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A log truck has flipped in an accident in downtown Westminster. Police Chief Patterson is unaware of any injuries; however, the accident has occurred in the middle of the downtown — Main Street in front of Wal-Green pharmacy.
Read moreA construction delay is responsible for moving back the opening of the large Newry apartment project, says Magan Hardy. She’s the new community manager for Newry Mill Apartments and spoke this morning with 101.7/WGOG NEWS. When finished the apartments, 197 units, will offer 14 different floor plans for one and two-bedroom units. Meantime, the hope is for the renovated post […]
Read moreThe owner and operator of the Seneca Animal Hospital is an award winner. Seneca Rotary Club announces that Dr. Mark Moore is this year’s recipient of the Ballenger Award. The award is named for Grady Ballenger, the first Seneca Rotary president and a long-time hardware store owner and operator on Main Street. The award goes to a business locally-owned which […]
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The cross-trained Walhalla Fire Department and other public safety responders required one and a half hours Saturday afternoon to rescue a visitor to Yellow Branch Falls off SC 28, the Highlands Highway. Responders suspect she may have broken her left ankle when she fell near the falls. From the highway, it was a mile and a half in to locate […]
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Oconee deputies have connected a man with addresses in Spartanburg, South Carolina and Fort Lauderdale, Florida to vehicle break-ins and thefts at two parks – Lake Hartwell State Park and Chau Ram County Park. Breon Antwan Davis is accused of stealing wallets containing bank and credit cards, two concealed weapon permit cards and one driver’s license. Thirty-one year old Davis […]
Read moreMountain Rest- Cathy Louise White Stewart, 73, passed away on Friday, October 28th, 2022 at Seneca Health and Rehab. Born in Seneca, South Carolina, Cathy was the daughter of the late John Boyter and Mary Louise White. Cathy worked in the textiles industry at J.P. Stevens and was of the Baptist faith. Cathy is survived by her daughters, […]
Read moreSeneca, SC– Charles Ernest Black, 90, husband of Margaret Kirby Black, of Seneca, went to be with Jesus on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital. A native of Oconee County, Mr. Black was the son of the late Charlie Davis and Frances Sullivan Black. He retired from Synergy Gas and was a veteran of the […]
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Oconee Parks, Recreation and Tourism invites people of all ages for Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration this Saturday at the High Falls Park on Lake Keowee. Admittance is free to the 10 am to 3 pm celebration featuring vendors, food trucks, sugar skull decorating, a performance by Mariachi Jalisco, and, at the end of the festival, […]
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Deputies and employees of Oconee Sheriff’s Office will hand out candy tonight for trick-or-treaters in the main parking lot of the county Law Enforcement Center at Walhalla. It’s a 6:30 to 8:30 drive-thru event created as a safe and fun opportunity for children and their parents and guardians. Sheriff Crenshaw also sees “Boo with the Blue” as a way for […]
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Seneca’s downtown intersection — Ramcat Alley and N. Townville Street — will be closed for a three-hour period on Wednesday. November 2 is the day, according to Police Sgt. A-G Petersen, that the city will raise a Christmas tree to hang over the roadway.
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