The best kind of problem for a public health intervention

Workers at the Clemson Rural Health clinic in Walhalla in six months’ time found more people interested in improving their health than the clinic staff could manage.  This was six months into a produce prescription program.  Brooke Brittain, registered dietitian, began VeggieRx through a partnership with FoodShare and Feed and Seed, a Greenville based food hub.  Patients at the Clemson […]

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Sunday night incident in Westminster

A young Westminster man ran afoul of the law for allegedly purporting himself to be a law enforcement officer.  The city police released details of an early Sunday night incident on Cedar Street in which Austin Miguel Gutierrez, 27, of John Street stands accused of disturbing the peace and impersonating a law enforcement officer.  

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Starbucks (corporate) issues statement

The following Starbucks’ corporate statement was issued today to 101.7/WGOG NEWS on the news that workers at its Clemson restaurant (at 123/Tiger Blvd. & College Avenue) are petitioning for a vote to form a union: “As a company, we believe that our relationship as partners is core to the culture and experiences we create in our stores. To that end, wherever we can quickly and […]

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Reba Wheeler

Westminster – Reba Carolyn Cox Wheeler, 82, wife of the late James Thomas Wheeler, passed away Sunday, July 16th, 2023 at Lila Doyle Post-Acute Care.   Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Reba was the daughter of the late Ralph Calvin Cox and Raymell A. Moore Cox.  Reba formerly worked in the physical therapy field with the Toccoa Nursing Home […]

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Restaurant workers seek union

Starbucks workers at Clemson’s Tiger Blvd. and College Avenue filed a petition today with the NLRB — the National Labor Relations Board — to unionize with Starbucks Workers United.  The announcement was made by Starbucks Workers United.  Workers sent a letter to the Starbucks CEO, explaining, “We have had partners be forced to deal with discrimination of race and illness.  […]

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Zoning changes tomorrow in Westminster

Westminster planning commissioners are to consider a pair of zoning changes during their 6 o’clock meeting tomorrow evening at the Westminster Train Depot.  Jonathan Terry has applied to change from Residential-25 to MFR–Multi-Family Residential at 104 Highlands Avenue; and the city of Westminster seeks a Multi-Family Residential classification at 115 Riley Street.

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Laid-off hospital workers may re-apply

Environmental services workers at Prisma Health hospitals, including Oconee Memorial, face permanent layoffs as Prisma transitions to a new company providing hospital cleaning work, according to a state list of dislocated workers.  Potentially affected by permanent layoffs are 41 Oconee Memorial workers. However, a Prisma Health news release says no jobs are being eliminated during the transition and laid-off employees […]

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