WGOG off-air due to afternoon storms; McCall, Hart early winners

The storms which tore through the Picket Post/Salem area Tuesday afternoon has resulted in a power failure at the 101.7 WGOG transmitter site on this primary election night. Officials with Blue Ridge Electric are hoping to have power restored to the site sometime this evening.

In the meantime, Dick Mangrum, from Pine Street in Walhalla, reports that incumbent Wayne McCall has won the GOP primary for Oconee County Council, District 2 over Jared Ketterman. He also reports a win for James Glenn Hart over Sandra Jones in the District 5 GOP primary. You can follow coverage live on our sister station, 94.1 The Lake WSNW or on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/wgogradio/.