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Turns out that the 100-degree reading for Walhalla on June 22 was not accurate. A weather gauge mechanical problem blamed for the 100-degree reading. The gauge used by Walhalla weather watcher Barbara Wilson was re-calibrated yesterday, so the official reading for June 22 in Walhalla was 98 degrees, not 100. But 100 could be out there somewhere as we’ve only […]
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Town of Salem promises a beauty of a fireworks show on Monday night. Gates open at the Eagle Ridge School Ballfield at 7:30 Monday night. The fireworks are scheduled for 9:30. Town officials invite you to bring chairs, blankets, and snacks and enjoy. No pets or smoking permitted on the grounds.
Read moreA posting on the internet reads “Warning: the public around Stephens County (, Georgia) is being warned to be alert. This man is moving around asking for food and help; but, when you invite him into your home he attacks you, after checking if there are no men around….” However, both the Stephens County Sheriff and the Toccoa Police Chief […]
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The pleadings in a new lawsuit place the blame for an accident last summer involving two pontoon boats in Lake Keowee on the operator of one of the craft that allegedly was the sole contributor to what happened. A Greenville attorney filed suit yesterday in the Oconee Common Pleas Court alleging negligence on the part of Frank Elam, a Salem […]
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Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in regards to an investigation into a vehicle break-in and theft that occurred in the southern part of Oconee County in late May of this year. Deputies from the Uniform Patrol Bureau were dispatched to Hartwell State Park on S. Highway 11 near Fair Play during the evening hours […]
Read moreThe South Carolina Drought Response Committee, meeting via conference call June 30, upgraded the drought designation for all counties in South Carolina. Thirteen counties were upgraded from incipient to moderate drought, including Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Darlington, Dillon, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Jasper, Marlboro, Marion, and Williamsburg. The remaining counties were upgraded to the first level of drought, incipient (see map). […]
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Pioneer Rural Water District at Oakway has been in the water service business since the middle of the 20th century; these days, however, it’s apparently willing to consider its scope of services to the business of piped sewer. Terry Pruitt, general manager, in answer to an inquiry today from 101.7/WGOG NEWS, said, “The Board is willing to discuss its […]
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Late at night this week the vicinity of two-lane U-S 123 just inside the South Carolina line from Georgia was littered with debris from the crash of a motorcycle. An Oconee deputy sheriff just before midnight yesterday discovered the motorcycle operator in a pile of leaves and was able to identify him as Toccoa resident Jamey Ron Addison. The deputy […]
Read moreOfficial numbers released today by the office of Oconee Elections point to a paltry turnout of voters for Tuesday’s primary runoff elections. Of all who could have voted in either of the major political parties’ runoff, only 6.5% did, and most of those stayed true to the county’s red color political designation. A total of 3,582 ballots were cast in […]
Read moreThe police in Walhalla report the arrest early Wednesday of a 31-year old Pickens man. Law enforcement records show Quincy Dethrone Jordan charged with firearm possession and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Police officers attested in affidavits to the arrest warrants that Jordan on June 29 possessed six bags containing marijuana “prepackaged for distribution”, as well as “knowingly, […]
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