School bus driver placed on administrative leave

A third-year Oconee school bus driver has been placed on administrative leave – the result of a district investigation that determined an elementary student was dropped off at the wrong address on Monday, more than one mile from the correct one.  The district apologizes to the student, the family, and the community, as whole.  The district statement today reads:  “We […]

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At committee hearing Scott chides the Fed chairman

Senator Tim Scott, South Carolina Republican, urged Chairman Jerome Powell of the Federal Reserve to focus on economic areas of concern rather than what the senator calls political priorities.  In a banking hearing Scott stressed that illegal immigration, especially at the rates the country is experiencing, has a negative impact on the economy and wages.  The senator concedes the U-S […]

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Concern for Clemson’s Pot Belly Deli

101.7/WGOG NEWS has learned of concern in Clemson for the future of a long-standing restaurant.  There’s some belief that those behind the HUB planned development for Keowee Trail and Wall Street may want to absorb the Pot Belly Deli.  The following is from a report issued by Clemson following the February 8 “Conversation with Council”:  “Pot Belly Deli was told […]

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Wanda Rhodes

Seneca – Wanda Gail Freeman Rhodes, 65, passed away on Wednesday, March 6th, 2024, at Prisma Oconee Memorial Hospital.   Born September 5th, 1958, in Seneca, South Carolina, Wanda was the daughter of the late Billie and Louise Hardy Freeman. Wanda was employed with Clemson University as a Fiscal Analyst.     Wanda is survived by her partner, Gerald Black […]

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2015 homicide resolved by guilty plea

Responsibility for a Pendleton man’s death in 2015 was laid upon a Seneca resident during a court proceeding yesterday at Pickens.  After a guilty plea to voluntary manslaughter, Kerry Cobb of Seneca was sent to prison for 15 years.  Spokesman Robert Kittle for the state attorney’s general called it a negotiated sentence, predicated on Cobb revealing the location of the […]

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Accused traffic law violator re-arrested

An Oconee judge has instructed a prosecutor to take 30 days before he rules on pre-trial motions in the case of South Carolina v. Bradley Thomas Barnett.  The state seeks to revoke Barnett’s bond after the defendant was re-arrested in January on an assault and battery charge – separate from the 2021 incident in which Barnett was charged with felony […]

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Walhalla Democrat for the Congress

Chairwoman Jody Gaulin of the Oconee Democratic Party identifies Walhalla resident Frances Guldner as one of two Democrats who will seek their party’s nomination for the 3rd District U-S House of Representatives; the other being Bryon Best of Laurens.  According to Gaulin, those who attend Saturday’s county convention at the Seneca Gignilliat Community Center can expect to hear from Guldner […]

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Eric Patterson

  ERIC PATTERSON   Seneca – Bradley “Eric” Patterson, 46, passed away on March 6th, 2024 at his residence.   Born October 23rd, 1977, in Seneca, South Carolina, Eric was the son of late Richard Patterson and Dorothy Worley Patterson of Seneca. Eric enjoyed fishing and was known for crafting ability.   Eric is survived by his mother, and his […]

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