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Tomorrow is Ashton Hester Day in Walhalla. A two-hour, drop-in style event tomorrow afternoon will pay tribute to the former Seneca and Walhalla newspaperman and recognizes him on the achievement of his 80th birthday. A Floridian originally, Hester was a tireless editor and reporter of the Keowee Courier, which chronicled Walhalla and nearby local news during parts of three centuries. […]
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Right now—Oconee County Courthouse is evacuated, as law enforcement investigates a bomb threat. “Our explosives K-9 is searching the building.” Courthouse bomb threats are not uncommon during a court week.
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Turnover among those employed in the profession of correctional jail guards is no small problem. For Oconee County, sources tell 101.7/WGOG NEWS, there were as many as 11 open guard positions at the county detention center. Sheriff Crenshaw says his office faced filling one dozen openings but has now reduced those openings to five. Meantime, there’s little room at the […]
Read moreMight the creation of a new political party in the U-S help lessen the fundamental differences between Republicans and Democrats? A man in Walhalla, frustrated that Democrats and Republicans, so often disagree sharply on important issues, wonders if a solution could be Democrats and Republicans who think similar create a new party called the “Democratic-Republican Party”. In the country’s early […]
Read moreSenator Scott, South Carolina Republican, and Senator Casey, Pennsylvania Democrat, held a hearing aimed at improved technology for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities. Scott highlighted his part by relating the story of a Charleston veterans who, helped by tele-health, went from life in a shelter to a responsible job in the food service industry.
Read moreLittle do Democratic and Republican politicians in Washington agree on in these times. But Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is an exception. Yesterday Senator Graham, South Carolina Republican, and Senator Blumenthal, Connecticut Democrat, stood together to celebrate the passage of their resolution affirming that the Senate views the actions of the Russian Federation, at Vladimir Putin’s direction, as acts of terrorism. […]
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At its meeting on Monday, Clemson City Council will be asked whether an additional fine of $120 is proper for those who leave vehicles parked in the city parking deck between the hours of 4 am and 7 am. Addressing this proposed ordinance will be the city’s police chief, Jorge Campos.
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Defendants in two separate attempted murder cases in Oconee County are getting the opportunity for release from jail, pending their trial dates. Judge Cordell Maddox issued rulings yesterday afternoon in the Oconee General Sessions Court. In the case of Tyler Benjamin Robinson, family members were told that they may choose a 10% cash option of his $35 thousand dollar bond. […]
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The only charter school in Oconee County, the Next School at Eagle Ridge, has closed its doors. What’s to come of their former Salem building—an interview topic today. We spoke with town government’s Marti Jennings. Why she says the future of the building is on “hold” is explained today on 101.7/WGOG NEWS. The auditorium in the building, however, has been […]
Read moreThe COVID-19 tracking page of the CDC ranks Oconee County number 35 among the state’s 46 counties in citizenry which has completed vaccinations. CDC’s numbers, reflecting the end of the day July 23, show 46.4% of Oconeeans had completed vaccinations. That would leave more than one-half of Oconeeans who haven’t been. The reasons appear to be several. One national group […]
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