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Look for the sunny sky to turn a possibly gray shade today as the result of a new prescribed burn carried out by the U-S Forest Service in Oconee County. A spokesman says this burn in the Yellow Branch section of the forest is to cover 213 acres.
Read moreFire this morning near Seneca has apparently severely burned one person, and spread to a nearby patch of woods. According to Richie Caudill, the fire is believed to have originated in a homeless camp in the vicinity of Utica;’s Goddard Avenue–an attempt by those inhabiting the camp to keep warm from this morning’s 25 to 30 degree temperatures.
Read moreThe South Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution Andrew Pickens and Fort Prince George Chapters calls public attention to the Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit Saturday, February 19 from 10 am to 4 pm at Nettles Park, 102 Nettles Park Road. The event is free to all.
Read moreA Test to Stay recommendation has now been included by South Carolina DHEC in its COVID-19 Guidance for Childcare Centers. It is similar to the one being implemented by some South Carolina school districts, but not Oconee County’s. The state health agency encourages schools to use TTS—the Test to Stay program—to better ensure healthy students can continue in-person learning. TTS […]
Read moreSenators Graham, South Carolina Republican, and Menendez, New Jersey Democrat, have introduced a resolution in support of a new diplomatic approach to contain Iran’s nuclear ambitions and avoid a de-stabilizing arms race in the Mid-East. They call for the U-S government that allows any Middle Eastern state access to nuclear fuel, provided they forgo uranium enrichment and re-processing.
Read morePlanning retreats take place to take cracks at complex problems and create guidelines for the future, and that’s exactly what is in store late next week for the Oconee County Council. A strategic planning retreat is set for 9 o’clock Friday morning, February 18 in their meeting chambers at Walhalla. Indications are it could be an involved get together, as […]
Read moreA large brush fire early this afternoon in Westminster–along Huff Street near E. North Avenue. 101.7/WGOG NEWS has learned many city and county fire resources have been deployed.
Read moreA statement scheduled to have been made today by the office of the U-S prosecutor in South Carolina about a continuing case of child sex trafficking which ensnared a man who had worked as a Fair-Oak Elementary school officer has been postponed. Spokesman Derek Shoemake of the U-S Attorney’s Office said, “Our office has decided to wait until the last […]
Read moreSouth Carolina takes pride in reporting the largest number of Baltimore orioles in the country. And, for the first time, the annual survey received a report from Oconee County. The state DNR is interested in the status and distribution of the colorful songbirds that winter in South Carolina. If you currently have Baltimore orioles coming to your feeders or have […]
Read moreFormer Oconeean Mark Powell’s fondness for the outdoors led him to author a magazine piece based on the venture that he and family took late last year to a remote, but beautiful part of the county adjoining Lake Tugaloo and northeast Georgia. “It’s absolutely a beautiful watershed…an absolute ecological hot spot”, as Powell put it this week in a 101.7/WGOG […]
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