A 270-acre prescribed burn

For the purposes to enhance wildlife habitats and reduce the fuels that can lead to wildfires, the U-S Forest Service is in action today, conducting a prescribe burn today off the Rifle Range Rd., Mtn Rest of approximately 270 acres. Smoke may be visible from Hwy 28 and Cassidy Bridge, but minimal.   The burn is to start around 10:30 am […]

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Romance scams — a warning from the FBI

Someone whose heart is taken with another wants a fair chance at winning him or her over.  About the last thing that the one in love wants is to be the victim of a cheater.  The Columbia FBI office warns that, ahead of Valentine’s Day, there’s potential for romantic scams.  It’s likely scammers will try to exploit individuals online who […]

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Clemson finds heart care breakthrough

Clemson University believes that a School of Architecture alumna and faculty members have found that hospital room design, access to daylight and window views of nature can reduce the length of hospital stays among patients with heart disease.  Roxanna Jafarifiroozabadi, a former doctoral student of the Planning, Design and the Built Environment program, alongside professor Anjali Joseph, Director of the […]

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Code-named project revealed

On the Oconee County Council private session agenda of recent months, a code-named economic development project has been listed as “Green Paw”.  The name has been explained to 101.7/WGOG NEWS by a person in position to know.  The “Green” stands for the industrial plant known as Greenfield and the “Paw” stands for the nearby Tiger Paw restaurant.  And the project […]

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Bicycles stolen, arrest made

Two bicycles, worth hundreds of dollars, were stolen from a Seneca business, and the police have arrested a suspect.  Law enforcement records show the man arrested, 36-year old Charles Patrick Anderson, was taken into custody at a soup kitchen and charged with petty larceny, malicious injury to real property, and burglary second degree.  Arrest warrants accused Anderson of burglarizing EZ […]

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The mover behind Sewer South Phase Two is explained

Luke Moore of Fair Play had a list of questions for Oconee’s policy board for sewer operations, many of them were addressed by Chris Eleazer, executive director of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority, by Westminster’s Brian Ramey, JRSA board chairman, and by Amanda Brock, county administrator, who made a special presentation during the sewer commissioners’ February meeting.  Moore’s questions reflected […]

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Amanda Brock and Luke Moore talk Sewer South

The Oconee County administrator and a Fair Play man addressed the stalled Sewer South Phase Two during yesterday’s meeting of the Joint Regional Sewer Authority.  County Administrator Amanda Brock made two requests which the JRSA approved, while Luke Moore posed several questions including who would be required to hook up to piped sewer once the extension project is finished.  On […]

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Linda Mize

Westminster – Linda Beth Black Mize, 83, wife of the late Clarence Preston Mize, Jr., of the Earle’s Grove community, passed away on Monday, February 6th, 2023 at Cottingham Hospice of the Foothills in Seneca, SC.   Linda was the daughter of the late Eugene and Thelma Graham Black. She was a life-long member of Earle’s Grove Baptist Church and […]

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