Grappling with small town issues

The West Union mayor, Linda Oliver, will lead a discussion tomorrow night on whether her town’s elections, now held in April, should be moved to November and held as part of General Elections when turnouts are greater. Last week, although none of the winning candidates faced ballot opposition, the West Union turnout was six percent of the number of town […]

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Friday is Doctors Day

As proclaimed by Congress in 1991, Friday is Doctors’ Day across the U-S-A. It will be a day to honor doctors for their work with patients in the communities they serve. In Oconee County, the Oconee Memorial Hospital Foundation accepts tax-deductible gifts from patients in honor of their doctors. Since 2005, the local community has contributed more than $115 thousand […]

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$1 million in state money available for Oconee road work

The committee that handles Oconee County’s share of “C” funds, considered farm-to-market roads in South Carolina, has approved $1 million to go to Oconee County’s roads and bridges department. According to Chairman Sam Dickson, $400 thousand of the amount is available now, while $600 thousand is being reserved until the county lets the committee know that it is ready to […]

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Olympic hopeful’s dream vanishes

The hopes of Veronica Day to land a roster spot in the Winter Olympics in S. Korea vanished with the announcement that Day did not make the U-S skeleton key team.  She’s the daughter of Holly and Jim Day of Port Santorini near Seneca.  Skeleton key is an Olympic sport in which the participant goes head-first down a steep and […]

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WGOG Special Holiday Programming

WGOG Christmas Programming: Friday 12/22 @ 5:15 pm: “The Christmas Story” from The Bible as read by Rev. Jim Stokes presented by Bountyland Quick Stops (Repeats Christmas Eve @ 5 pm) Christmas Eve beginning at 12:05 PM: Santa Tracking presented by Blue Ridge Bank 6 pm Christmas Eve – 6 pm Christmas Day: An American Country Christmas with Kix Brooks […]

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Remi Alexander

Walhalla – Remington “Remi” Cheyenne Alexander, infant daughter of Robert G. Alexander, Jr. and Brittni Nicole Gee of 326 Circle R. Drive, passed away Sunday, November 12, 2017 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. A funeral service will be held 2:30 pm, Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at Calvary Church of God in Westminster.  The family will receive friends from 1-2 pm, prior […]

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Clemson Wins ACC Atlantic With Win Over FSU

With many of the preseason aspirations on the line in Death Valley on Saturday, the weather coincided and made for a pretty afternoon. A pretty cold afternoon with temperatures below 50. A victory in Raleigh, North Carolina last week put Coach Swinney’s team in prime position to bring home the ACC Atlantic Division title with one remaining conference game. The […]

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