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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 […]
Read moreDemocrats and Republicans argue about what constitutes a U-S recession. In a statement today Jeff Duncan, 3rd District U-S representative, says, “GDP (Gross Domestic Product) has shrunk for the second consecutive quarter, and the American economy now meets the generally accepted standards for a recession.” The Fed Chair, Jerome Powell, explaining the rate increase of .75%, said, “I do not […]
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West-Oak High families and community members are invited to the Second Annual Warrior Welcome to mark a new school year. From 6 to 8 on Friday evening, August 12 you can meet and greet teachers and administrators from all West-Oak area elementary, middle and high schools. Warrior athletes will be be part of the evening. It’s planned as a fun […]
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The Clemson University program Emerging Scholars, now 20 years old, is seen by the university as impactful and the type of flagship program that allows Clemson to fulfill its land-grant mission of serving the underserved across South Carolina. The objective is to establish the desire to go to college among students in families from the state’s rural areas on the […]
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A 45-year-old woman has been missing from her Salem home for two weeks. The disappearance of Crystal Wilson Rogers was reported by a family member on Monday to the Oconee Sheriff’s Office. Rogers was last seen with a man leaving her home on Sunrise Drive Thursday morning, July 14, and has yet to return. She was driving a silver 2012 […]
Read moreSimpsonville– Vickey Lynn Turner Gibson, 67, wife of John Robert “Hoot” Gibson, passed away, Wednesday, July 27th, 2022. Born in El Paso, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Mildred Marcengill Turner. Vickey was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time with her family, sports, spoiling her grandchildren, and was a member of Sunnyside Freedom Baptist Church. […]
Read moreAs they say, “The reviews are in”. Or, at least, one review is in on “The Royal” – the movie that depicts the up and down life story of Seneca native Willie Aikens. Playing for the Kansas City Royals in 1980, Aikens and his star-studded team made it to the World Series. And, although the Royals lost the series, Aikens […]
Read moreWestminster– Bonita McAllister Nix, 80, wife of the late Alfred Cleveland Nix, Sr. passed away, Monday, July 25, 2022. Born in Oconee County, Bonita was the daughter of the late Swift David McAllister and Maude Margaret Meadows McAllister. Bonita worked in accounting with her late husband and was a member of Westminster Baptist Church, the Good News Club, Red […]
Read moreFor the latest recorded week, South Carolina notched a 12% increase in new cases of COVID-19. And today the state health director, Dr. Traxler, returned to a statewide media briefing to discuss the virus, new vaccines, and the precautions that can protect people from the resurgence. Oconee remains a high transmission county for the virus, and Traxler urges mask wearing […]
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