Johnson Controls now Clarios

Word is spreading that there’s a name change for a long-standing member of the Oconee industrial community. Sources are telling 101.7/WGOG NEWS that the Johnson Controls battery plant near West Union is now known as Clarios.  Janet Hartman says the county’s Economic Alliance received notice May 1 of the name change.  She said, “They also mentioned there would be no […]

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School trustees drop one mill tax hike request

A showdown with Oconee County Council has apparently been averted by a vote last night by the county school trustees. Jerry Lee, the trustees chairman, says the board decided unanimously to go forward with its local funding request without a one-mill tax increase. “We received a little better information (about revenue projections) and in reviewing the budget again, we feel […]

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Two-car wreck at Walhalla intersection

A noon hour car accident in Walhalla sent one person to the hospital, and there’s no immediate word on the patient’s condition.  The police and the fire departments were among the public safety responders to the corner of W. Main and Maple streets.  Chief Brandon Burton says his personnel cared for the patient and eliminated a small spill of gasoline.  […]

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Former school building targeted for the wrecking ball

Vagrants have cropped up at a former school building in Seneca, and the city administrator’s idea to demolish the building received endorsement this morning from a city council committee. Scott Moulder, city administrator, said he’s concerned about vagrants, spray paint, and broken windows at the former Kellett Elementary School in the area of Adams subdivision. The building is the property […]

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Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program returns

The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program returns this summer to Oconee County with the purpose of supplementing the diets of low-income seniors. The program promises fresh, nutritious produce. The seasonal USDA grant program allows those 60 and older to buy un-processed fruits and vegetables from authorized farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community-supported agriculture programs through October 15. Participants receive $25 […]

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Hospital annexation talk revived

No action was taken after a closed-door meeting last night of a board of the Oconee Memorial Hospital as to the possibility of once again pursuing annexation by the city of Seneca. Hunter Kome, hospital COO, says by the end of the meeting there was not a quorum of members present to take action. 101.7/WGOG NEWS has learned the idea […]

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Walhalla officials go before county sewer committee

At the least, it’s likely one more committee meeting will be needed before there’s a recommendation as to how the Joint Regional Sewer Authority can resolve its differences with member city Walhalla over a proposal to return monies. Yesterday’s one and a half hour meeting broke up with agreement to call a second meeting.  City Administrator Brent Taylor and Mayor […]

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Tariff hikes could prove costly to hospital E-R expansion

Prisma, the parent corporation of Oconee Memorial, is allocating more than $12 million dollars to expand the local hospital’s emergency department. And last night Cortni Nations gave details of the hospital foundation’s efforts to supplement the project budget by raising one million dollars thru community donations. Hunter Kome, chief operating officer of Oconee Memorial, told the hospital’s Holdings Board the […]

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