Borg Warner bouncing back

Word is spreading this afternoon of Borg Warner’s plans to start limited production early next month at its tornado-damaged plant at Seneca.  We are attempting to verify and elicit further details from Michelle Collins, Borg Warner public information officer.  101.7/WGOG NEWS is aware of at least one Borg Warner employee who has been requested to drop off the unemployment rolls […]

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11 more South Carolina deaths

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 130 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, and 11 additional deaths were reported to DHEC. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 5,881 and those who have died to 203. Six of the deaths occurred in elderly individuals in […]

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In-person absentee voting starts Monday

Here’s an announcement from the Oconee Elections Office:  “In-person absentee will open on Monday May 4. (8:30-5) • We ask that voters remain 6 ft. apart during the entire process.(Social distancing will be enforced inside and outside of the building). Be aware that lines could possibly form outside of the building. • Public access and entrance to the other parts […]

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Pioneer’s next meeting will be a call-in

The next meeting of the board Pioneer Rural Water will be a call-in meeting only, out of consideration of COVID-19 safety precautions.  The meeting will be Tuesday afternoon, May 5, and the public is invited to hear the meeting by dialing 1-(571) 317-3122.  Then enter access code ID 363-585-709.  Call-ins begin at 2:50 that afternoon.

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Lucy Allene Hood Carver

Seneca, SC — Lucy Allene Hood Oliver, 82, wife of the late Newton Harbin Oliver, of 204 Gracie Street, Seneca, passed away Monday, April 27, 2020, at her home. A native of Walhalla, SC, Mrs. Oliver was the daughter of the late C.P. Hood and Millie Duckett Hood. She worked at several sewing plants, Sangamo and retired from The Inn […]

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Billy Ray Stewart

Walhalla – Billy Ray Stewart, 73, of 1882 Westminster Highway passed away April 28, 2020 at Prisma Cottingham Hospice House. Born in Oconee, SC, he was the son of the late Lewis Dee Stewart and Ara Wilson Stewart. Billy was a heavy equipment operator with Oconee County Roads and Bridges Department and was of Church of God faith. Billy was […]

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Sympton checker for COVID-19

Prisma Health has started an interactive symptom-checker for COVID-19 on its website. The service is free to everyone, regardless of whether they are patients at Prisma Health. The click-to-chat platform launched last Friday by computer or mobile device at https://www.prismahealth.org/coronavirus/ or by texting “COVID19” to 83973. “The quick, easy feedback helps not only those individuals seeking medical advice but helps […]

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Boaters reminded of governor’s order

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ (SCDNR) Law Enforcement Division would like to remind boaters throughout the state that Gov. Henry McMaster’s Executive Order prohibiting the beaching or “rafting” of boats on islands, sandbars or beaches statewide is still in effect. On Monday, April 28, Gov. McMaster extended for an additional 15 days the declared State of Emergency in S.C […]

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Report on COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes

DHEC has issued a new report on deaths associated with COVID-19 in South Carolina’s nursing homes, assisted living and similar facilities. The list, which includes both residents and staff, does not list any Oconee facility as having had a death connected to the virus. According to the list, there’s one confirmed case among residents and staff at Prisma’s Lila Doyle […]

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Oconee testing better than it was

In the view of one Oconee doctor, there has been greater opportunity for COVID-19 tests in the county than earlier.  “Testing has improved pretty dramatically in the past couple of weeks,” says Dr. Billy Campbell of Westminster.  So far, Oconee test results have indicated two dozen county residents positive for the virus.  Among the locations that, with doctors’ orders, offer […]

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