Gena Acree for Oconee Treasurer

A West Union area woman will bid this year to be Oconee’s next county treasurer.  A campaign announcement from auditor office employee Gena Acree says she intends to file to run in the Republican primary when qualifying starts on Saturday.  Acree says she has 17 years’ relevant experience in local government.  She works currently as senior tax records specialist in […]

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Councilwoman to register a no vote

“At this point, I’m a no vote.”  Catherine Watt, Clemson city councilwoman, made such a declaration to 101.7/WGOG NEWS when asked her position on the proposed HUB planned development that will change the landscape of her city’s Uptown District.  The city council is scheduled to vote one week from tonight.  Primarily, a new student housing complex, the HUB would erase […]

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Guldner’s pitch to her fellow Democrats

An Anderson teacher from Walhalla brought her campaign Saturday to her fellow Oconee County Democrats.  Frances Guldner expects to be part of what appears to be a three-candidate campaign to win her party’s nomination to run for the U-S House of Representatives.  Guldner shared with 101.7/WGOG NEWS one part of her five-point platform which reads:  “Let’s make sure we work […]

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Land of Enchantment awaits Ed Halbig

Seneca’s Ed Halbig, departing for New Mexico, will head up a department bureau for the state of New Mexico.  A farewell event is being held this afternoon at city hall for the 21-year (“and some change”, he says), director of planning and community development.  He will now work for the New Mexico Department of Transportation as chief of its bureau […]

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School bus driver placed on administrative leave

A third-year Oconee school bus driver has been placed on administrative leave – the result of a district investigation that determined an elementary student was dropped off at the wrong address on Monday, more than one mile from the correct one.  The district apologizes to the student, the family, and the community, as whole.  The district statement today reads:  “We […]

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At committee hearing Scott chides the Fed chairman

Senator Tim Scott, South Carolina Republican, urged Chairman Jerome Powell of the Federal Reserve to focus on economic areas of concern rather than what the senator calls political priorities.  In a banking hearing Scott stressed that illegal immigration, especially at the rates the country is experiencing, has a negative impact on the economy and wages.  The senator concedes the U-S […]

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Concern for Clemson’s Pot Belly Deli

101.7/WGOG NEWS has learned of concern in Clemson for the future of a long-standing restaurant.  There’s some belief that those behind the HUB planned development for Keowee Trail and Wall Street may want to absorb the Pot Belly Deli.  The following is from a report issued by Clemson following the February 8 “Conversation with Council”:  “Pot Belly Deli was told […]

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