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Walhalla, SC– Morris C. Blackwell, 79, husband of the late Carolyn Fitzgerald Blackwell, of 219 Wagner Circle, Walhalla, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at his residence. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mr. Blackwell was the son of the late Grady and Rachel Jones Blackwell. He was the owner of Walhalla Auto Service in the 70’s and […]
Read moreJimmy Watt, spokesman for Oconee Sheriff’s Office, says a male was shot this afternoon inside a bathroom at the Seneca Burger King. The shooting, says Watt, appears to be self-inflicted, and authorities believe there’s no danger to the public. The wounded individual was taken to the hospital.
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101.7/WGOG NEWS has been told (at 1:30 pm) of a large presence of police and fire responders at the Burger King Restaurant at 123 and Radio Station Road, Seneca. No further details immediately available. One officer told us he thinks there has been a shooting.
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Governor McMaster underwent a minor outpatient orthopedic knee surgery this morning, to address what’s called a slight meniscus tear suffered in 2022 while playing tennis with First Lady Peggy McMaster. The governor’s office quotes the doctor as saying the surgery lasted fewer than 30 minutes and was without incident. McMaster notified Lt. Governor Pamela Evette yesterday of the procedure. The […]
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The death of an Anderson County man and the brutally cold temperatures that afflicted much of the country at Christmas time 2022 are at the center of a civil suit filed this week in the home county of the late Tony Lee Smith. As the personal representative of his father’s estate, Scott Smith’s lawsuit alleging negligence seeks a jury trial […]
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After being denied bond, an Atlanta, Georgia man remained in Franklin County lockup — arrested in an investigation of road rage last week on I-85 northbound. According to Sheriff Steve Thomas, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office began its investigation after a 9-1-1 call that a gunshot was fired March 27 at one vehicle. Thomas gave the following account to Lake […]
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According to one city official, a bear was spotted early last night in downtown Seneca in the vicinity of the fountain in Ramcat Alley. Word spread of an attempt to capture the bear by trap.
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The spokeswoman for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Renee Wunderlich, says the investigation of last weekend’s death of an Oconee jail inmate “is active and ongoing.” She issued only a short statement, in response to an inquiry from 101.7/WGOG NEWS and the question of whether the state police had determined at whose hands Michael Calvin McMahan came to his […]
Read moreWestminster – Mary Frances Fulbright Holbrooks, 77, passed away on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024, at Seneca Health and Rehab surrounded by her loving family. Born January 13th, 1947, in Oconee County, South Carolina, Mary was the daughter of the late Benjamin Howard and Rozetta Stone Fulbright. Mary retired from Jantzen where she worked for 30 plus years as an […]
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Interested members of the public are invited to a Friday morning breakfast meeting where a plan will be revealed for sustainable tourism in Oconee County. Visit Oconee’s Ken Sloan recently remarked the county has no problem drawing tourists in summer, but could use a strategy to increase tourism during the off-summer months. Berkeley Young of Young Strategies will share the […]
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