Why gas pump prices increasing even more

The motor club AAA warns that gas prices in the Carolinas are being elevated even higher by the rising cost of crude oil, as the U-S price for crude last week increased 6%.  Global supplies are struggling to meet demand.  As AAA sees it, the potential increase in oil demand, coupled with lagging crude production, will only increase prices.

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A WGOG NEWS correction

Dean Bare of Tamassee is not in jeopardy of losing his District One seat on the Oconee School Board of Trustees.  Matthew Durham, the District Two county councilman, points out to 101.7/WGOG NEWS that the re-districting plan that received preliminary county council’s approval last night does not move Bare’s addressing to District One.  101.7/WGOG NEWS regrets the error.  It has […]

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Duke tax payments arrive before the deadline

Duke Energy has made good on its tax obligation to an appreciative Oconee County government.  The giant utility satisfied its 2021 property tax bills in advance of the first late penalty that went into effect this week.  Greg Nowell, Oconee treasurer, says the taxes paid by the county’s largest taxpayer, were immediately placed into the county’s bank account.  This time […]

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Kerri Lynn Summey

Seneca, SC — Kerri Lynn Summey, 44, of 105 Cloverdale Dr., Seneca, passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Oconee Memorial Hospital.   A native of Seneca, SC, Kerri was the daughter of the late Ray and Mary Carver Summey. She worked as a Nurse’s Aide, was a member of Reedy Fork Baptist Church and attended Bountyland Church of […]

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Charles Robert Springs

Seneca, SC– Charles Robert Springs, 64, husband of Constance “Connie” Lynn McCabe Springs, of 150 Gabriel Drive, Seneca, passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2022, at his home.   A native of Harrisburg, IL, Mr. Springs was the son of the late Joseph and Barbara Parkinson Springs. He retired from Edwards Auto Sales and was a member of College Street […]

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