Solid waste facility fire

Fire broke out Saturday night inside a building in part of the Oconee solid waste complex in Seneca.  Chief Richie Caudill says household garbage caught fire in a building used to compact garbage.  No one was hurt.  Several fire departments assisted Seneca by shutting water.  Fire damage was confined to the trash compact building.

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Second person dies after accident near Seneca

A second person died Saturday following a traffic accident two days earlier near Seneca. Coroner Karl Addis says Mary Rebecca Graham, 35-year old Fair Play resident, died in the intensive care unit at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. Graham was a passenger on a motorcycle driven by her husband, Richie Rogers, who died at the scene of the accident on Singing […]

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An Update on County Government Malware Intrusion

Should Oconee Citizens be concerned about their personal information following last Thursday’s malware intrusion at the Oconee County Government offices? That’s a question that many around the Golden Corner have asked, but Oconee County Administrator Amanda Brock wants to put the unrest at ease. Brock spoke with 101.7 WGOG News earlier and when asked if any Oconeean should be concerned […]

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TCTC and SWU Sign Connection Agreement

The bridge for students looking to transfer from Tri-County Technical College to Southern Wesleyan University has been enhanced by a new partnership between the two institutions. Any student who completes an associate degree at TCTC will be guaranteed admission to SWU upon successfully completing all steps for enrollment. Students will have the option of completing their bachelor’s degree program at […]

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First 2019 Equine Encephalitis Case Confirmed in SC

COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s state veterinarian announced Monday that the state’s first case this year of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) has been confirmed in Chesterfield County. The infected horse, a year-old Appaloosa colt, had not been vaccinated and did not survive. Boyd Parr, South Carolina state veterinarian and director of Clemson University Livestock Poultry Health, said “This is a clarion […]

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Clayton Earl Land

Seneca – Clayton Earl Land, 96, husband of Nellie Lee Breedlove Land, passed away Monday, July 22, 2019 at his residence. Born in Oconee County, SC, he was the son of the late Henry Cromer and Lula Lee Sheriff Land. Clayton was retired from Clemson University and was the owner and operator of Gaines and Land Service Station. He was […]

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Dove Season Announced in South Carolina

Columbia, S.C (July 23, 2019) — It will probably still be quite warm, but nonetheless thousands of eager wing-shooters will take to the field for the start of the mourning dove season in South Carolina in early September. For many in South Carolina, the opening day of dove season is synonymous with the beginning of fall and all of the […]

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TCTC’s New President to Address Graduates

PENDLETON — Galen DeHay, newly-elected president of Tri-County Technical College, will deliver the College’s summer commencement address Thursday, August 1, at 6 p.m. at the Anderson Civic Center. Approximately 360 students will receive degrees, diplomas and/or certificates. In addition to families and guests of the graduates, alumni and other friends of the College are invited to attend the ceremony. DeHay, […]

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Hell’s Angels Coming to Clemson

Possibly as many as 700 or more members of the notorious Hells Angels Motorcycle Club will arrive in Clemson next Monday as they prepare to hold their national summer convention in Tigertown from July 29 to August 2nd. Despite their reputation as an “outlaw motorcycle gang”, Clemson Area Chamber Tourism Director, Kade Herrick says he has no concerns that the […]

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