Home fire near Seneca
Home fire near Seneca. County dispatch sent the city fire department and surrounding units to Quail Ridge Road near the Pruitt Road. The call came just before 6 this morning. No known injuries.
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Home fire near Seneca. County dispatch sent the city fire department and surrounding units to Quail Ridge Road near the Pruitt Road. The call came just before 6 this morning. No known injuries.
Read morePiedmont, SC– Curtis Loyd Fowler, 80, husband of Caroline Miller Fowler of Piedmont, SC, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at his home. A native of Oconee County, Mr. Fowler was the son of the late Robert Newman Fowler and Christine McKee Fowler Albertson. He was a self-employed livestock dealer and was of the Baptist faith. In […]
Read moreAfter a record-breaking year for medical and fire-related calls, an Oconee County volunteer fire station appears to see the handwriting on the wall as it pertains to future staffing. Corinth Shiloh Fire Department, in a new solicitation funding letter, says, “Our volunteers are starting to wear thin, our community continues to grow, and while we will always work diligently to […]
Read moreBy late yesterday afternoon, about 40 thousand South Carolinians had voted early. That turnout, says the state election office, nearly doubled the previous one-day record for early voting set June 10–the last day of early voting in the statewide primaries. Of the 40 thousand count, 697 had cast ballots in Oconee County, according to Kristi Burr, county elections director. The […]
Read moreThe state police announce the arrest of a former Greenville County deputy on the charge of distribution of marijuana first offense. The arrest warrant naming Nicholas Craig Ison of Easley alleges the 22-year old “on or about” October 21 distributed marijuana to confidential informant “under video and audio recording.” According to SLED, Ison was jailed in the Pickens County Detention […]
Read moreIt’s about money, and whether there’ll be an adequate supply of it on hand should a need arise during a government year. That’s one way to explain the pair of constitutional amendments on the South Carolina ballot on General Election Day November 8. 101.7/WGOG NEWS today turned to State Senator Thomas Alexander of Oconee-Pickens for an explanation. His comments can […]
Read moreSeneca, SC — Linda Petty Beaudry, 79, wife of the late Robert Charles Beaudry, Sr., of Seneca, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2022 at her home. A native of Greenville County, SC, Mrs. Beaudry was the daughter of the late Clarence William Petty and Minnie Louise King Petty of Greenville, SC. Mrs. Beaudry is survived […]
Read moreLaw enforcement records spell out a weekend incident of alleged arson and malicious damage at an address near Salem. A woman at the Collins Road address was arrested Friday night and charged with arson second degree and malicious injury to personal property. Warrants identify the woman arrested as 47-year old Amanda Rey Vaughn and allege multiple fires were set inside […]
Read more“The South Carolina Election Commission reports that the scVOTES.gov website is experiencing issues loading webpages amidst a high percentage increase in web traffic. We apologize to those attempting to access the website and are actively working to restore access. The website issues do not impact voters’ ability to vote early at early voting locations around the state that opened […]
Read moreNature was kind this weekend to Walhalla’s celebration of its German roots. Stacy Jackson of the Oktoberfest Committee called “above-average” the crowds over three days, although exact numbers of paid admissions won’t be known until the committee meets next month. The crowds may have been held down somewhat by the Clemson home game and the Seneca at Walhalla game the […]
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