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Jody Gaulin, chairwoman of Oconee Democrats, announced yesterday she has spoken with Dr. Billy Campbell about running for the office of county coroner in 2024, the year that veteran Coroner Karl Addis says he will retire from office. At her party’s South Cove Park picnic, Gaulin said of Campbell, “He might do it. I’ve already talked to him.” The lack […]
Read moreOconee Democrats clapped, cheered, and stood admiringly for their nominee for governor last evening during a BBQ picnic near Seneca. They are pinning their hopes on November 8 on a 40-year-old man who argues that the Republican incumbent’s policies are outdated for a South Carolina that wants to move from the past to a new future. The audience that filled […]
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Transgender movement, critical race theory, school bullies. All three were fodder yesterday when the three candidates for Seat One, Oconee School Board took part in a forum at Keowee Key, arranged by Citizens for Childhood Education in Oconee. Dean Bare, incumbent candidate, said this to the question of whether the transgender movement will ever become an issue for Oconee’s five […]
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Friday night’s pedestrian train death, according to the Westminster police, occurred in the vicinity of E. Main and Dickson streets. The coroner said Nicky Paul Thibodeaux, 48, lost his life around 7:30 when hit by a northbound freight train. Thibodeaux died of blunt force trauma injuries. The accident, according to what Police Chief Matt Patterson learned, involved a long nose […]
Read moreSeems like many of us have had a new case of COVID or, at the least, we’ve known of someone who has. So, we thought it a good time this afternoon to take a check of the pandemic temperature with Billy Campbell, Westminster physician. Dr. Campbell’s attitude? “Overall, the news is good.” And he says that when you compare case […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man yesterday on multiple charges related to a series of property crimes that occurred this month. 21 year old Tristen Caleb Key of Little Choestoea Road was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 6:20pm yesterday. Key was taken into custody during a warrant service at his home address. […]
Read moreTo make your preference count for Oconee School Board this year, do not vote for a straight-party ticket in November. Chieftains of political parties like it when a voter will vote a straight party line but, as the boss of Oconee Elections has explained to 101.7/WGOG NEWS, you can’t vote for a non-partisan candidate, such as school board, if you […]
Read moreWestminster- Shelley Kaye Wilson Brannon Tyner, 55, wife of Thomas Randell Tyner, passed away Wednesday, September 21th, 2022 at her residence. Born in Mobile, Alabama, Shelley was the daughter of Beth Ann Snyder Wilson and the late Thomas Wilson. Shelley was an administrative assistant, an animal lover and her greatest love was her family, especially her grandchildren, who called […]
Read moreAbortion in South Carolina…and the question of what’s legal and what is not. Oconee’s two state representatives are gearing up for a return to the capital city next week for a legislative session devoted to one topic only–abortion. Republicans Bill Whitmire of District One and Bill Sandifer of District Two have outlined their positions heading into next week, and their […]
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Another year has passed on the calendar—still without determination why a Clemson student died during an early morning run from campus to the Oconee side of Lake Hartwell. This has been a week for county Sheriff Mike Crenshaw to explain where the ongoing investigation stands. Information reward money stands at $100 thousand. There have been some leads but, so far, […]
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