Early Saturday fatal accident

A young Westminster man died after a one-car accident early Saturday in the Oakway Community. Coroner Addis says Tanner Scott Silvers, a 19-year old, died at 3:10 Saturday morning while in the care of the EMS.  According to the highway patrol, Silvers was one of two occupants in a 2003 Volkswagen that left SC 24 in front of the Pioneer […]

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Callas Mountain fire contained

  The Callas Mountain Fire is considered contained, according to announcement this afternoon from the U-S Forest Service.  The cause remains under investigation. Estimated size: 134 acres. Smoke is visible from Highway 28. No evacuations were required. Yesterday, fire crews completed construction of containment lines and conducted burnout operations. This morning they patrolled and confirmed lines were secure. Overnight, the fire […]

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Test results below detection levels

Clemson University wastewater testing officials say the first round of results for the South African and United Kingdom variants were all below the detection limit.  And that, according to the officials, is good news when it comes to the level of virus in the Clemson area.  “Combined with the low levels of the ‘normal’ virus, the variant results are another […]

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Motor vehicle dealership changes hands

A changing of the guard has taken place in Walhalla’s business community.  Bobby and Danny Edwards have sold their family business, Edwards Auto Sales.  In a statement this morning to 101.7/WGOG NEWS, Danny Edwards said, “Bobby and I have completed the sale, and have retired from the business.  The new owner is Greg Gibson, the name will be Edwards Ford […]

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Duncan and colleagues worried by crisis at the border

Third District U-S Rep. Jeff Duncan has joined other Republicans in sending a letter to two government agencies about the crisis at the southern border.  They are concerned that the Biden administration is unraveling protections placed there by the Trump administration.  The letter went to both U-S Customs and Border Protection and U-S Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  In a statement, […]

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The one-year anniversary of the lockdown

Senator Tim Scott, South Carolina Republican, says it was one year ago that the country went on lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus.  “Five hundred and twenty thousand Americans have lost their lives, and our nation will forever mourn that loss,” he said.  According to DHEC, Oconee’s virus death toll is now 128.  Scott believes better days ahead.  […]

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A busy day for the Seneca Fire Department

Seneca Fire Department yesterday responded to multiple calls for help.  They included a motor vehicle accident with injuries and a cardiac patient revived by the staff at the county’s S. Cove Park. That patient was air-lifted to a Greenville hospital, and the cross-trained firefighters request prayers for all involved.  Later yesterday personnel freed a trapped animal from a hole.  “Lola” […]

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Two separate Oconee deaths re-verified

The COVID-19 deaths of two Oconeeans reported by the state health agency are no misprint, according to a DHEC spokeswoman.  Death toll accounts published this week by South Carolina DHEC show that on last Saturday, March 6, two Oconee residents of middle age died from the virus.  DHEC spokeswoman Laura Renwick said yesterday, “Those two reported deaths are accurate.  They […]

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Callas Mountain fire 50% contained

No major growth has been assessed in two-day old Callas Mountain fire north of Walhalla and, according to the U-S Forest Service, the fire is 50% contained.  On Wednesday, the first estimated acreage loss was 125 acres; aerial-infrared yesterday showed 37.5 acres destroyed.  The wildfire is on highway 28 about 2.5 miles northwest of Mountain Rest and 3.5 miles from […]

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Walhalla administrator moves on

Walhalla’s administrator of four years, Brent Taylor, has accepted an out of state job and will be leaving.  Taylor told 101.7/WGOG NEWS last night he has accepted the job of town manager of Selma, North Carolina, not far from Raleigh and I-95.  Selma apparently has a few thousand more population than Walhalla, and Taylor said he was motivated by “the […]

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