collision on Lake Keowee. Sources tell WGOG News the incident occurred during the 11 o’clock hour on the lake portion at the end of Knox Road near Keowee School Road in the New Hope Community. Reports indicate at least one injury and one boat submerged in the water. WGOG will […]

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office obtained warrants yesterday afternoon against 34 year old Shane Adam Burdette in the Tuesday morning shooting death of James Evan Tyner. The two warrants charge Burdette with murder and possession of a weapon during commission of a violent crime. The murder warrants allege that Mr. Burdette killed the victim Mr. Tyner by “shooting him with a […]

National Weather service has issued a flash flood watch in effect from 10 am this morning through late tonight. A cold front will approach from the Tennessee Valley today, and that will increase the coverage and intensity of showers and thunderstorms across the Western Carolinas and Northeast Georgia. The national weather service says storms may be particularly severe this afternoon […]

A representative from the Veterans Administration will be available next week to answer questions regarding benefits for Military Veterans in Oconee County. Mia Temple will be available Tuesday July 16 at 6 pm at the Seneca American Legion Post on North Fairplay street. Temple is a Veterans Administration medical representative from the Dorn VA Medical center of Columbia. Ms. Temple […]

A former Clemson Student has been sentenced to 20 years following a guilty plea in the case of a DUI involving a death. 21 year old Patrick Michael McCool of Vienna, VA entered a guilty plea in the case involving an October 2012 accident which claimed the life of 22 year old Clemson Senior Tyler Sands of Pennsylvania. McCool was […]

Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis has released the results of the autopsy performed on 21 year old James Evan Tyner.  According to Coroner Addis, Tyner died a result of cervical spinal cord trauma due to a gunshot wound to the neck. Tyner’s death has been ruled a homicide.    After responding to the report of a shooting early Tuesday morning, deputies […]