Welcome to the air WEGG

There is a new radio station on the air serving the northeast Georgia counties of Franklin, Hart and Madison with secondary service to adjacent areas in  Northeast Georgia and Upstate South Carolina. The call sign is WEGG and the frequency of the Class A FM station is 95.3. Lake Hartwell Radio, Inc. a subsidiary of Georgia-Carolina Radiocasting, owns WEGG along […]

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He’s accused of stealing a $105K Hellcat

A man in jail in Alabama is being accused of stealing a vehicle valued at more than 100 thousand dollars from an Oconee County dealership.  Oconee Sheriff’s Office announces burglary and grand larceny charges against 33-year old Birmingham, Alabama resident Dexter Sherrod Pearce.  He’s in the Shelby County, Alabama jail.  Arrest warrants allege Pearce broke into a building at Lake […]

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Arrest in sex case investigation

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man yesterday on two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor – 1st Degree.   56 year old Donald Kevin Earle was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 3:05pm yesterday.  At this time, Earle remains in custody at the Detention Center as bond was denied for his two charges.  […]

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Sammy Marcengill

Westminster– Sammy Dean Marcengill, 78, husband of Rebecca Cleland Marcengill, passed away on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 at his residence.   Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Sammy was the son of the late Charlie Marcengill, Sr., and Ethel Owens Marcengill.  Sammy was retired from Michelin, was of the Baptist Faith, and was a veteran with the United States Army […]

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Frances Spearman

  Westminster– Frances Ellen Smith Spearman, 76, wife of John Andrew Spearman, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 31st, 2022 at AnMed Health.   Born in Franklin County, Georgia, Frances was the daughter of the late Rev. Frank C. Smith and Virgie Smith.  Frances was a homemaker and a member of Westminster First Baptist Church. Frances enjoyed […]

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Bar screen chatter for the county jail

A bar screen is a device that extracts objects from wastewater—such as rags and plastics—and there was talk yesterday that it’s time that a bar screen is installed in the wastewater system at the Oconee Detention Center.  To prevent clogging.  The Joint Regional Sewer Authority was told that there have been instances of objects flushed down the jail toilets—including an […]

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Former Trump cabinet member to speak in Anderson

When conservatives gather for their annual barbecue this month in Anderson, they’ll get to hear a former secretary of state speak as the event’s headliner.  Rep. Jeff Duncan, the 3rd District congressional member, announces that the headline speaker will be Mike Pompeo, who served as the country’s 70th Secretary of State during the President Trump administration.  The occasion, a Monday, […]

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Opportunity for grant awards

The Oconee County Parks, Recreation & Tourism (PRT) Commission announces that Accommodations Tax (ATAX) grant applications will be accepted until Tuesday, August 15, 2022, by 3pm. ATAX Application guides may be requested through the PRT office at 888-1488 and online at www.oconeesc.com   All applications must be received by the PRT office at South Cove County Park or Chau Ram […]

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Salem to E. Kentucky relief trip

Thurmond Coward of Salem has been advised that Eastern Kentucky would like his relief truck to depart on Wednesday; so, Coward’s plan is to leave his home at 6 o’clock Thursday morning – he hopes his 16-foot renter will be filled with items that the public will drop off at his home.  You can do that by stopping at the […]

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