Author: Dick Mangrum

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested two Spartanburg County men yesterday on drug and weapons charges. 19 year old Randy Deshaun Landrum of Lauren Hope Lane in Moore and 18 year old Joshua Wayne Moore of Bellweather Drive in Duncan were booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 12:20pm and 12:56pm respectively on Temporary Custody Order’s until arrest warrants […]

A spokesman for Clemson University says an individual who was in self-quarantine for the possibility of COVID-19, in fact, does not have the virus.  Clemson spokesman Joe Galbraith confirmed that to 101.7/WGOG NEWS just moments ago.  The word also has gone out to the university community that the individual, described as a “non-student,” does not have the virus.

A company is requiring work to be conducted this afternoon on the 101.7/WGOG tower transmitter, and it will mean the station will be off the air for a period this afternoon.  We are told our airwaves will go silent around 12:30 this afternoon.

A Pickens County sheriff’s officer assigned to conduct an internal investigation of a Walhalla car accident nearly three and a half years ago was the first defense witness this morning in the Oconee Common Pleas Court. Pickens County is the defendant in a lawsuit filed for an Oconee man whose car was involved in a 2016 accident which also involved […]

For those attending this Saturday’s “Math Madness” event at Walhalla High School, officials are promising there will be sanitation stations set up for the benefit of students, staff, and the general public. 101.7/WGOG NEWS inquired of the county office whether the annual spring time trip by Walhalla Elementary students to Washington, DC will take place as scheduled. We received this […]

Every state in the South and Southeast is touting an average that is cheaper on the week, month and year. On the week, gas prices are four to seven cents cheaper across the region and gas can be found for $2/gallon or less at 24% of gas stations throughout the 11 South and Southeast region states. “Gas prices are falling […]

Pre-registration for kindergarten is opening throughout Oconee County. If you have a child who will be five years old by September 1, the school district encourages you to pre-register the child for the 2020-21 year. For information, visit the “Parents” tab on the district website. Once online registration is available, parents will receive an email notification for their child in […]

Voices rang out last night at two municipal council meetings in Oconee of the importance for all to fill out this year’s Census forms. What you tell the federal government about yourself can help your town, county, and state receive their proportionate federal assistance. At West Union, Mayor Linda Oliver digressed from the word “whereas” in her town’s proclamation to […]

The attorney for the city of Clemson in Pickens County and the town of Iva in Anderson County is adding another duty to her workload. Mary McCormac is the new attorney for the town of West Union. She was approved in a 3-0 vote last night by the West Union Town Council. Mayor Linda Oliver said at McCormac’s request, the […]

Fire broke out in storage buildings during the night in the West Union and Walhalla areas.  The first call around 9 last night involved a small shed on Frederick Drive, West Union.  According to Brandon Burton, Walhalla fire chief, the fire is being investigated by his department and the Oconee Sheriff’s Office.  Rural Fire Dispatch reports a second storage building […]