Thorsland has reason to say “Roll Tide”

Former Walhalla football player Adam Thorsland has earned a spot on the fall roster of the number-one rated team in the country, the Alabama Crimson Tide. Nineteen-year old Adam managed the feat as a walk-on and has been slotted as a tight end and assigned the number 80.  He’s the youngest son of Denise and Michael Thorsland, Oconee superintendent of […]

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A WGOG NEWS correction

In our story about COVID-19 comments during last night’s meeting of Oconee school trustees, we erred when we said that some of the public comment speakers pressed the board to follow the Pickens County School District’s switch to virtual learning.  Speakers who expressed concern that the Oconee schools aren’t doing enough to protect students from the virus urged the district […]

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Critical Race Theory debated at meeting

A Seneca woman urged the Oconee school trustees to further the idea of inclusion and diversity in the county district.  Jody Gaulin registered her comments during the audience part in last night’s meeting, and called attention to last month’s controversy over CRT—Critical Race Theory which district officials have said isn’t being taught in their district and won’t be.  Gaulin conceded […]

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Most COVID sufferers not fully vaccinated — South Carolina DHEC

Following an analysis that revealed more than 90 percent of COVID-19 cases and deaths in June and 86 percent of hospitalizations were among individuals who were not fully vaccinated, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has determined similar findings for the month of July.   From July 1-31, DHEC reported 26,848 cases among South Carolinians. Among the 14,262 […]

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Former Easley policeman arrested

The state police have arrested a former Easley policeman on charges of sending explicit messages and photos to a person under the age of 18.  “SLED” yesterday announced the arrest of Yusef L. Kelly and said the charges against 38-year old Kelly are misconduct in office, solicitation of a minor, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.  In the […]

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Young men were homicide victims near Clemson

A deputy Pickens County coroner has identified and made rulings in the deaths of two men whose bodies were found early Sunday at a Central address. The dead were 25-year old Clemson resident Alex Mitchell Moore and 24-year old Columbia resident Skylar Wolfgang Cary.  Deputy Coroner Chad Hope says Cary and Moore are homicide victims, and their deaths are being […]

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Oconee to strive to keep in-class instruction

When he meets this morning with elementary school principals, the Oconee superintendent will direct that their schools return to many of the same COVID protocols followed last year.  But Dr. Michael Thorsland made clear last night the last thing the Oconee district wants to do is to abandon its decision to return to face-to-face teaching.  Thorsland, however, conceded the decision […]

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Wrath to be felt today from tropical storm system

WGOG land is under notice today to take caution against showers and potentially a thunderstorm from tropical system Fred that has begun to make its way through southern states.  Some of the storms forecast today could produce heavy rain.  Potentially, we are looking at between two and three additional inches of rain.  Richie Caudill, Seneca fire chief, alerted 101.7/WGOG NEWS […]

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Storm brings tropical moisture

Fred delivered tropical moisture today into South Carolina.  Much of it came from a tropical wave over the Bahamas.  Weather official Frank Strait says, for the first half of this week, get ready for a major soaking.  The primary area of concern is the Upstate, where a stationary over the weekend has already soaked the soils.  The rain between now […]

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Three more days of escalating COVID-19

From Thursday through Saturday last week, the state health agency noted an additional 131 new COVID-19 cases among Oconee County residents.  During those three days, DHEC confirmed deaths or probable deaths of two Oconeeans.  Statewide, the new death count ranged from 2,541 reported Saturday to 3,036 reported Friday.  Of 28,793 test results received Saturday, the positivity was 14.5%.

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