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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Ruth Wilson Theiling

Walhalla, SC — Ruth Wilson Theiling, 94, wife of the late George H. Theiling, Jr., of 300 South Catherine Street, Walhalla, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Brookdale of Easley. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at St. John’s Lutheran Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive […]

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Scott applauds “HUD” announcement

The U-S Department of Housing and Urban Development will make $5 million available for the purchase of carbon monoxide detectors in public housing units, and that announcement is being hailed by Tim Scott, South Carolina U-S senator. Scott says it amounts to “concrete steps being taken to ensure the safety of families across South Carolina and the nation.” It’s the […]

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Grading imminent for 9-11 memorial

The property set aside for Oconee’s long-planned memorial to 9-11 will likely soon take on the looks of a construction zone, according to project leader Brandon Shirley. The process is underway to obtain the necessary permits, and Shirley hopes grading can start in a few weeks. Contractor for the memorial is the Trehel Corporation. The memorial is planned for the […]

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Trial jury selected

A jury has been picked in the Oconee General Sessions Court for the case of South Carolina versus John Paul Parks.  The defendant was arrested by the Seneca police in May 2017.  Parks is charged with possession of methamphetamine.  Judge Sprouse set the start of the trial for tomorrow morning.

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Family Medicine Residency ground breaking tomorrow

Prisma Health – Upstate breaks ground tomorrow at Oconee Memorial Hospital for a new residency program.  Family Medicine Residency – Oconee will train family medicine doctors with a special focus on the care most needed in rural communities with an emphasis on healthy lifestyle and disease prevention.  The new building will house primary care, pediatrics, women’s health, maternity care and […]

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Westminster schedules late night power outage

Three Westminster transformers will be temporarily taken off line late at night next week for service work.  The city of Westminster says it intends to make the outage as brief as possible.  The outage is planned for between four and six hours starting at 11 o’clock Saturday night, June 1.  The announcement states:  “Servicing this bank of 4400 kV transformers […]

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