Autopsy set on body of lake fatality

An autopsy is planned this week on the body of a 63-year old Easley man whose body was recovered Saturday from Lake Keowee near Seneca. Bobby McCombs was part of a family boating and swimming outing Friday afternoon. Coroner Karl Addis quotes family members as saying that at approximately 3:45 pm Friday afternoon, McCombs dived into the lake Keowee from […]

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Conservative Republican bash next month

U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan (SC-District 3) has announced that a colleague from Ohio will be a headline speaker next month at an event next month that brings together conservatives in Anderson. The headliner will be Ohio Republican Jim Jordan. Duncan’s 9th Annual Faith and Freedom BBQ takes place at 6 o’clock Monday evening, August 26 at the Anderson Sports and […]

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Earl Collins

Seneca, SC — Earl Collins, 60, of 103 Meadowbrook Drive, Seneca, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2019. The family will receive friends from 3:00-6:00 PM, Sunday, July 28, 2019, at the home. Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to the Disabled American Veterans, www.dav.org. The family is at their respective homes. Davenport Funeral home in charge of arrangements.

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Wade Anthony Perry

Westminster – Wade Anthony Perry passed away, July 27, 2019, at his residence. A funeral service will be held 2 pm, Wednesday, July 31, 2019, in the Chapel of Sandifer Funeral Home with burial to follow at Heritage Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends 1-2 pm, prior to the Service at Sandifer Funeral Home. The family is at their […]

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Solid waste facility fire

Fire broke out Saturday night inside a building in part of the Oconee solid waste complex in Seneca.  Chief Richie Caudill says household garbage caught fire in a building used to compact garbage.  No one was hurt.  Several fire departments assisted Seneca by shutting water.  Fire damage was confined to the trash compact building.

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Second person dies after accident near Seneca

A second person died Saturday following a traffic accident two days earlier near Seneca. Coroner Karl Addis says Mary Rebecca Graham, 35-year old Fair Play resident, died in the intensive care unit at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. Graham was a passenger on a motorcycle driven by her husband, Richie Rogers, who died at the scene of the accident on Singing […]

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An Update on County Government Malware Intrusion

Should Oconee Citizens be concerned about their personal information following last Thursday’s malware intrusion at the Oconee County Government offices? That’s a question that many around the Golden Corner have asked, but Oconee County Administrator Amanda Brock wants to put the unrest at ease. Brock spoke with 101.7 WGOG News earlier and when asked if any Oconeean should be concerned […]

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TCTC and SWU Sign Connection Agreement

The bridge for students looking to transfer from Tri-County Technical College to Southern Wesleyan University has been enhanced by a new partnership between the two institutions. Any student who completes an associate degree at TCTC will be guaranteed admission to SWU upon successfully completing all steps for enrollment. Students will have the option of completing their bachelor’s degree program at […]

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First 2019 Equine Encephalitis Case Confirmed in SC

COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s state veterinarian announced Monday that the state’s first case this year of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) has been confirmed in Chesterfield County. The infected horse, a year-old Appaloosa colt, had not been vaccinated and did not survive. Boyd Parr, South Carolina state veterinarian and director of Clemson University Livestock Poultry Health, said “This is a clarion […]

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