1,850 new South Carolina cases, but no new deaths

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 1,850 new confirmed cases and five new probable cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, no additional confirmed deaths and five new probable deaths. There are currently 1,560 hospital beds occupied by patients who have either tested positive or are under investigation for COVID-19, and 206 of those patients […]

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School opening and sports schedule news

Governor McMaster’s news conference was followed today by Oconee public school officials.  The governor wants school districts to offer five-day-a-week, face-to-face instruction, as well  give families the option for their children to take distance learning. That jibes with what Oconee district officials are planning.  But there is a difference. McMaster believes districts should consider starting after Labor Day, to give […]

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In spite of the heat, Duke says system operating well

Walhalla’s record high this summer’s temperature yesterday of 94 could be broken today. As the streak of mid-90s temperatures continues in the Carolinas, Duke Energy is providing free tools and tips to help customers save energy – and money – as the region’s heat wave lingers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Duke says its system is performing well, and the company […]

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Murder attempt is alleged near Seneca

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Seneca man yesterday on multiple charges, including a charge of Attempted Murder. 68 year old Guy Jimmy Shook of Owens Road was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center yesterday afternoon.  Shook has also been charged by the Sheriff’s Office with one count each of Assault and Battery – 3rd Degree and Possession […]

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After winning appeal, prisoner re-sentenced

An Oconee County man convicted of voluntary manslaughter five years ago and sent to prison for 15 years was re-sentenced today to ten years.  And it’s going to mean, according to one court officer, that Shane Adam Burdette will be allowed to get out of prison sooner.  And when he does, the court was told, Burdette will have a home […]

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Stay home, even if you think you might be sick

Bottom line, according to the Oconee superintendent of education, is that if anyone think he or she could have COVD-19, or any other communicable sickness, he or she should stay home.  That’s part of a reply we received from Dr. Michael Thorsland to a question received here at 101.7/WGOG.  The question was:  “If a school district employee has an in-family […]

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Consultant to aid Seneca to qualify for federal tornado dollars

Seneca will use a Greenville company to help qualify for millions of dollars in reimbursement costs from the April 13 tornado.  And it’s the same company that Oconee County has contracted.  City Council last night agreed to contract with Goodwyn, Mills and Caywood.  A second company, from Arkansas was interested, but Councilwoman Denise Rozman said she was more comfortable knowing […]

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Motorcycle wreck on the Mauldin Mill Road

A late afternoon accident near Seneca injured a motorcyclist near Seneca on the Mauldin Mill Road.  Chief Caudill of the Seneca Fire Department said that although the motorcyclist’s injuries were non-life threatening, he was nevertheless helicoptered to a Greenville hospital. The cyclist, who wore a helmet, was thrown from his bike about 60 feet and landed on road pavement.

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924 take the test

Over an 11-hour period, according to Prisma Health, 924 people took the tests to determine whether they are infectious.  And, for many of those wishing to know, they sat in their cars in line waiting for their turn.  It’s the second time that health authorities have used the grounds of Seneca’s Blue Ridge Elementary for testing.

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