Wear a mask, advises Hunter Kome

The chief operating officer for Prisma Health in Oconee, Hunter Kome, says his best advice is for everyone to wear a mask.  Kome fears that if the general public, for whatever reason, won’t wear masks, another shutdown is possible.  So far, however, Oconee hospital test results are encouraging.  He told the chamber of commerce’s JoAnn Johnson that of 900 COVID-19 […]

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U-S jobless claims balloon, but fall in Oconee

Approaching 40 million, joblessness across the country has hit unprecedented numbers.  But, once again, first time claims are falling among the Oconee County workforce.  The county’s first-time claimants were reported today at 305, descending downward from the 1,000 levels from the first known weeks of COVID-19.  As counted by the state Department of Employment and Workforce, here’s the picture in […]

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New assistant principal selected

At its meeting on Monday, May 11 the, the School Board approved the hiring of Alden Broome to fill the role of assistant principal at Walhalla High School for the 2020-2021 school year. Broome, a Walhalla High School graduate, has taught in the district for the last seven years, including the last two at Walhalla High. Besides teaching social studies, […]

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Emagene Rooney Sloan

Seneca, SC — Emagene Rooney Sloan, 81, wife of the late Fred Martin Sloan, of 431 Singing Pines Road, Seneca, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Quantico, VA, Mrs. Sloan was the daughter of the late Harry Alocious and Selma Emma Christ Rooney. She retired […]

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COVID-19 rental assistance

Emergency housing assistance is available to South Carolinians facing financial hardships due to the COVID-19 crisis.  The assistance is being provided by SC Thrive in the amount of $1,500 for rent in a one-time lump sum payment directly to property owners or management companies.  Those who can qualify include those affected by shutdowns, closures, layoffs, reduced work hours, or unpaid […]

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Burglar strikes two convenience stores

A thief chose the night time to strike two Oconee convenience stores, and the sheriff’s office appeals to the public for information that can lead to the burglar at the Lake Shop on n. highway 11 near Salem and at the Bountyland Quick Stop on 123 near Clemson.  Around 12:30 Tuesday morning, deputies responded to the Lake Shop burglary; one […]

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Newry development plans meet opposition

Plans for a new commercial development at Newry are engendering neighbor opposition, and that opposition is expected to come to the fore during county zoning hearing next week in Walhalla.  101.7/WGOG NEWS has learned that petitions are being circulated to oppose special exception requests by a developer to build a large self-storage facility near 391 Newry Road (and SC 130) […]

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Warning sounded for a second wave

As South Carolina and places such as Walhalla move to open up their economies comes  a dire warning in a story in the Washington Post.  The newspaper story quotes a research team as warning that parts of the South are in danger of a second wave of coronavirus infections over the next four weeks.  The researchers use cellphone data to […]

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125 new cases, eight more deaths

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) Wednesdayy announced 125 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 8 additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 9,175 and those who have died to 407. All of the eight deaths occurred in elderly individuals from Clarendon (1), Colleton […]

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“Delores” June Ellis-Shew

Westminster- “Delores” June Ellis-Shew, 66, wife of Larry Vaughn Shew, passed away May 19, 2020 at Greenville Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she was the biological daughter of the late Willie and Annie Maude James Ellis and was reared in the home by her parents the late Roosevelt and Minnie Lee Henley. Delores was a […]

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