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The coroner’s office in Anderson County announces the deaths of two men involved in separate accidents Friday. A 65-year old Townville man, Frederick Arthur Patterson, lost his life Friday night when his motorcycle was involved in an accident in Anderson where S. McDuffie Street Extension turns into Winston Drive. Early Friday night, a 67-year old Pendleton man, Wallace Terry Anthony, […]
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The chain restaurant Waffle House has pinpointed land near Walhalla to locate one of its eateries. A hearing takes place tomorrow evening at city hall. Brandon Burton, city administrator, says, “A portion of a piece of land next to Zaxby’s is in the process of being annexed into the city. The plans are for a Waffle House to be built […]
Read moreCatherine Holcomb Grantham, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at the Residences of Park Place. Born December 12, 1933, she was the beloved daughter of the late Earnest and Vinney Holcomb. In life, Ms. Grantham worked as an Aquatics Director for Special Services in Goose Creek SC supporting the local fleet of the United States Navy. Catherine is survived […]
Read moreNewry, SC — Linda Gail Greene, 74, wife of the late Richard Gameul Greene, of Newry, SC, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at her residence. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Greene was the daughter of the late Olin and Beatrice Gibson Chambers. She was a member of Newry Church of God and she […]
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The following is Friday afternoon announcement from the Oconee Sheriff’s Office: “The execution of a search warrant, by Narcotics Agents of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, led to the arrest of a Seneca man on a charge of Trafficking in Heroin. 46 year old Stephen Maxwell Bruce of Peachtree Lane was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around […]
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As developers pursue plans for new housing on the Oconee side of Clemson, the Oconee County Council is to consider changes to the subdivision ordinance that would give the state DOT a say at the pre-development stage. According to proposed first reading of Ordinance 2022-22, Chapter 32 of the code of ordinances would be amended by adding a provision “for […]
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A Clemson student found dead Monday on the premises of a convenience store has been identified as a freshman from the Atlanta area. The Pickens County deputy coroner, Heather Harrison, says the death of Joseph McPartland, 18, of Roswell, Georgia is pending investigation by her office and the Clemson city police. According to the deputy coroner, McPartland was pronounced dead […]
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A 101.7/WGOG NEWS story this month reported the hiring of Cody Alexander as a new, part-time Oconee County magistrate. Our story incorrectly referred to Alexander filling a new position. That was incorrect. An alert follower of our website correctly points out that Alexander actually filled a vacant, already-existing position. WGOG is pleased to correct the record.
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South Carolina DOT is evaluating “several intersections” in Oconee County, according to word from Senator Thomas Alexander, the State Senate president. Alexander says the review is in progress and will continue in the weeks to come. 101.7/WGOG NEWS inquired of Alexander about the possibility for safety enhancements at a rural Oconee County intersection, where an accident this week killed a […]
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The mayor in Hartwell, Georgia on social media announced the closing for good of a bar and grill where last week two people were shot dead. WLHR quoted the post of Hartwell Mayor Brandon Johnson as follows: “The City of Hartwell received all paperwork confirming the closure….The owner voluntarily forfeited the license following the notification of the hearing.” The state […]
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