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State troopers continue to investigate one of the Upstate’s deadliest car crashes. The accident around 6 Saturday evening on highway 81 in Anderson County took the lives of four people and injured three others. Coroner Greg Shore said three of the deceased victims were trapped in their vehicles and pronounced dead at the scene. The fourth died hours later in […]
Read moreEyewitness and video surveillance accounts this week tell of bear sightings in both Walhalla and Westminster. The police say a bear was seen yesterday going through trash cans on Park Avenue. Earlier this week, there was a social media report of a bear spotted between two E. Main Street houses. A couple of weeks back, video surveillance indicated a bear […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office held a promotions ceremony on March 30th to honor and recognize Detention Officers, Animal Control Officers, Uniform Patrol Deputy’s and a Civil Division Deputy who received promotions. The Sheriff’s Office would like to recognize those deputies as well as deputies who have received promotions in the months that preceded our March 30th ceremony: The […]
Read moreIf Charlie Stancil were alive today, he’d likely smile at the thought that his ranch arena in Snow Creek community was again hosting musical entertainment. After a two-year hiatus, Rock the Ranch returns to the Charlie B. Arena Saturday, June 4. Proceeds benefit Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the Shriners Hospital for Children. This year the festival crews honor the life […]
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The Seneca police have announced charges against a motorist who was stopped this week in the vicinity of E. Main Street downtown–after a patrolman became suspicious of the registered owner of a car displaying a Tennessee tag. The arrest warrants issued by the municipal court against Adam Heith Clontz allege possession of stolen handgun, carrying a concealed weapon, and distribution […]
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One sip from a cup of coffee this morning was not enough for an outspoken Oconee County councilman to tamp down his ire over county government’s spending trends. Increasing the next budget expenditures is just too much, in the estimation of District Five’s Glenn Hart, and he vows to cast what’s liable to be a minority vote when the county’s […]
Read moreIn an interview airing on 101.7/WGOG NEWS, Westminster’s one and only general physician discloses he contracted COVID-19–even though he was fully boosted against the virus. Dr. Billy Campbell tells how it happened and comments on the changing landscape of the virus which, over the last several weeks, has produced increases in cases, especially in the Northeast. Campbell will be the […]
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As temps surpass the 90-degree mark, one’s thoughts turn to the opportunity to enjoy swimming this summer in Oconee County’s only municipal pool–the Walhalla City Pool on W. Main. Brandon Burton, city administrator, says the opening date will be Saturday, May 28. Swim lessons, water fitness, and swim team activities start June 6. Daily admission to the pool this year […]
Read moreAdmittance is free and leashed dogs are welcome tomorrow to an event at the Oconee Regional Airport to benefit the county’s pets-in-need. From 10 to 3 tomorrow, the Aircraft for Animals Fly-In will feature a golf ball drop, modern and vintage aircraft, a display of show cars. Vendors will offer food. For kids, there’ll be face painting, a scavenger hunt, […]
Read moreNearly 9 of 10 drownings in Army Corps of Engineers’ lakes are adult men and, the government says, it seems that arrogance leads to drownings in many cases. The men mistakenly think they can swim and make lame excuses–such as life jackets are uncomfortable or unflattering. In the Savannah District lakes last year in Georgia and South Carolina, there were […]
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