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Walhalla, SC — Macaria Lopez, 90, of 9 Keowee St., Walhalla passed away peacefully on Sunday June 26, 2022, at Oconee Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. A native of Madero Tlaxcala, Mexico, Macaria was the daughter of the late Atilano and Josefa Rodriguez Ortega. She was a faithful and proud member of The Light of the World […]
Read moreCassidy Hutchinson is the former top advisor to then President Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows who, in explosive testimony, divulged details on what went on behind-the-scenes leading up to, during and after the attack. Her former boss, Meadows and his wife, have a Pickens County connection. The Pickens County Register of Deeds’ office recently confirmed to 101.7/WGOG NEWS that […]
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Big doings yesterday in one of Oconee’s rural outposts. In the buildings of the Earles Grove Baptist Church on Highway 59, there was voting in the state’s primary runoff elections. And there was also a public information meeting on the latest to bring piped sewer to I-85, the village of Fair Play, and other parts of southern Oconee County. Those […]
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After telling the board of directors that Pioneer Water can anticipate a “20 to 30%” increase in the costs of what’ll be needed in the next 12 months, the board approved a retail rate increase. The board agreed with Pruitt’s proposal to apply the additional revenues to the cost of buying additional water from nearby supplier city of Seneca. “We’ve […]
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We’ve yet to wrap up business from this year’s political primary elections, but a reminder today that it’s not too early to think about who will be elected this year to the Oconee School Board of Trustees. 2022 is a political year in which county voters select District One and Three members to the county council. Same applies to the […]
Read moreEmergency vehicle sirens at 7 last night near Seneca. A deputy sheriff was seen helping a man on the asphalt in the middle of Wells Highway near the Shiloh Road 4-way stop. The state patrol reported an accident with injury in that vicinity.
Read moreSouth Carolina election results in the Republican primary runoff give Ellen Weaver a near 64% of the vote to be declared the unofficial winner of her party’s nomination for state superintendent of education; in the Democratic runoff, Krystle Matthews, with nearly 56%, the unofficial winner to run as her party’s nominee for the U-S Senate. In each contest, Oconee Democratic […]
Read moreThe board of Pioneer Rural Water District will consult its attorney to determine if it can recover money spent to rid its water supply of a blue-greenish substance. As for money spent last year to cleanse the water, board member Eddie Grant said, “They sold us a bill of goods.” Once again, the annual membership meeting of the district was […]
Read moreAll branches of the Oconee Public Library will be closed Monday, July 4 for Independence Day. The virtual branch, oconeelibrary.org, will be available and book returns will stay open at each location. The libraries return to regular hours on Tuesday, July 5. The Summer Food Program will not serve meals during the July 4th week–from the 4 through the 8th. […]
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A homeowner in the Crossroads Community south of Seneca received approval of a variance of 10 feet from the front setback requirement. The variance allows John Ramey to add a garage on his property. Besides Ramey, the one speaker to address the board was Glenn Hart, the county councilman who lent his knowledge of public right-of-way distance gleaned in his […]
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