Oconee Census response rate at 40%

A Census worker says, so far, the Oconee response rate to the mailed out population question is 40% which ranks the county 26th among the 46 counties.  David Carfolite continues to urge Oconeeans to take the few minutes required to do their civic duty. The response rate from three Lake Keowee communities is so high that Carfolite says if they […]

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241 new South Carolina cases & 4 new deaths

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 241 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, including four additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 2,792, and those who have died to 67. The additional deaths occurred in four elderly patients with underlying health conditions. The […]

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Part of Lila Doyle switched to special isolation unit

A caller to 101.7/WGOG expressed concern this afternoon having heard that a wing of Seneca’s Lila Doyle facility is being changed to accommodate COVID-19 patients.  We immediately contacted Prisma Health and have received the following announcement: “In accordance with new federal regulations and out of an abundance of caution, Seneca-based Lila Doyle has retrofitted an area of its facility as […]

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Inmate moved from Georgia to Oconee

A West Union man who is accused of breaking drug laws over a two-year period has been moved from a Georgia jail to the Oconee County jail. According to a report from the Oconee Sheriff’s Office today, Jamie Charles Harvey was booked into the Oconee jail Wednesday afternoon, after having been picked up by Oconee officers at the Jackson County, […]

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City Hall gets a batch of grant applications

Only one full day since city leaders cast their vote, Walhalla has been flooded by applications for business assistance grants from the city’s Downtown Development Corporation. So far, according to what the city administrator said today, nearly 20 applications have been received for the available $300 dollar grants. That would be about one-half of the potential number of businesses who […]

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Faye Marie Busch

Walhalla, SC — Faye Marie Garn Busch, 66, wife of Jon P. Busch, of 924 Andover Way, Walhalla, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Toledo, Ohio, Mrs. Busch was the daughter of the late Olus and Mildred Meyers Garn. She was a homemaker and was of the Methodist faith. In addition to […]

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Eye popping jobless numbers

Updated South Carolina unemployment numbers are astounding, when you compare them to the numbers of first-time claims that were filed only three weeks ago. During a webinar staged this morning by the Oconee Chamber of Commerce, State Senator Thomas Alexander announced that claims statewide have ballooned from nearly 65 thousand last week to 85 thousand this week. The Oconee-Pickens lawmaker […]

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Announcement for WIC clients

All Women Infant and Children (WIC) nutrition services will be issued remotely. Starting Monday, April 13, South Carolina WIC participants will no longer be required to visit WIC clinics, according to DHEC. Appointments and the issuance of nutritional services will instead be made over-the-phone.“We recognize that many South Carolinian families are facing hardships during this time,” said South Carolina State […]

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Man missing found safe in Florida

A police officer in Suwanee County, Florida told the Walhalla police this morning that the man reported missing yesterday from a Walhalla apartment complex has been located in a Florida hospital.  The Walhalla police quote the Florida police officer as saying Robert William Stevens is in a hospital there, being checked in the emergency room, and is OK. The Walhalla […]

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Prisma response to a South Carolina “hot spot”

Kershaw County unexpectedly became an early South Carolina’s hotspot for COVID-19 cases. KershawHealth hospital in Camden experienced a surge in COVID-19 cases in March, and Prisma Health transferred five ventilators to the Camden facility. The ventilators were rapidly put into service for critical patients who needed breathing support as they fought COVID-19. “We are proud to serve as a regional […]

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