Category: News

This year’s graduating class representing the three high schools of Oconee County numbers 694 seniors.  They are to be graduated in separate ceremonies Saturday morning at Seneca High School, Walhalla High School, and West-Oak High School.  This year’s valedictorians are Logan Christopher Dover of Seneca High, son of Bobby and Faith Dover; Emily Grace Moore of Walhalla High,  daughter of […]

Six people were hurt yesterday in a Seneca intersection accident at S. 6 and Fairplay Streets.  Five of them were in an SUV, and two required extrication by the fire department.  The six injured were transported for medical attention.

A listener this week posed the question of what happened to the idea that a study might be the tonic to ease traffic concerns on 123, the Seneca-Clemson corridor.  To find out, 101.7/WGOG NEWS jogged the memory of Paul Cain who, while a member of the county council, touted the kinds of job opportunities, the lack of which he believes […]

This afternoon in Walhalla a street corner sign announcing that on land donated by a church Habitat for Humanity Homes will be built.  The property, at S. Catherine and S. Wesley streets, is being donated by the Chicopee Methodist Church. Celia Myers, Walhalla community development manager, says, “Habitat for Humanity submitted a preliminary plat, requesting the parcel be subdivided into […]

South Carolina “A-COG” – the government service agency – may best be known for the financial assistance that it channels to local governments for utility lines, highway work, and community development throughout the Appalachian counties of Upstate South Carolina.  But did you know that “A-COG” also provides services to seniors, including the investigation of complaints about the quality of care […]

By the end of next week, the I-85 Oconee sewer contractor will be on the job.  A pre-construction meeting took place today at the county sewer plant.  Don Moorhead Construction of Anderson has the job, worth $12.3 million, to run pipe from the Golden Corner Commerce Park through Fair Play village to connect exits on Interstate-85.  Timetable for work:  start […]

All branches of the Oconee County Public Library will be closed from Saturday, May 27 through Monday, May 29, for Memorial Day weekend. Book returns will be open, and the virtual branch, oconeelibrary.org, will be available for e-books, e-magazines, streaming video through Kanopy.  All locations will reopen at their normal times on Tuesday, May 30.

All Oconee County Solid Waste facilities will be closed Monday, May 29th in observance of Memorial Day. Regular schedule resumes Tuesday morning.

Alarming is how the Oconee School District newsletter describes vaping by middle and high school students.  Although vapes are primarily an issue with students of an older age, vapes have been confiscated from students in Oconee’s elementary schools.  The newsletter defines a vape as an electronic cigarette, a device that heats up a liquid to create a vapor that is […]

Boy Scout James Harrison earned his Eagle Scout badge by re-building a playground for the children of Lydia Baptist Church in Newry, and he raised $3 thousand to do the job.  That endeavor caught the attention of the Seneca City Council.  Last night Mayor Dan Alexander gave James a certificate of appreciation.  James says after the bills were paid, $700 […]