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A church at the entrance to a former mill community near Seneca hopes to be a facilitator when it comes to the great change that’s underway in that community. At the same time, Lydia Baptist Church of Newry seeks to rebound from services lost to the pandemic. Lydia on Saturday welcomed many of its faithful and the general public […]
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Sheriff Mike Crenshaw confirms that surveillance pictures from a neighbor’s home are considered evidence in the Oconee Sheriff’s Office investigation of the July 4 week homicide near Seneca. A well-placed source told 101.7/WGOG NEWS that the surveillance footage shows a vehicle pulled up to the mobile home of victim Nancy Popham on the night of July 3, an individual exited […]
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An early morning fire in the vicinity of Utica. At 3:11 this morning, the Seneca Fire Department rolled to a trailer fire at Village Creek Circle. No one reported hurt.
Read moreHomicide is the ruling in a shooting death Saturday at the Anderson Mall. The coroner’s office has scheduled an autopsy tomorrow morning in the death of Shy’heem Re’Quan Kalil Clemons. Deputy Coroner Ty Blackwell said 19-year old Clemons was found around 11:30 Saturday morning at the mall with a gunshot wound to the head. Clemons died a few hours later […]
Read moreToday Walt Belcher is a humorist, a columnist, and a storyteller. Because of his ability to tell a story and find humor in it, it was good for WGOG to catch up with a long ago newspaper reporter who, while in Oconee County, sidelined as a WGOG news correspondent. As such he covered stories as the Oconee-Pickens correspondent for the […]
Read moreA wreck scene in downtown Seneca is being cleared. The car accident apparently occurred at the intersection of N. Walnut and E. Main streets. From the scene, 94.1 The Lake’s Kevin Hollis quotes an official as saying one person going to the hospital. It’s possible a second person will undergo treatment, but the injuries are thought to be minor.
Read moreThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has confirmed two cases of monkeypox infection in a person in the Midlands region and another person in the Lowcountry region. The affected individuals will be monitored until they are no longer infectious to prevent spread of the virus and will be isolated if needed. Appropriate care will be provided […]
Read moreSouth Carolina public health and livestock officials have recently identified a large population of Asian longhorned ticks infesting a pasture at a cattle farm in York County. This invasive species of tick is not commonly found in the United States, and bites from these ticks have caused severe illnesses in people, animals and livestock in other countries. As of June […]
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Everyone is invited to the Farm Center tomorrow on Sandifer Boulevard for an antique tractor and engine show. The hours are 9 am to 3 pm. Kevin Harbin, a board member of the Farm Center, says for a show theme, they are borrowing “Bygone Days” — the title of a book by the late D. Land. For many years, Land […]
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In yesterday’s storm a bolt of lightning struck a tall tree along Fowler Road. The location was near a home, but Walhalla Fire Department stopped the fire before it could spread.
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