Sheriff Crenshaw sounds off on COVID-19

The Oconee Chamber of Commerce deployed an information technology tool called a webinar today to bring together its executive director, JoAnn Johnson, with Mike Crenshaw, the Oconee County Sheriff. For Crenshaw, it was a chance to expound on a series of subjects related to the pandemic. As a community service, 101.7/WGOG will re-play the 20-minutes program. You can hear it […]

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Social Security issues a statement

Statement from Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul about COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments for Beneficiaries “I want to provide an update to people who receive benefits from the Social Security Administration. The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) announced on April 1 that Social Security beneficiaries who are not typically required to file tax returns will not need to file an abbreviated […]

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Ventillator splitter to go into production

Prisma Health announced today that it is collaborating with Ethicon Inc., part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, to make and distribute a ventilator expansion device, called the VESper™ Ventilator Expansion Splitter. The VESper Ventilator Expansion Splitter is authorized for emergency use only to allow a single ventilator to be fitted with the Ventilator Splitter to be used […]

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Man took keys to store’s electronics case

On April Fool’s day last week, someone grabbed a set of keys and took off running from the Seneca Wal-Mart. Oconee Sheriff’s Office describes the thief as a male with dread locks and a face mask who took from the pocket of a Walmart employee the set of keys for the electronics case. The theft occurred Wednesday afternoon. The sheriff’s […]

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Blue Ridge meeting to be held with changes

The annual meeting of the Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative will take place on Thursday, April 23, but there are changes required by the health concerns and meeting limits brought on by COVID-19. This year, instead of an in-person annual meeting, special drive-thru registration, voting, and gift giveaways will be conduct by the Oconee and Pickens offices. The special drive-through will […]

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Handling mail during the pandemic

How safe is handling mail during the pandemic is a question raised by a 101.7/WGOG listener, who says he has seen or heard little about this.  We have a found a report that aired on ABC which quotes health experts as saying the risks are very low that COVID-19 will remain on envelopes or packages and in fact anyone who […]

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In old days you could watch movies from your car

A question from a listener got us to thinking here about something we had only heard about in the past, and only heard very little. The listener’s question wanted to know the name of a drive-in movie theatre that operated in the 1950s on SC 183/the Walhalla-Westminster Highway. It took a few phone calls to find the answer. Reading from […]

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Special Seneca meeting

A special meeting of the Seneca City Council will take place at 5:30 tomorrow evening at City Hall. Agenda items are body camera contract for the police department and the first reading of an ordinance that re-finances a combined utility revenue bond. On-site social distancing will be in place at this meeting.

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Oconee Census response behind state and federal’s

So far, in the nationwide effort to count how many there are of us, Oconee County numbers trail both state and federal responses. By yesterday, 38% of Oconeeans who’ve been contacted have completed the Census form questions. And, of those 38%, Oconeeans along Lake Keowee are leading the way. Those at Fall Creek, the Cliffs, and Keowee Key are at […]

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Sunday’s South Carolina DHEC report

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 132 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 2,049, and those who have died to 44. These additional deaths occurred in three individuals who were elderly. Two of the […]

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