Vacated manufacturing building sells for $3 million

The long-vacated manufacturing building just to the east of Westminster corporate limits has changed hands and will have a new purpose.  The purchase of the former Taylor Made golf equipment plant building was a $3 million transaction, according to realtor Anna Powell of Powell Real Estate.  In an interview this morning, Powell declined to identify the buyer, but described him […]

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Stranded tree cutter rescued

Firemen are famous for rescuing cats from trees.  They’ll also climb a ladder to free a tree cutter from a bucket truck.  That’s what happened yesterday afternoon on Coffee Road.  A man was cutting trees perched from a bucket truck 15-20 feet high.  His machinery malfunctioned and the Walhalla Fire Department came to the rescue.

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Duncan sets table for nuclear energy talks

The South Carolina 3rd District representative Jeff Duncan, in whose district is Duke Energy’s three Oconee nuclear reactors, delivered the opening remarks this week for a hearing of a House energy subcommittee.  Republican Duncan chairs the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security.  Wednesday’s hearing was titled, “Oversight of NRC: Ensuring Efficient and Predictable Nuclear Safety Regulation for a Prosperous […]

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Deadly infections shutter animal shelter

The Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter at Lavonia, overcrowded with dogs in need of homes, has been forced to close for two weeks.  They have detected the deadly parvovirus.  Lake Hartwell Radio WLHR quotes the shelter director as saying one day after litters of puppies had been sent to the Greenville Humane Society the puppies broke with parvo.  No other dogs […]

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A 101.7/WGOG NEWS clarification

WGOG NEWS accounts this week referred to the Order of the Silver Crescent as South Carolina’s highest civilian award.  A 101.7/WGOG NEWS follower, with a sharp eye, said he was sure there is one higher state award, and he is correct.  As confirmed by the resident state senator, Thomas Alexander, the Order of the Palmetto is the highest civilian honor […]

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Additional Habitat homes on the way

The West Union mayor, Linda Oliver, says tree-cutting off Main Street is preparatory for the construction of additional Habitat for Humanity homes in her town.  Homebuilding is apparently proceeding at a brisk rate Oconee has not seen in recent years, and there are rumblings about a big “box” store that may be in the offing in the Seneca area.

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