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Seneca, SC — Emagene Rooney Sloan, 81, wife of the late Fred Martin Sloan, of 431 Singing Pines Road, Seneca, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Quantico, VA, Mrs. Sloan was the daughter of the late Harry Alocious and Selma Emma Christ Rooney. She retired […]
Read moreEmergency housing assistance is available to South Carolinians facing financial hardships due to the COVID-19 crisis. The assistance is being provided by SC Thrive in the amount of $1,500 for rent in a one-time lump sum payment directly to property owners or management companies. Those who can qualify include those affected by shutdowns, closures, layoffs, reduced work hours, or unpaid […]
Read moreA thief chose the night time to strike two Oconee convenience stores, and the sheriff’s office appeals to the public for information that can lead to the burglar at the Lake Shop on n. highway 11 near Salem and at the Bountyland Quick Stop on 123 near Clemson. Around 12:30 Tuesday morning, deputies responded to the Lake Shop burglary; one […]
Read morePlans for a new commercial development at Newry are engendering neighbor opposition, and that opposition is expected to come to the fore during county zoning hearing next week in Walhalla. 101.7/WGOG NEWS has learned that petitions are being circulated to oppose special exception requests by a developer to build a large self-storage facility near 391 Newry Road (and SC 130) […]
Read moreAs South Carolina and places such as Walhalla move to open up their economies comes a dire warning in a story in the Washington Post. The newspaper story quotes a research team as warning that parts of the South are in danger of a second wave of coronavirus infections over the next four weeks. The researchers use cellphone data to […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) Wednesdayy announced 125 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 8 additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 9,175 and those who have died to 407. All of the eight deaths occurred in elderly individuals from Clarendon (1), Colleton […]
Read moreWestminster- “Delores” June Ellis-Shew, 66, wife of Larry Vaughn Shew, passed away May 19, 2020 at Greenville Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she was the biological daughter of the late Willie and Annie Maude James Ellis and was reared in the home by her parents the late Roosevelt and Minnie Lee Henley. Delores was a […]
Read more101.7/WGOG NEWS has learned that a defendant in the case of a Seneca burglary has been ordered to prison for a sentence amounting to seven years. A court officer tells us that, in front of Judge Sprouse, Waylon Eugene Robinson pleaded guilty yesterday to burglary and grand larceny.
Read morePublished reports are circulating today that classes are to be held in person when Clemson Unitversity’s fall semester starts on schedule and a limited number of employees are to return to work as early as June 1st, that according to a plan presented to the school’s Board of Trustees today. Phase One implements a limited amount of staff, Phase Two […]
Read moreWalhalla makes this announcement this afternoon: “The City of Walhalla is beginning to incrementally re-open more services to the public. The intent remains the same, minimize the risk of transmission and for the general well being of the public and city employees. City Hall- Business offices will be re-open to the public on June 1, 2020. Social distancing will be […]
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