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Formerly of Westminster – Frankie Ruth Kelly Veronee, 95, wife of the late John Howard Veronee, passed away peacefully, February 28th, 2024 at her home. Born on August 21st, 1928, in Oconee County, she was the daughter of the late George Domer and Della Iola Rogers Kelley. Frankie worked, for many years, as a warehouse manager at Maxfli, was […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC – Marshall Calvin Crowe, 83, husband of Janie Louise Crowe, of Walhalla, SC, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mr. Crowe was the son of the late M.C. and Mae Bell Lusk Crowe and his step-father Lewis Wilbanks. He retired from Pike Electric and was a […]
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The team at Oconee Joint Regional Sewer Authority joins the rest of the state next week to observe the first Water Professionals Day. State House members have declared the first Monday in March each year as Water Professional Day starting with the first observance on Monday. With the passing of the legislation, professionals working in all areas of wastewater, drinking […]
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Oconee voters gave thumbs up to a Republican ballot question, and one of the county’s state lawmakers says he agrees with the sentiments of the proposition. State Rep. Bill Sandifer is worried for the bar and restaurant industry if it can’t find affordable liability insurance. The Oconee tally finished overwhelmingly in favor of the call for an immediate legislative priority […]
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Oconee County Council is looking at the commitment to spend big at Golden Corner, to help make the empty commerce park ready for an employer to locate. Two Golden Corner Commerce Park spending matters are on the agenda of next week’s county council meeting. Kershaw contractor Services of Kershaw is positioned to be awarded $2.9 million for mass grading at […]
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Westminster booster Mildred Spearman has informed 101.7/WGOG of two important events to take place on the same day Saturday, March 9. The city’s longtime Lazy Daisy Garden Club will hold an indoor yard sale that day inside the Depot on Main Street starting at 8 o’clock in the morning. Proceeds go to a West-Oak High scholarship. That same day there’ll […]
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After the first two months of the year, individuals insured by United Health Care remain out-of-network with Prisma Health– the result of UHC and Prisma unable to reach a new agreement. Yet the two parties are still locked in a lawsuit, in which attorneys for United Health Care placed a new filing yesterday in the Greenville Common Pleas Court.
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101.7/WGOG NEWS incorrectly reversed the dates of a pair of elections to be held by joint sessions of the South Carolina General Assembly. The election of a new chief justice is Wednesday next week (March 6). And the election of a new Anderson-based family court judge will be April 17. 101.7/WGOG NEWS regrets the mistake and is pleased to set […]
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Today is March 1 and, in South Carolina, by the governor’s proclamation it is Prescribed Fire Awareness Month. Prescribed, or controlled, burning is the skilled application of fire under planned weather and fuel conditions to achieve specific forest and land management objectives. Controlled burning is an ancient practice, used by North Americans, among other purposes, for crop management, insect and […]
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A tree-lined residential street in Clemson is under consideration for a traffic calming request. It’s likely to be acted on during next week’s meeting of the city council. On the agenda will be the consideration of a traffic calming. According to Nathan Hinkle, city engineer, the residents of Poole Lane request, if possible, no speed humps. Hinkle says, “The preferred […]
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