Libraries to re-open to the public

The Oconee County Public Library will be moving to the next phase of resumed operations on Monday, June 15, when it reopens the libraries to the public. Since May 18, 2020, the library has been offering curbside pickup of items, a service which will continue even once the library opens its doors. All branches will be open for limited hours […]

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Lorene Edwards Powell, 84, wife of the late James H. Powell, of 113 Cypress Court, Toccoa, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020, at Magnolia Senior Living at Sugar Hill. A native of Seneca, SC, Mrs. Powell was the daughter of the late William Thomas and Berta Thomas Edwards. She worked at Harper’s 5 and Dime store for over forty years […]

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Graham casts absentee vote, addresses Floyd death protests

Senator Lindsey Graham cast his vote by in-person absentee voting just moments ago at Oconee’s Pine Street complex, and afterward addressed reporters about the story that has supplanted COVID-19 as the top story in the country–the death of George Floyd and the protests that have followed.  101.7/WGOG NEWS during the 12 and 5 local newscasts will re-play many of Graham’s […]

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Rock Quarry business in front of Oconee leaders

Business pertaining to a moneymaking arm of government will take stage tomorrow in front of the Oconee County Council.  The council and the public are being alerted for, what’s described as, “Discussion and actions regarding the Oconee County Rock Quarry, Quarry Operations, Quarry pricing, and related matters.”  According to tomorrow night’s meeting agenda, public comment regarding the quarry will be […]

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May saw normal rainfall in May

After the deluge of rainfall in the Golden Corner in recent months, the level of rain returned to practically a normal amount in May.  Walhalla’s official weather watcher Barbara Wilson measured 5.26″ during May and that, she says, is just about normal for that 31-day month.  Walhalla’s high temperature of 89 degrees was recorded on May 25; the low temperature […]

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Hope and optimism in Westminster

Westminster Councilman Yusef Mefleh is hopeful that another vote during a budget preparation meeting will clinch the deal for his city to create two new police officers for his city for the year that will start July 1.  City budget troubles in the last few years have left the police department thinly staffed, and that’s worrisome to Mefleh and others.

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Two motorcyclists killed in Pickens County

A motorcycle accident yesterday in Pickens County took the lives of a man and a woman.  Coroner Kandy Kelley identified the dead as Thomas Cody Bowen, 30-year old Pickens resident, and Amanda Faye Neely, 39-year old Belton resident.  They were involved in an accident Sunday on Old Liberty Road, Pickens.  Bowen was the motorcycle operator.  The coroner said that neither […]

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New and revised COVID-19 case counts

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Sunday announced 312 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 7 additional deaths.This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 11,861 and those who have died to 494. All seven deaths occurred in elderly individuals from Anderson (1), Chester (1), Colleton (1), Darlington […]

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Seneca bank scene of two car accidents

Fridays are busy days for banks.  The pace only got busier during a one-and-a-half hour period on Friday in Seneca.  At the downtown Wells Fargo, there were two separate accidents.  The first accident was a fender bender that occurred just before the noon hour Friday involving a Jeep and a Toyota.  The police reported no injuries in that accident.  Barely […]

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Remember to be smart when visiting Yellow Branch

In this warm weather weekend, it’s likely that many people will want to take in the fun and scenery of Yellow Branch waterfalls, highway 28 north of Walhalla.  But here’s a reminder from the U-S Forest Service.  For safety reasons, no one should park on both sides of highway in the vicinity of the access trail to the falls.  And, […]

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