Late arriving water bill irks customer

Wayne McCall happened to meet the carrier at just the moment Wednesday that she dropped his water bill into his mailbox on Mountain Springs Road.  He was surprised that the bill arrived a day after the due date Tuesday.  McCall drove to city hall, registered a complaint, but paid his bill – along with a late charge.  McCall acknowledges Walhalla […]

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Neighboring schools to let out early

Word from across the line in Georgia is that the Stephens County public schools are going to dismiss early to help ensure that teachers, students, and staff are able to get home before the forecast bad weather hits this afternoon.  We’ve spoken to one Oconee parent who’s hopeful that the county public schools in Oconee order an early dismissal also.

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Christmas weekend reminiscent of 1983-84

The 5-degree temperature over Christmas caught many by surprise and jogged the memories of old-timers about when similar temperatures occurred.  A Clemson merchant was correct when he told 101.7/WGOG NEWS that you have to go back to 1984 for similar temps.  Our check with Walhalla’s official weather statistics revealed a low temperature of 10 degrees in January 1984.  But there’s […]

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A new round of Trees Upstate

Duke Energy has announced an action to help save the environment in the Upstate.  This year, at nine locations across the state, Duke’s Energy Saving Trees program will give away three thousand trees.  The first opportunity for listeners in WGOG land will come 3 to 5 o’clock Friday afternoon, January 27 at Clemson’s Nettles Park.  This spring there will be […]

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A quick verdict

An Oconee jury needed only 11 minutes yesterday to decide the fate of Steven Lee Duncan.  The jury’s verdict:  guilty of failing to stop and trafficking in methamphetamine between 10 and 28 grams.  Defendant Duncan did not appear for the two-day trial.  A court officer explained that under the rules of a guilty verdict in the case of an individual […]

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Essie Elberta Burrell

Walhalla, SC — Essie Elberta Burrell, 91, wife of the late Floyd Burrell, of Walhalla, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at Cottingham Hospice House.   A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Burrell was the daughter of the late Dee Phidel and Addie Clementine Swafford Roach. She was a member of Cherry Hill Church of God where she […]

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Westminster approves garbage truck buy

Westminster has chosen Truist Bank to finance a $295 thousand dollar purchase.  That money will pay for a new garbage truck which will be financed at a 4% interest rate for eight years — equating to an annual payment of $33 to $44 and a half thousand dollars.  Kevin Bronson, city administrator, is optimistic that the city’s garbage collectors will […]

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Seneca civic group is first in tree festival

The Pilot Club of Seneca will receive $3,500 dollar for its non-profit program, as the first-place winner in the World of Energy’s 10th Festival of Trees display and the public voting contest.  This year’s festival highlighted 25 trees decorated for the holidays.  About two thousand votes were collected during the display.  In all, Duke Energy donated $10 thousand to non-profits, […]

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