Roy Anderson Burns

Westminster- Roy Anderson Burns, 78, a native of Oconee County, was the husband of Majorie Richardson Burns of 57 years, passed away at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House on May 29, 2020. Roy was the son of the late Homer C. Burns and Guynell Smith Burns. Roy was a retired United States Air Force Senior Master Sargent with 22 years […]

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Berniece Bell Suttles

Walhalla, SC — Bernice Bell Suttles, 87, wife of the late Lewis Ray Suttles, of 105 Branch Street, Walhalla, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2020, at Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Suttles was the daughter of the late Edward William Bell and Wilma Stanley Bell. She was a cashier at the Family Dollar Store. […]

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Crenshaw reacts to Floyd death

Here is a statement today from the Oconee Sheriff Mike Crenshaw:  “As Sheriff of Oconee County, I condemn the law enforcement actions that resulted in George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. These actions were outside the boundary of all law enforcement training and professional police conduct. Any law enforcement officer using these tactics should and will be fully prosecuted under my […]

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Small business loans available

The Small Business Administration approved $2,358,000 in loans late last week for tornado survivors in South Carolina. Aiken, Barnwell, Berkeley, Colleton, Hampton, Marlboro, Oconee, Orangeburg and Pickens counties are eligible for both Physical and Economic Injury Disaster Loans. Small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations (including faith-based organizations) in the following adjacent counties are eligible to apply only for SBA […]

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Barbs traded in the District Two race

Two Matthew Durham supporters for Seat Two, Oconee County Council are suggesting that Durham’s opponent, Josh Roberts, should he win, will face ethical challenges.  Roberts doesn’t believe that will be the case.  As explained by Wayne McCall, the current councilman, Roberts could run up against what’s called the “Master-Servant” relationship.  The candidate is a school teacher; his wife, an assistant […]

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DHEC Friday report

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Friday announced 331 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 13 additional deaths.  This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 11,131 and those who have died to 483. Eight of the deaths occurred in elderly individuals from Berkeley (1), Darlington (1), Fairfield […]

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Walhalla gets richer in real real estate

Today Walhalla government became real estate richer.  All sorts of rumors have cropped up in recent years about the future for a large, empty corner lot at Main and S. College.  Now the city of Walhalla can dictate what’s eventually developed.  The city closed on the property acquisition, paying JKAT about $250 thousand.  The money came from city reserves.  Brent […]

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Oconeean accused of possessing 400-plus grams of meth

A traffic stop yesterday near Walhalla turned into a drug investigation and the arrest of a rural Oconee woman.  Today’s announcement by the Sheriff’s Office states that Mamie Jane Black of the Whitewater Falls Road, Salem was charged with trafficking in methamphetamine.  The arrest warrant accuses 55-year old Black of possessing more than 400 grams of meth.  The traffic stop […]

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Itron worker tests positive for COVID-19

An Itron spokeswoman has confirmed that a worker at its West Union plant tested positive for COVID-19.  A 101.7/WGOG NEWS call to Itron headquarters in Washington state has produced an email reply from Alison Mallahan, senior manager for corporate communications.  She writes:  “We can confirm a positive test at our West Union facility.  We are working to ensure the safety […]

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COVID-19 case reported at local plant

Multiple sources have told 101.7/WGOG NEWS that an Oconee manufacturing plant closed last night after the discovery that one employee had contracted COVID-19.  We’ve been unable to officially confirm the identity of the manufacturing plant, but have left phone messages with plant officials and its corporate headquarters.  We are told that upon the case discovery, a major sanitizing procedure was […]

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