Barbara White

Townville– Barbara Ellen Dillard White, 82, wife of the late Dewey M. White, passed away Monday, August 15, 2022, at her residence.   Born in Seneca, South Carolina, Barbara was the daughter of the late Forrest Ben Dillard and Nellie Hughes Dillard.  Barbara formerly worked in textiles at J.P. Stevens then later in housekeeping, and was of the Church of […]

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“Project Harmony” drifts into disharmony”

The boss man at Oconee’s sewer plant, speaking last night to the county council, dispelled a notion that the 42-year old plant cannot handle additional sewage.  “We have plenty of capacity,” says Chris Eleazer, accepting an invitation to address the county fathers as they discussed the prospects to partner with Anderson County for a new plant to serve each county’s […]

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Foundation grant aids Oconee Humane work

Oconee Humane Society is receiving a $14,743.12 grant from Banfield Foundation®.  The  grant will go directly to the purchase of medical equipment to increase the safety and comfort of pets during surgical procedures at the organization’s new Pet Care Clinic.  The clinic, slated to open later this year alongside the current adoption center, will further Oconee Humane Society’s mission to […]

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Hand on the wall

The hand you see touching this brick wall belongs to a Walhallan who, last week, made sure she saw what’s left of what for 60 years was a neighborhood baseball field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Specifically, it used to be Forbes Field, a former home of the Pirates.  It’s where Roberto Clemente patrolled right field, and the stadium where Bill Mazeroski […]

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Putting on the Ritz for the Georgia football Bulldogs

Toccoa, Georgia will offer a big screen opportunity next month for college football fans to regale the opening of a new gridiron season.  Toccoa’s Historic Ritz Theatre will big screen a coast-to-coast showdown between the defending national champs, the Georgia Bulldogs, and the University of Oregon Ducks. Doors will open at 2:30 Saturday afternoon, September 2 and the game starts […]

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Thursday key to transacting guilty pleas

This Thursday in the Oconee General Sessions Court at Walhalla is lining up as a key day for resolving criminal court cases, court officers have told 101.7/WGOG NEWS.  Without a judge present, both prosecution and defense attorneys yesterday, we’re told, were successful in eliciting signed intentions from several defendants willing to stand before the court Thursday and admit their guilt […]

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Graham to contest order to testify

Prosecutors have informed Rudy Giuliani he is considered a target of the Georgia criminal investigation probing the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Giuliani is still expected to testify on Wednesday. Previously, 16 “fake electors” in the state were informed that they are considered targets of the probe. “I appeared in Georgia as attorney for Donald J. […]

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