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A home fire response last night near Seneca required the presence of fire fighters for nearly two and one-half hours. No injuries have been reported to 101.7/WGOG NEWS as the result of the fire on Goddard Avenue at James Street. Seneca Fire Department was alerted just before 9 o’clock.
Read moreWestminster, SC– Alan Dale Haley, 64, of Westminster, SC, passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2022. A native of Seneca, SC, Mr. Haley was the son of the late Lester and Rosemary Duncan Haley. He was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Mr. Haley is survived by his sons: Cody Haley (Brittany) of Seneca, SC, and Tyler […]
Read moreThe Asian long-horned tick is uncommon in the U-S. Still, the sighting of a large population in one South Carolina county, and another adjoining Oconee, is the concern of the state’s entomologist and epidemiologist, among others. And it is why Dr. Bell, the epidemiologist, led a briefing today for South Carolina media—which included the chance for reporters to ask questions. […]
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Here’s what Scott Parris, utilities director, is saying about talk that the city has issued a water tap for a Waffle Hut off SC 28, the Blue Ridge Boulevard. “The city has not approved any taps in the area of Zaxby’s”.
Read moreBradford C. Freeman, the last surviving member of the “Band of Brothers,” passed away Sunday, July 3, at the age of 97. An Artesia native, Freeman enrolled at Mississippi State University in 1942 before joining the military during World War II. He was a member of Easy Company, the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, the unit […]
Read moreSeneca – Charles Robert Langston Jr., 88, passed away Saturday, July 9th, 2022 at Cottingham Hospice House, Seneca, SC. His dear wife of 69 years, Pauline Gurley Langston, preceded him in death. Charles was born on September 7th, 1933, in Carnesville, Georgia and was the son of Charles Robert and Mary Lou Langston. He graduated from North Georgia […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC — Charlotte Francis Townsend, 87, wife of the late Howard Townsend, of Walhalla, passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2022, at Lila Doyle. A native of Middletown, Ohio, Mrs. Townsend was the daughter of the late James Klackner and Flora Murphy. She was a beloved mother, grandmother and friend and will truly be missed. Mrs. Townsend […]
Read moreWest Union, SC — Hazel Bryson Patton, 90, wife of the late Joe Henry Patton, passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2022, at her home, surrounded by family. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Patton was the daughter of the late Harvey Randolph Bryson and Elrie Elizabeth Brown Bryson. She worked in the Jantzen distribution center and was […]
Read moreWalhalla, SC – George Berry Moore, 83, husband of the late Betty Jo Pettit Baumgarner Moore, of 834 W. Bear Swamp Road, Walhalla, SC, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2022 at his residence. A native of Pickens County, SC, Mr. Moore was the son of the late Frank Crosby Moore and Leona Adams Moore Brandt. He retired from […]
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A procession to honor the late Sgt. Paul Orr of the Oconee Sheriff’s Office will leave the Law Enforcement Center in Walhalla at 12:15 today on its way to Pickens County. Sheriff’s officers say the procession, once it leaves S. Church Street, will proceed east on Main Street for a left turn onto N. Catherine. Then it makes it way […]
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