South Carolina scores well in animal save rates

The animal welfare group Best Friends Animal Society gives South Carolina an 86% save rate for shelter cats and dogs, and now rates 49% of shelters across the state as no-kill.  One of those is the Oconee Animal Shelter on the Sandifer Boulevard.  In interview with 101.7/WGOG NEWS, Angel Newman of the Oconee Humane Society talks about the relationship that […]

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Deeper dive into “root cause analysis” term

A term used during this week’s meeting of Oconee County Council:  root cause analysis.  Chairman Matthew Durham used the term to help figure out why there have been repeated failures to the rock-crushing equipment at the county quarry.  Rock sold to truck haulers is a money-making enterprise for county government.  But Durham and others have raised concern that the Five […]

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A shuffle within Walhalla’s rec department

A star basketball player during her youth will lead the city of Walhalla recreation department.  Breanna Richardson, with a BS in sports management and an MBA from Southern Wesleyan, is interim recreation director, starting July 1.  Two rec department veterans – Director John Galbreath and assistant Dennis Pearson – are transferring to administrative positions and will make up the city’s […]

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Larry Green

Salem – Larry Harrison Green, 63, husband of Caprice Smith Green, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital.            Born in Seneca, South Carolina, Larry was the son of Bruce Harrison Green and the late Ressie Elmire McMahan Green. Larry formerly worked for Bruce’s Quick Stop, Boones Creek Lumber, Builders First Source Building Supply […]

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Itron expanding Oconee County operations

Gov. Henry McMaster and the S.C. Department of Commerce today announced that Itron, a global industrial Internet of Things (IoT) leader that innovates the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, plans to expand its Oconee County operations. The company is planning a capital expenditure of $28.5 million over three years that will create nearly 100 new jobs in […]

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What the RoadEO Means to SCDOT

Two Oconee workers at the state’s DOT maintenance office competed in this year’s Equipment Operators’ RoadEO State Finals May 24.  Having won competitions at their respective districts, Chuck Sasscer and Whitney Hayes were among 81 participants on this year’s roster.  Sasscer competed in single axle; Hayes, in motor grader. According to DOT, the RoadEO is a great opportunity for operators […]

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$13B budget projected for South Carolina

A wire service photograph depicts Oconee’s state senator, Senate President Thomas Alexander, with a dour face as he and other top state leaders emerge from a budget conference committee meeting this week in Columbia.  Last week, while home, 101.7/WGOG NEWS asked Alexander to project how much it’ll take to operate a new year of state government starting July 1.  His […]

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Quarry to be object of “root cause analysis”

A goose that lays a golden egg for Oconee County was the subject for concern during last night’s county council meeting, with the outcome an agreement on the part of council to authorize what Chairman Durham called “a root cause analysis” of recent failures with the county quarry operations near Walhalla, including yesterday’s shutdown of the rock-crushing equipment.  Amanda Brock, […]

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