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A Republican U-S senator from South Carolina, Tim Scott, says he and a Democratic colleague from Georgia were able to direct “FEMA” away from policies that discriminated against Black homeowners which has helped tens of thousands of people get the help they need after natural disasters. Scott says he and Georgia’s Jon Ossoff last fall successfully lobbied “FEMA” to change […]
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The last of five years of increasing, incremental South Carolina gas pump prices kick in tomorrow–Friday, July 1. It means a two-cent-a-gallon increase. Across the country, according to the Energy Department, gas prices went down 9 cents a gallon on average last week….to a nationwide average of $4.87 a gallon. That’s about $1.78 more than at this time last year.
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As South Carolinians prepare to celebrate Independence Day, many people plan to gather where they might fire up their grills for a cookout or shoot off fireworks. Prisma Health wants to offer tips so that everyone can safely enjoy their Fourth of July weekend. According to the National Fire Protection Association, about two in five fires started in the United […]
Read moreWestminster, SC- Deborah Ann Elmore, age 58, formerly of Clover, SC passed away June 16, 2022 in Toccoa, GA. “Debbie” was the only daughter of the late Charles Thomas Harrell and Lovenia McCorquodale, born on March 25, 1964, in Emporia, VA. Debbie is preceded in death by her biological father, “Tommy” Harrell, her Daddy, Billy McCorquodale, and the true love […]
Read moreSalem, SC — Mamie Blanche Smith, 92, wife of the late William Otto Smith, of Salem, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at Lila Doyle. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the late Sam and Josephine Barker Murphree. She was a faithful member of Stamp Creek Baptist Church. Throughout the years she […]
Read moreThe state health agency announced this week that the owner of a camper near S. Highway 11 in Oconee County met all requirements of an order to bring to compliance a camper that violated onsite wastewater regulations. DHEC this week revealed an investigation that documented that a camper, occupied for more than two hours a day without an approved means […]
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An investigation by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office into two separate incidents has led to the arrest of a Seneca man on multiple charges. 66 year old Wade Allan Dickinson was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 12:57pm Tuesday. A deputy from the Warrants Bureau transferred Dickinson from the Pendleton Police Department to the Oconee County Detention […]
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The City of Walhalla announces its schedule for Independence Fest and the observance of July 4th. City Hall will be closed on Monday, July 4, 2022, to observe Independence Day. City Hall will reopen on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. City Council Committee Meeting will not meet on July 5. It has been rescheduled for July 12, 2022, at 5:30 pm […]
Read moreWestminster – Roy “Nick” Williams, 81, husband of the late Glenda Busha Williams, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital. Born in Walhalla, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Roy Franklin Williams and Ida Margaret Carver Williams. Nick retired from Dunlop Sports as the production manger and later retired from the […]
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July and August might not be the best months for officers of Oconee General Sessions Court to take vacations. Lisa Burton, county clerk of court, has confirmed to 101.7/WGOG NEWS that there will be a total of eight weeks of OGS at the courthouse during July and August. This is seen as an opportunity for the court to dispose of […]
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